Are your online activities being tracked? Privacy is essential for our freedom to generate new ideas and formulate our conception of self. Surveillance can influence our behaviors with manipulation and… Keep reading
Science
Digital Self-Defense: Protecting Your Privacy – March 18, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Pandemic Story Series: Kolade Balogun
An SEL student assistant tells his pandemic story: My name is Kolade Balogun, a senior student from London who unfortunately couldn’t go home during the pandemic. As a result, I… Keep reading
Finding and Using Census Data – March 16, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Why does the Census matter? Find out how Census data is used, its historical background and politics, how the pandemic has affected the Census process, and library resources to help… Keep reading
Happy Pi Day!
Founded in 1988 at the Exploratorium, Pi (π) Day has become an international holiday, celebrated live and online all around the world. The numbers in the date (3/14) match the… Keep reading
Deepfakes – March 11, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
How can you defend yourself against manipulation by fabricated media? ‘Deepfakes’ are synthetic images, videos, and audio that can undermine our ability to detect deception. Discover the machine learning technologies… Keep reading
Presenting Your Research: Narrative and the Elevator Pitch – March 9, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Complex technical information and research data can confuse an audience if not presented clearly. Learn how to use the narrative structures of storytelling to communicate your research in a way… Keep reading
Examining Statistics in Media – March 4, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Are the statistics and graphics in a news story fact-based and free from ideology and bias? Media sources use statistics and visualizations to support claims, but these elements can be… Keep reading
Zotero for Citation Management – March 2, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Keeping track of sources for a research project can be challenging. Citing your sources in the appropriate style required for your project can be confusing. This workshop will introduce you… Keep reading
Critical Thinking about Data Visualization – February 25, 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Data visualization is a valuable professional tool for conveying complex information quickly and clearly. Critically analyzing visual elements of charts, images, and infographics is vital to ensure that data is… Keep reading
Science and Engineering Librarian contributes to COVID-19 Research
Joshua Borycz, Librarian for STEM Research in the Stevenson Science and Engineering Library, has co-authored two recent papers that focused on socio-economic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The papers, co-authored… Keep reading
