Summary This book will be used to learn Python in workshop settings. For Biologists, Life Scientists There are many books, even free books, with the objective to teach Python or other programming languages. I previously …
Computing
File not Found. Digital Fluency of new generations
Summary New generations lack the concepts of files and folders organization as they rely on search methods or search engines to find what they need. In 2017, astronomer Catherine Garland first noticed the issue. Her …
Free on-line Python, R, Data Science Programming Courses
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 …
How BLAST Works and Using Web BLAST Effectively
NCBI BLAST Workshop The NCBI workshop is designed for beginning BLAST users or people wanting a refresher on how blast works and some tips on how to run effective BLAST searches. – Materials: 2022-10_Basic-Web-BLAST – …
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. …
Visual introduction to CryoEM
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a cryomicroscopy technique applied on samples cooled to cryogenic temperatures (i.e. very cold!.) For biological specimens, the structure is preserved by embedding in an environment of vitreous ice. …
Accessing BOX on macOS with command line
UW personnel has access to Box, a cloud drive to store documents. While the older “Box Sync” application kept a copy of every file and folder on the local computer, the newer “box drive” …
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 …