Free courses This new page lists professional courses available to UW-Madison personnel at LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) and just requires a NetID. The page has been added on the new “Software Resources” top menu for …
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PyMOL resources, books and references
NOTE: this post becoming too long, its content is now moved and updated on the page: PyMOL Resources PyMOL resources Summary This post provides resources on PyMOL What is PyMOL and how to get it …
Chateaubriand STEM Fellowship
Note: Updated November 30, 2022 Chateaubriand Fellowship The Chateaubriand Fellowship allows PhD students registered in an American university the opportunity to spend 4–9 months in France. The fellowship aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations or …
New classroom, computers, workshops
New classroom, computers, workshops New Apple Macintosh M1 computers are ready for hosting new workshops in person again. Apple M1 Macintosh The classroom is now equipped with Macintosh mac-mini computers with the new M1 chip. …
R and Python workshops – Fall 2022
Summary Check the Calendar listing for data analysis workshops links and registration forms. Below are workshop dates for SSCC, Madison chapter of Software Carpentry, and Steenbock Library series. Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC) The table …
Where is VirusWorld?
Virusworld. was hosted since its inception at the Institute for Molecular Virology in 1993/1994 at the dawn of the World Wide Web and was retired on the first week of July 2022. I was …
Software Carpentry
The Carpentries The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a Platinum Member Organization of the THE CARPENTRIES that comprise 3 communities: the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry. There is a lot of enthusiasm around the …
Every academic should have an ORCID record
ORCID: Open Research and Contributor ID I have a rather unique name and finding my publications in Pubmed is usually not very difficult, even though it is not 100% fail proof. An O.R.C.ID is a …
Course for Scientists for Effective and Engaging Scientific Communication Practices
Scientists need to communicate The art of communication is often overlooked in a Scientist career, but it is becoming increasingly important that Scientists learn to communicate at different levels. Telling a story is a powerful …
Why every PhD should be on LinkedIn
UWMadison affiliations The social media landscape is vast and it is easy to miss important connections. For example, I just found out that UW-Madison is a member of “Beyond the Professoriate” (requires NetID login.) with 31 …