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Data Visualization Fellowship Collaboration Between Duke Libraries and the Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science

To support data visualization expertise at Duke, the Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) and Duke Libraries’ Data and Visualization Services (DVS) are jointly sponsoring a data visualization training and service opportunity for PhD students. MIDS and DVS will train selected students in data visualization skills and theory, and will prepare the students to be effective data visualization consultants. Once sufficiently trained, eligible PhD students will:

  • provide data visualization consultations for the Libraries’ Data and Visualization Services in the Fall 2019 semester
  • serve as teaching assistants in the MIDS data visualization course in the Spring 2020 semester
  • provide data visualization consultations for MIDS Capstone projects in the Spring 2020 semester

Following successful completion of the training, students will be compensated for the time they spend consulting or serving as a TA using hourly rates approved by their home department or, if this is consistent with their and their department’s needs, through a TA-ship. In addition, MIDS will:

  • fund travel to one data visualization conference
  • provide additional funding for travel to one data visualization conference per additional year served as a TA/consultant (i.e., the first additional such funding will become available to the student after spring semester, 2020)

The training curriculum will focus on core visualization tools in use at Duke such as Tableau, R, and Python, but the training team will support students who are interested in learning other tools and methodologies as well. We will give preference to training students who have a specific data visualization project they are motivated to complete, ideally related to their graduate/dissertation work, but all current PhD students are eligible.

To apply, please send your CV to Alexandra Cooper (cooper@duke.edu). In addition, please send a cover letter describing why you want to train in data visualization, what kind of data visualization experience you currently have, and the depth of your data analysis, modeling, and wrangling skills. Applications are due by March 1st, but will be considered on a rolling basis. Please send questions to Joel Herndon (joel.herndon@duke.edu) or Jana Schaich-Borg (jana.schaich.borg@duke.edu).

Data and Visualization Services Workshop Series – Spring 2019

Duke Data & Visualization Services has an exciting semester of data events planned. See the links that follow for further details and registration information.

DVS Workshop Series – January 2019

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Data and Visualization Services Fall 2018

From data sources to data curation, Data and Visualization Services (DVS) provides consulting, instruction, and project support that underlies data-driven research at Duke. Join us for a workshop, a data consultation, or utilize the computational resources of the Data and Visualization Lab. We look forward to working with you this fall!
New and Noteworthy Events, Services, and Workshops
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Duke Libraries Data & Visualization Services announces spring 2018 schedule

Join Duke Libraries Data and Visualization Services (DVS) for a workshop, a data consultation, or visit us in the Edge at the Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization Services.

New Events, Services, and Workshops

Questions? E-mail askdata@duke.edu

Fall 2017 Data and Visualization Workshops

Interested in learning ArcGIS, Stata, R, Designing Infographics, Easy Charts & Maps with Tableau and more…Check out the Fall 2017 Data and Visualization Workshop Series. For questions, email askdata@duke.edu.

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This Spring (starting January 26) the Data & Visualization Services Department will host a series of campus/community-oriented, informal sessions on the R programming language with the goal of providing a friendly environment for exploring the extensible capabilities of the R software environment. Beginner’s are welcome, experts will be encouraged to share topical expertise.  Sessions will be held most Thursdays at noon in the Edge (Murthy Digital Studio), first floor Bostock LibraryBring your lunch (or not); cookies and juice will be provided. Details are available on github.

Data and Visualization Services also hosts a wide range of workshops covering basic data skills to data visualization as well as topics for different interests and skill levels. Upcoming workshops include:

  • ArcGIS
  • Graphic Design for Effective Diagrams
  • Introduction to Stata
  • Web Scraping, Gathering Webpage data parsing, and API’s
  • Data Visualization with Excel
  • and more…

Workshop descriptions and registration information are available at: library.duke.edu/data/news  For questions, e-mail, askdata@duke.edu.

Data & Visualization Services announces fall 2016 workshops

Data and Visualization Services will be hosting a range of workshops this fall covering basic data skills to data visualization as well as topics for different interests and skill levels.
  • Introduction to R: Data Transformations, Analysis, and Data Structure,
  • Introduction to ArcGIS
  • Designing Academic Figures and Posters
  • Making Data Visual
  • Visualizing Qualitative Data
  • Advanced Tableau
  • Adobe Illustrator for Diagrams and Visualizations
  • Introduction to Stata
  • and more…

Workshop descriptions and registration information are available at: library.duke.edu/data/news  For questions, e-mail, askdata@duke.edu.

Faculty visualization workshop on May 16 – Apply now!

Stephanie Evergreen will be visiting Duke on the morning of Monday, May 16 to teach a half-day visualization workshop. This workshop will be co-sponsored by the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) and the Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) and will be targeted to teaching faculty (at Duke) who are considering incorporating visualizations into courses.

The workshop will cover basic visualization design techniques. It will not presume any pre-existing knowledge of visualization, and faculty do not need to have concrete ideas for how to use visualization in their courses in order to attend. For a few ideas on how visualizations might be incorporated into courses, see the visualization section of the recent DDI Call for Proposals.

Event details:
Faculty Workshop on Visualization Design
Monday, May 16
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (lunch will be served)
The Edge Workshop Room (Bostock Library)

The instruction portion of the workshop will last from 9:00 a.m. to noon.  At noon, attendees will participate in a Duke-specific discussion on the challenges of incorporating visualization into courses.  Lunch will be served.  Attendance at the lunch discussion is expected for all workshop attendees.

Application form: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_723hCa3xNIdf6zX

2016 Student Data Visualization Contest

The 2016 edition of the Duke Student Data Visualization Contest is now accepting submissions.  All Duke students who have produced data visualizations for research, education, fun, or profit over the last year should consider submitting their best work.  The top three submissions will receive an Amazon gift card, and their work will also be exhibited in the Data and Visualization Services lab for the coming year.

Submissions are due on the last day of classes: Friday, December 4, 2015, at 11:59pm.  Start planning now to make sure you don’t miss it!

Submission guidelines, eligibility information, judging criteria, etc. are all detailed on the contest website.

Questions?  Just email the organizers at angela.zoss@duke.edu or eric.monson@duke.edu.

Click here to download the contest flyer (PDF).

Submissions being accepted for 2015 Student Data Visualization Contest

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Duke Data and Visualization Services is now accepting submissions for the 2015 edition of the Duke Student Data Visualization Contest. All Duke students who have produced data visualizations for research, education, fun, or profit over the last year should consider submitting their best work.  Winners will receive an Amazon gift card, and their work will also be exhibited in the Data and Visualization Services lab for the coming year.

Submissions will be accepted until December 14, 2014, at 11:59pm. For details, see the full contest website. Questions?  Email angela.zoss@duke.edu with any questions.

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