Pursuing Funding in the Humanities and Humanitistic Social Sciences

Virtual: Zoom

Online workshop on the types of funding available to support research in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences and how to compete for them. The webinar focuses on how to compete for grants from the NEH, NEA, and private foundations, and grants to travel to collections and libraries. Presented By: Lucy Deckard, Academic [...]

SEMINAR – Using machine learning to generate neighborhood definitions: The application of hierarchical clustering and commuting zones at the Census Tract level. – Texas Research Data Center

In-Person

Presented By: Michael C. Lotspeich-Yadao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Variation in the definitions of spatial units substantially impacts the validation of causal relationships between individual and ecological contexts. Acknowledging this significant influence of neighborhood definition on research outcomes, our study seeks to introduce a scalable methodological innovation by synthesizing Tolbert and Killian’s (1987) [...]

Community Solutions RIG Meeting

Virtual: TEAMS

Fall 2024 monthly meeting of the UTSA Community Solutions RIG. View more information

WORKSHOP DAY 1- Machine learning fundamentals for socio-demographic researchers. – Texas Research Data Center

In-Person

Presented By: Michael C. Lotspeich-Yadao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign The rapid evolution of computational power, statistical methodologies, and the proliferation of large datasets have spurred a significant rise in the application of machine learning (ML) techniques in various fields. For population researchers, integrating data sources such as social media, mobile phone data, crowd-sourced [...]

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