W27: Systems biology of metabolism – workflows and resources for multi-omics data integration
The application of omics (i.e., metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, genomics) has become greatly popular in the life sciences. These technologies unlock the investigation of metabolism across thousands of genes, proteins, and ...
Find out more »Google Cloud Platform: Cloud Storages
Cloud computing services enable users to access a wide range of computing resources via the internet. This workshop series is designed to provide academic researchers with practical guidance on leveraging ...
Find out more »AIM AHEAD West Hub & Awardee Showcase: Algorithmic Opacity in Opioid Risk Scoring
The National Institutes of Health’s AIM-AHEAD program was established to create mutually beneficial and coordinated partnerships that empower researchers and communities across the United States in developing AI/ML models and ...
Find out more »The Changing Federal Data Landscape: What UCLA Researchers Need to Know – a conversation with data consortium ICPSR director, Dr. Margaret Levenstein
Federal agencies are going through major transitions, and researchers are dealing with changes in data access and documentation. Join Dr. Margaret Levenstein, Director of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ...
Find out more »Whether you’re looking to enhance your paper, learn your community’s history, or trace your family tree, primary sources are a vital resource for any researcher looking to engage with the past and present. If you’ve ever been intimidated by archival spaces or had difficulty finding specific sources, UCLA Library is here to help. Join Kelsey Brown and Kate Ridgewell as they guide you through enriching your research by understanding, finding, accessing, and incorporating primary sources. This lecture-based workshop is designed for students and researchers with little to no experience with primary sources and will not be recorded. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you’re registered, you’ll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.
Introduction to Primary Source Research
Find out more »GitHub for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Do you use GitHub as a code repository? In this workshop you will learn how to expand your GitHub use by integrating continuous integration and continuous deployment workflows. Together we ...
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Output Tables in R
R is a powerful programming language specifically designed for statistical analysis. In this workshop, we will explore some of the tools and packages available in R to craft visually appealing ...
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W25: Population Genetics Modeling
In order to make inferences based on genomic data, it is useful to understand the evolutionary forces that underlie observed genetic variation. The field of population genetics offers theoretical tools ...
Find out more »Introduction to Document Accessibility (Google docs, Word, PDF)
This session provides an introduction to creating accessible documents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PDFs. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility, including how to use proper heading ...
Find out more »Choosing a Citation Manager – EndNote vs. Zotero
Using a citation manager adds ease and efficiency to conducting research and writing papers, but what citation manager is the best for you? We’ll describe the pros and cons of ...
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QCBio Special Seminar: Thomas Kammertöns, PhD, Institute for Cancer Immunology, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
TITLE: ““The role of IFN-γ in Tumor Immunity – Mechanisms and TCR Gene Therapy”
Find out more »UCLA students, faculty, and staff are invited to register for this hands-on workshop exploring the ethical and practical uses of generative A.I. tools. Led by UCLA Library staff, this 90 minute workshop will focus on writing effective prompts, evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing and explore ways to use A.I. tools to improve research strategies, while keeping issues of plagiarism, intellectual property protection and other impacts of A.I. in mind. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own or borrow a CLICC laptop or chromebook to follow along with workshop activities.This workshop will be led by Michelle Brasseur and Helen Song.
Using AI Tools Effectively and Ethically
Find out more »Optimizing and Managing Your Workflows – HPC@UCLA Workshop 5 of 5
This advanced session focuses on improving the efficiency, scalability, and reproducibility of your research workflows on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Topics include job arrays, resource monitoring, environment management (e.g., python, conda), ...
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Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Yi Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University
TITLE: “Interpretable machine learning methods to understand tissue heterogeneity using large-scale single-cell genomics and high-definition spatial transcriptomics”
Find out more »Build your app in an hour (with AI powered coding)
This one hour workshop will guide researchers, students, and staff turn a pre-formed idea for an app into a working prototype they can test with potential users, subjects, or customers.
Find out more »Building Image Processing Pipelines using AWS Generative AI Services
In this workshop you will learn how to leverage AWS Generative AI Services to create an image processing pipeline that leverages AI models in AWS SageMaker. You will learn how ...
Find out more »Digital Accessibility Testing Made Simple
Duration: 1 hour Audience: UCLA web editors, content creators, IT staff, and program managers Tools Covered: WAVE Chrome plug-in, Siteimprove Accessibility, manual keyboard testing By the end of this training, ...
Find out more »Covariate Selection in Regression: A Crash Course on Good and Bad Controls
Choosing which covariates to control for in regression models is a well-known challenge, and clear guidance on this issue is often lacking. Causal diagrams, specifically directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), offer ...
Find out more »Making Full Use of Secondary Data with IPUMS
Population-level data from censuses and long-standing surveys have enormous potential for health research. They provide large sample sizes, measures of social determinants of health over a relatively long timespan, and ...
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QCBio Faculty Research Forum
Join us for a series of talks featuring QCBio faculty as they share ideas that excite them Mehdi Bouhaddou Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics The Bouhaddou Lab dissects ...
Find out more »Digital Accessibility Basics
This interactive session introduces the fundamentals of digital accessibility and why it matters at UCLA. Participants will learn what accessibility means in a digital context, gain insight into disability culture, ...
Find out more »Introduction to Siteimprove
This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the ...
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Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Casey Overby Taylor, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology) and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
“Real-World Evidence for Guideline-Directed Genomic Medicine”
Find out more »Research Design and Analysis Support: DOMStat & CTSI BERD Services
Join us to learn about the valuable research support services provided by the DOMStat (Department of Medicine Statistics Core) and CTSI BERD (Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Program) teams. These expert groups offer a ...
Find out more »Introduction to Siteimprove Accessibility Software
This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the ...
Find out more »Organize your Research with Zotero
An introduction to citation managers and the tool Zotero. Learn how to set up and begin using Zotero to manage your sources! Please bring a laptop or equivalent device to ...
Find out more »Introduction to Version Control with Git, Part 1
As a computational researcher, it can be essential to know how to use version control in order to run other people’s code or to develop code as part of a ...
Find out more »Top 10 Accessibility Tips with Accessibility Specialist Chris Patterson
Are you struggling to bring your website into compliance with laws, policies and guidelines on accessibility? Do you need to know more about the ADA, WCAG, and Section 508? Do ...
Find out more »Web of Science 2.0: Tips and Tricks
Looking to beef up your Web of Science skills? This workshop will cover some more advanced features of Web of Science, a multidisciplinary database covering a wide array of scientific ...
Find out more »Learn Prompt Engineering and Retrieval Augmented Generation Using Open-Source LLMs
In this workshop you will learn both the art and the science of crafting LLM prompts for generative AI models to elicit accurate and relevant results. You will also learn ...
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Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, PhD, Assistant Professor, Computational Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
“Building a framework to integrate genetics, environment, and society”
Find out more »Mobilizing Behavioral Research: Smarter Engagement, Better Insights
This workshop will share how OARC is supporting researchers with mobile engagement strategies and helping them collect analytics for their behavioral studies. From Psychology to Oncology to Dentistry projects, we ...
Find out more »Introduction to Version Control with Git, Part 2
GitHub is a web-based platform for software projects using Git. This workshop will continue the Git introduction by focusing on how to use the features of GitHub for accessing, managing, ...
Find out more »Introduction to Document Accessibility (Google docs, Word, PDF)
This session provides an introduction to creating accessible documents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PDFs. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility, including how to use proper heading ...
Find out more »Advanced Searching in PubMed
Are you an avid user of PubMed but suspect you’re not as efficient as you’d like? This workshop will walk through some of the most useful advanced features in PubMed ...
Find out more »Creating Spatial Networks with Open Source Software
Networks are everywhere, moving through digital and physical environments. Participants in this hands-on workshop will learn how to create spatial networks using QGIS, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, pgRouting, and Python. Designed for researchers, ...
Find out more »Time Series Foundation Models (TSFMs) for Carbon-Aware Research and Sustainability
This hybrid workshop will introduce the UCLA research community to the emerging class of Time Series Foundation Models (TSFMs) and their application to sustainability challenges such as electricity grid carbon ...
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Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Melissa Gymrek, PhD, Associate Professor, Division Chief of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD
“Leveraging multi-ancestry biobanks to understand shared and ancestry-specific factors driving disease risk”
Find out more »Introduction to Digital Accessibility Testing
Audience: UCLA web editors, content creators, IT staff, and program managers Tools Covered: WAVE Chrome plug-in, Siteimprove Accessibility, manual keyboard testing By the end of this training, participants will: Understand ...
Find out more »Introduction to Volumetric Video Capture
There has been a rising interest in volumetric video capture, a method for recording real-world people, objects, performances, or spaces in full 3D, creating data that allows viewers to experience ...
Find out more »How to Read Scientific Articles
Feeling lost when it comes to reading scientific journal articles? With so many different study and article types, pulling out the main points and elements of the paper can be ...
Find out more »Meet Your Participants in the Wild: Mobile Research Made Easy
Are you doing research and collecting survey data? Do you use RedCap for behavioral intervention research? Do you think its complicated to position yourself to collect data in the field? ...
Find out more »Machine Learning for Atomic-Scale Materials Modeling and Simulation
This workshop will introduce researchers to cutting-edge machine learning (ML) methods that are transforming computational chemistry and materials science. Participants will learn how ML models can accelerate atomistic simulations, bridging ...
Find out more »Intro to OpenRefine for Data Cleaning
'Learn how to clean, standardize, and transform messy data using OpenRefine, a powerful open source tool for working with large or inconsistent datasets. This hands on session will introduce key ...
Find out more »Five Ways to Love Your Data
Kick off UC Love Data Week with a fun and interactive session about five of the ways you can love your data. Learn how to write love notes to your ...
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Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Victoria Yao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Rice University
“Embedding strategies for understanding genes, pathways, and phenotypes”
Find out more »One Metric to Fool Yourself – A Cautionary Tale in Machine Learning Evaluation
'When fitting a model, statistical or machine learning, we often want to evaluate its performance. We have a wealth of different methods for all types of scenarios, from classification and ...
Find out more »How to Use Data Repository Finders
'Choosing a repository is an important task that can impact the discoverability and long-term maintenance of your research data. There are several interactive tools designed to help with the selection ...
Find out more »UC Loves UC Data
'Have you ever wondered: How many incoming UC freshman are California residents? How many students are majoring in mechanical engineering at UC San Diego? How many patients are served by ...
Find out more »Can AI Tell a Cigarette from a High Tech Gadget?
Modern GenAI vision models can describe scenes and identify objects impressively well, but their classifications can still shift depending on how they are prompted. This talk explores a GenAI system’s ...
Find out more »Web Scraping, Crawling and Spoofing [Part 1]
This workshop connects applied social science research with practical data skills in a two-part format. The first part presents a large-scale research project on discrimination in the labor market, focusing ...
Find out more »Publishing a Quarto website on GitHub
Are you looking for a simple, professional way to showcase your research, CV, and/or complement your publications with more interactive content? What if we were to tell you you can ...
Find out more »The Data Rescue Project: Protecting Public Access to Public Data
Public data from governmental agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Dept. of Education is increasingly at risk. This talk details the Data Rescue Project (DRP), a concerted effort ...
Find out more »Web Scraping, Crawling and Spoofing [Part 2]
This workshop connects applied social science research with practical data skills in a two-part format. The first part presents a large-scale research project on discrimination in the labor market, focusing ...
Find out more »Prototyping Data Solutions with Arduino
This event will follow a hands-on introductory workshop with Tinkercad on how to use the Arduino microcontroller and how data plays a key role in its usefulness. Attendees will learn ...
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W26: Protein Structure with AlphaFold
The goal of the workshop is to enable the participants to submit and rationally evaluate results of the AlphaFold protein structure predictions. The class will cover the basic principles of ...
Find out more »Collecting Cultural Heritage Data with the DPLA API
Are you wondering if there’s a better way to collect information from digital archives, libraries, and museum collections than downloading items one by one? In this workshop, we will explore ...
Find out more »Accessible Data for Everyone
How do you format a dataset so it can be understood by a blind person, deaf person, or other disabled individual? This question is increasingly relevant given new requirements from ...
Find out more »How I Slacked at Work and Accidentally Built an Automated, AI Driven ETL Pipeline
'Learning new technologies like Artificial Intelligence can feel risky when you are working with critical research data. It started when I was daydreaming at work about my Dungeons & Dragons ...
Find out more »Moving Your Data Around with RClone
Rclone is a command-line tool for transferring and managing files between local systems and cloud storage services. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to install and configure rclone, ...
Find out more »Making Research Software Citable and Discoverable: Practical FAIR4RS Wins
This workshop is intended for researchers, graduate students, and librarians who work with research code and want practical ways to make software easier to find, cite, and reuse.Speaker(s): Tim Dennis, ...
Find out more »Introduction to Siteimprove Accessibility Software
This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the ...
Find out more »Wikipedia Editathon
'"Wikipedia is among the most visited websites in the world, but even Wikipedia''s staff acknowledge that its content reflects its editorship (75.6 percent of US editors are white and 90 ...
Find out more »Publication-Ready Data Tables in R
'Are you tired of spending your time manually formatting tables for article submission? Does the idea of pasting regression coefficients from R to Excel make you wince? This session will ...
Find out more »Introduction to Public Health Data
'Are you looking for public health data but don''t know where to start? Join us for a practical guide on locating the specific public health data and information you need.Speaker(s): ...
Find out more »Visualizing Data with Ggplot for R Users
'If a picture tells a thousand words then a data visualization can convey a million! Join us to learn how to apply data visualization principles and best practices to generate ...
Find out more »From Static to Dynamic: Exploring Interactive Data Visualization
Most of us are used to making figures that are meant to be read, not explored – plots designed for PDFs and journal pages. Interactive graphics open up new possibilities ...
Find out more »Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the Sense HAT
'This hands-on workshop introduces beginners to the Raspberry Pi and its versatile Sense HAT add-on. You''ll learn the essentials of Python programming to control an LED matrix and collect real-world, ...
Find out more »It’s here! Transitioning from the Astrophysics Data System to Science Explorer
2026 is the year! Users of the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) will be transitioned over to the astrophysics instance of Science Explorer (SciX)! For years, the Astrophysics Data System has ...
Find out more »Introduction to Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas
Join us to learn how to transform messy, raw spreadsheets into clean, usable data. This workshop will guide you through the essentials of the Pandas library, a key tool for ...
Find out more »Building Decision Support Web Apps with R-Shiny
'Although R is an incredibly powerful programming language for data analysis and decision support, it is not widely known among the general public. The Shiny package enables R users to ...
Find out more »AI-Assisted Data Visualization and Dashboards
'This interactive seminar introduces participants to the transformative potential of AI-assisted data visualization. Drawing on emerging practices in ''vibe coding''—an intuitive, natural language approach to AI-assisted development—attendees will explore best ...
Find out more »Critical Integration of GenAI in Qualitative Analysis
Join us for an exploration of how Generative AI can be strategically integrated into qualitative research workflows. This session introduces the Guided AI Thematic Analysis (GAITA) framework, a structured approach ...
Find out more »Deep Learning with Drone Imagery in ArcGIS Pro
Drone images have allowed researchers to investigate novel questions due to their incredible spatial resolution. Ironically however, the level of detail in drone imagery renders traditional image analysis methods largely ...
Find out more »Measuring Research Impact with OpenAlex: A Data-Driven DIY Approach
This session begins with an introduction to OpenAlex, then guides participants through exploring the web interface and working with the API to access, clean, and interpret open data to measure ...
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