Category Archives: Events
Love Data Week 2024 Starts Monday, Feb 12
Love Data Week (Feb. 12 to 16) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year, the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) looks forward to engaging our community … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Baltimore, CDABS, data, dmp, dmptool, Love Data Week
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Nov 2: Soft Pretzel Break for Students
Students, take a break! Join us in the Weise Gallery at HSHSL on Nov 2 at 2:00 pm. Enjoy big soft pretzels from Philly Pretzel Factory and assorted beverages. Don’t miss out! ???
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Tagged 2023, Hot Pretzels, student break, Study Break
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Free Screening & Discussion of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
Join the HSHSL to celebrate Open Access Week (Oct 23-29)! Have you ever had to pay to read an academic article for your research? Did you know the for-profit academic publishing industry generates around $25.2 billion annually? The HSHSL invites … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, events, scholarly publishing
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6th Annual Vaccination Day at the HSHSL!
It’s time again for the HSHSL and School of Pharmacy Vaccination Clinic. As always, vaccines are for UMB campus employees and students. The 1-day clinic will be held Tuesday, October 17 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Weise … Continue reading
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Tagged flu clinic, flu free UMB, UMSOP, Vaccine Clinic
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The Book It Forward Children’s Book Drive Continues Until May 31
There is still time to donate! We are especially in need of pre-K picture books. Books for babies and elementary school students are beneficial too, as many of our donation locations are day care centers. You can find Book It … Continue reading
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Love Data Week 2023 Starts Monday, Feb 13!
Love Data Week (Feb. 13 to 17) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year, the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) looks forward to engaging our community … Continue reading
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Tagged CDABS, data, ICPSR, LDW, Love Data Week, nih dmsp 2023, nnlm
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Color Our Collections
Join the worldwide #ColorOurCollections event by coloring sheets from the HSHSL’s Historical Collections during the week of February 6. This years sheets features materials from UMB’s historical yearbooks, anatomy texts, and botanicals. Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, Botanicals, Color Our Collections, coloring, Yearbooks
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Understanding Algorithmic Bias
DABS: DATA AND BIOINFORMATION STUFF Understanding Algorithmic Bias Algorithm. Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. We might feel like we are encountering these terms more and more every day, and yet they can remain mysterious and intimidating to those who do not … Continue reading
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Tagged AI/ML, Algorithmic Bias, CDABS, Coded Bias Film, data
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Coded Bias: Film Viewing & Discussion
Join the Health Sciences and Human Services Library for a virtual discussion of the film Coded Bias. Coded Bias, directed by Shalini Kantayya, explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, Artificial Intelligence, Coded Bias Film, Inclusive AI, Machine Bias
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Coded Bias: Film Viewing and Discussion
Join the Health Sciences and Human Services Library for a virtual discussion of the film Coded Bias. Coded Bias, directed by Shalini Kantayya, explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, Artificial Intelligence, Coded Bias, Film Viewing
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