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.
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Past Events
Friday May 21 2021
Critical Data Studies
7:00 pm
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 the new oil, the new resource…Friday May 7 2021
Beyond Verification: Authenticity and Mis/Disinformation
7:00 pm
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 has become a truism; the sense…Tuesday May 4 2021
Quantifying Kissinger: Visualizing the Many Worlds of the Kissinger Correspondence
4:45 pm
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 U.S. foreign policy in…Wednesday Mar 24 2021
Look for the Helpers: Creating and Maintaining A Culture of Advocacy in Computing and Tech
7:00 pm
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 computing+tech workforce are often equivalent to…Monday Dec 2 2019
Investigating Ideas: Anelise Shrout and Karen Melvin
12:00 pm
Please join us for a conversation with Anelise Shrout and Karen Melvin as they discuss their research on alms and charitable giving.
Monday Nov 11 2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
11:45 am
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 time we will meet in…Thursday Nov 7 2019
“Handguns and Hotspots: Spatio-temporal Models for Gun Crime in Chicago, Illinois”
4:15 pm
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 the non-fatal injury of 78,000…Monday Oct 28 2019
Perspectives on the Carnegie Active Learning Classrooms
12:00 pm
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 and perspectives on teaching in…Tuesday Oct 22 2019
DCS 2019 Open House
3:30 pm
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, snacks and good cheer!
Monday Oct 21 2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
11:45 am
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 time we will meet in…Tuesday Oct 15 2019
Visualization Lab Open House
12:00 pm
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). The Viz Lab, which is…Thursday 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?”
7:00 pm
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) or is constantly shifting (NCTM, 2008).…Monday Sep 30 2019
DCS Bookclub – “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin
11:45 am
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 time we will meet in…Thursday Sep 26 2019
The Social Impact of Genetic Ancestry Testing
4:15 pm
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 Social Sciences Division.
Wednesday Sep 25 2019
GIS and Pizza
7:00 pm
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 you’d like some help with…