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McMaster: Research Data Management (RDM) Community of Practice Series
Join our next Research Data Management (RDM) Community of Practice session focusing on group data management. Guest speakers include Dr. Altaf Arain, Director of the Centre for Climate Change, and Dr. Patrick Emond from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Faculty/University Club (Alumni Memorial Hall) with remote attendance option
Register here
For more information, join the RDM community here and check out our 2023-24 RDM workshop series here.
McMaster University: Grand Challenges Canada Summer Fellowship Opportunity
McMaster University is thrilled to share the Grand Challenges Canada Summer Fellowship Program, an enriching opportunity for current students and recent graduates. Grand Challenges Canada, renowned for supporting "Bold Ideas with Big Impact," invites passionate individuals to engage in hands-on work experience in global health, innovation, and international development.
This fellowship offers positions in various domains, including Communications, Global Health Innovation Portfolio, Humanitarian Innovation, Operations, Knowledge Management & Translation, and Social Finance. The program is designed to provide meaningful, real-world experience in these critical fields.
Application Deadline: February 5, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. EST.
Fellowship Highlights:
- Hands-on experience in global health and development sectors.
- Opportunities across diverse fields like Communications, Innovation, and Operations.
- Open to current students and recent graduates.
For more details and to apply, please visit Grand Challenges Canada website.
McMaster University: Upcoming Events at the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship
Join us at the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship for our engaging upcoming events:
Research Data Management Workshops:
Best Practices for Managing Your Code and Scripts
Date: February 8
Enhance your skills in managing research codes and scripts.
Storage Scores: Store and Back Up Data at McMaster
Date: February 14
Discover effective data storage and backup strategies.
Sonification Workshops:
Sounding and Listening as Critical Practice
Date: February 9
Communicating Data with Sound
Date: March 15
For more information and to register for these events, visit Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship website.
McMaster University: Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Winter Series 2024
Join us for the Digital Research Alliance of Canada's HSS Winter Series 2024, from February 12-16th. This introductory digital research tools webinar series is designed for humanities, arts, and social sciences researchers, offering beginner-level sessions with no prior experience required.
Series Highlights:
- Keynote by Dr. John Simpson (ISED)
- Canadian Certificate of Digital Humanities Introduction
- Canadian HSS Commons platform Overview
- Introduction to GIS, DMP Assistant, Managing Sensitive Data in Canada
- FRDR, Lunaris, Borealis, & Odesi platform Overviews
- Stylo: Semantic Text Editor, Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
- Interactive Coding Notebook Environments: Jupyter & Colab
- Introduction to Python and R, Machine Learning, 3D Visualization
Sessions are bilingual, in both French and English.
Register for English sessions here.
McMaster University: Sparking Collaborations in Social Sciences for Summer 2024
McMaster's Social Sciences faculty is gearing up for an exciting summer 2024, offering expanded internship and co-op opportunities for students. This initiative focuses on enhancing summer employment options, particularly full-time, 4-month co-op roles eligible for the Ontario Co-op Tax Credit.
We urge our faculty, instructors, and staff to spread the word about these opportunities, especially during interactions with potential employers in your network.
For more information on these summer positions and how to get involved, visit our dedicated webpage. Interested employers or partners can reach out to Anne Lech at lecha1@mcmaster.ca or hire.socsci@mcmaster.ca.
Join us in forging valuable partnerships and creating enriching summer experiences for our students!
McMaster University: 180 Bloor Street West Toronto Space Available for Booking
McMaster's 180 Bloor Street West location in Toronto is now open for booking! Ideal for faculty and staff events, it features a large classroom/event space, multiple meeting rooms, office spaces, and 'hoteling' workstations. External bookings will soon be available.
Facility Highlights:
- Spacious classroom/event area
- Various meeting rooms
- Office and workstation spaces
Visit our booking page for more details. Take advantage of this versatile space for your next event or meeting!
Digital Citizen Initiative Funding Opportunity
Recently, Minister Pascale St-Onge announced a $7 million call for proposals through the Digital Citizen Initiative (DCI). The DCI aims to aid civil society groups and researchers in producing evidence-based resources to support Canadians in staying safe and informed online. The call for funding confirms that universities and post secondary institutions are able to apply for this funding. The Program is offering successful applicants up to $380,000 per approved project, the Program may award up to $1,000,000 in funding for some projects with budgets of over $1,000,000.
Projects must start in the 2023-2024 fiscal year and all funds received from this call for proposals must be spent by March 31, 2025.
More details can be found
here.
Fostering a community of belonging at McMaster University
The Equity and Inclusion Office at McMaster University is hosting webinars about inclusion, effective intragroup dialogue, and human rights. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a series of webinars entitled Fostering A Community of Belonging at McMaster University, presented by the
Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO) along with campus partners, including Student Affairs, Faculty of Health Sciences and Employee & Labour Relations.
STUDENT WEBINARS: Faculty of Social Sciences – Wednesday, February 7 at 12:00 p.m.
FACULTY AND STAFF WEBINARS: Faculty of Social Sciences – Thursday, February 29 at 10:00 a.m.
Purdue University: Video Research Institute Workshop Series
Purdue's C-SPAN Center for Scholarship and Engagement is excited to announce its first annual Video Research Institute (VRI) this summer. This unique workshop series, developed and led by Associate Professor Bryce J. Dietrich, offers a comprehensive exploration of NLP, Audio Classification, and Image/Video Classification.
Each day includes a lecture in the morning and an interactive lab in the afternoon, providing hands-on learning experiences. Participants will also collaborate in research teams, working on projects with new video data provided by the VRI.
Travel to West Lafayette, IN, is covered by participants, but all other expenses including tuition, lodging, and food are provided.
Dates: June 23-28, 2024
Location: Purdue University
Register and learn more here
