Category Archives: Events
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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Oct 18 Coffee & Snack Break in the Gallery
The HSHSL is celebrating National Medical Librarian’s Month during the month of October. On Tuesday, October 18 take a break and join us for hot coffee and tasty snacks between 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Library’s 1st floor … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, coffee, national medical librarian's month, snacks, student break
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5th Annual Vaccination Day at the HSHSL!
It’s time again for the HSHSL and School of Pharmacy Flu Clinic. As always, vaccines are by appointment only for UMB campus employees and students. The 1-day clinic will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Weise Gallery on the first floor of the Library. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Faculty, Students
Tagged covid-19, flu clinic, Pneumonia, UMSOP, Vaccinations
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Learn R this Fall with CDABS
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Learn R this summer with CDABS
DABS: DATA AND BIOINFORMATION STUFF Learn R this summer with CDABS The Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) will be holding an R workshop every Thursday in July. All sessions run from 12:00pm to 3:00pm and meet online. Space … Continue reading
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Tagged bioinformation, CDABS, data, R programming, RStudio
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Book It Forward: One Month Left in HSHSL Children’s Book Drive
Book it Forward, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) Children’s Book Drive, has been going on for one month now. The UMB community has generously donated children and teens books for organizations in Baltimore. Book It Forward continues … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Children, Community
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Love Data Week 2022 Starts Monday, Feb 14!
Love Data Week (Feb. 14 to 18) 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 bioinformation, CDABS, data, LDW, Love Data Week
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Meet the Makers: Open Insulin Foundation
Anthony Di Franco, PhD, and Yann Huon de Kermadec, PhD introduce the work of the Open Insulin Foundation, a project to make an open source technology and knowledge base to produce insulin at local scale. Continue reading
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