Events for the week of May 21st
Introduction to Linux (Using Argon)
Monday, May 22, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
"Intro to Linux (using Argon)" is a two-hour general purpose introductory session intended for anyone who plans to use the Linux environment for research. The following lessons are featured: ...
Hardin Open Workshops - John Martin Rare Book Room Resources
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection—over 6,400 items which span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection.
Python for Data Analysis: Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn with Python workshop
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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Anatomy and Cell Biology Department Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar Series hosting Uchechi Okoroafor presenting "Development of Novel Gene Therapy Approaches to Treat Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T)," and Sam Swearson presenting "Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Peptide Nanoparticle Gene Delivery Systems" on May 24, 2023.
Decolonising Drugs / Histories? On Encountering the Addict and the Unspeakable Girl in South Africa’s Colonial Archive
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
How can we think about decolonizing drugs histories, and of what relevance is such a project for reimagining current approaches to drug policy and to treatment of people who use? I open these questions through a methodological thought experiment, using Giorgio Agamben’s elaboration of the concept of "unspeakability" in a search for ways to apprehend the form-of-life of a specific historical subject. That subject is a woman who called herself Daisy Harris (1884-1911), who first appears in the...
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 9:00am to 10:00am
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research....
Python for Data Analysis: Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn with Python workshop
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
1. Overview...
Introduction to High Performance Computing (Using Argon)
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
The University of Iowa provides a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment with the Argon cluster. This HPC system is dedicated to open science and features 612 compute nodes with ~17800 processing cores and more than 300 graphics processing units (including GPUs and nodes that were purchased by investors)....
Microbiology Thesis Seminar - Yifeng Zhang
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 1:00pm
Microbiology Thesis Seminar PhD candidate – Yifeng Zhang on 5/25 at 1 p.m. in MERF 2117 "The ISG15 antimicrobial chronicle: a fable narrated by Listeria monocytogenes." Zoom details: cynthia-hernandez@uiowa.edu
Skills for Educators Workshop: Teaching Clinical Reasoning
Friday, May 26, 2023, 8:30am to 11:30am
This session will focus on strategies and tools for assessing and teaching learners clinical/diagnostic reasoning. Objectives: Describe how clinical reasoning evolves and the model of "Dual Process Reasoning" Analyze and assess diagnostic reasoning of learners Give specific feedback to improve diagnostic reasoning of learners