Events
This is a list of events that we think our students might be interested in. It includes events co-sponsored by DCS, as well as other events from across campus.
There are no upcoming events.
Past Events
May
21
2021
Critical Data Studies
Join Wendy Chun’s public lecture, hosted by Critical Inquiry. See description below: “Data, we’re told over and over again, defines the twenty-first century. It’s allegedly…
May
7
2021
Beyond Verification: Authenticity and Mis/Disinformation
Join Wendy Chun’s public lecture, hosted by Critical Inquiry. See description below: “That fake news has affected recent political events in the US and abroad…
May
4
2021
Quantifying Kissinger: Visualizing the Many Worlds of the Kissinger Correspondence
Henry Kissinger was the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. He was a driving force in…
Mar
24
2021
Look for the Helpers: Creating and Maintaining A Culture of Advocacy in Computing and Tech
Join Duke University’s Dr. Nicki Washington lecture on advocacy in computing and technology. See her description below: “The issues that marginalized groups face in the…
Dec
2
2019
Investigating Ideas: Anelise Shrout and Karen Melvin
Please join us for a conversation with Anelise Shrout and Karen Melvin as they discuss their research on alms and charitable giving.
Nov
11
2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
DCS is gathering a bookclub group again this fall, supported as an FLC. The book this semester is “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin. This…
Nov
7
2019
“Handguns and Hotspots: Spatio-temporal Models for Gun Crime in Chicago, Illinois”
Gun violence is a major public health problem in the United States. Costing $229 billion dollars annually, results in the deaths of 31,000 individuals and…
Oct
28
2019
Perspectives on the Carnegie Active Learning Classrooms
Please join Bates ILS for a discussion on the use of Carnegie’s active learning classrooms. Faculty colleagues from across the disciplines will share their experiences…
Oct
22
2019
DCS 2019 Open House
Come join the DCS faculty and students for an open house in our new lab spaces! We’ll have flyers describing Winter and Short Term courses,…
Oct
21
2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
DCS is gathering a bookclub group again this fall, supported as an FLC. The book this semester is “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin. This…
Oct
15
2019
Visualization Lab Open House
Over the summer, the first floor of Coram Library was renovated to accommodate ILS’s newest academic computing center — the Visualization Lab (or Viz Lab).…
Oct
3
2019
The Annual Richard W. Sampson Lecture – Professor Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Rehumanizing Mathematics: What Might it Mean for Our Future?”
Rehumanizing Mathematics: What Might it Mean for Our Future? Much of the work around “equity” and “inclusion” in mathematics has been poorly defined (Gutiérrez, 2002)…
Sep
30
2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
DCS is gathering a bookclub group again this fall, supported as an FLC. The book this semester is “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin. This…
Sep
26
2019
The Social Impact of Genetic Ancestry Testing
A talk by Wendy Roth, professor of sociology at The University of British Columbia. Sponsored by the departments of sociology, psychology and biology, and the…
Sep
25
2019
GIS and Pizza
GIS and Pizza is an informal gathering of folks interested in working in ArcGIS software to produce maps and other visualizations of spatial data. Whether…