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Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series, April 29 at 10am: Reproducing Reproducibility? Challenges in Reproducing Classifier and Predictive Models

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series presents Reproducing Reproducibility? Challenges in Reproducing Classifier and Predictive Models. Learn about poor Artificial Intelligence development and reproducibility in Medical Imaging algorithms.Thursday, April 29, 2021, 10:00am-11:00am Register: https://bit.ly/3siAJlJ An overview of previous seminars and recordings can be found at https://guides.libraries.emory.edu/rigor-rep.  

Library Historical Collection Highlights honoring Women’s History Month

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In celebration of Women’s History Month, WHSC Library Historical Collections is highlighting women’s collections. From overseas in World War I to the classrooms of Emory University, the collections document the contributions of women in the fields of nursing, public health, and medical librarianship.  Historical Collections collect and preserve records pertaining to the history of Emory Read More …

Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series, February 26 at 2pm: An Introduction to Open Science Principles and Tools

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series presents An Introduction to Open Science Principles and Tools on February 26 at 2pm via Zoom. Learn what tools support open science throughout the research cycle including planning, data collection, publication, and grant reporting and complicance. We will discuss various tools such as Registered Reports, Protocols.io, Open Science Framework, MedRxiv Read More …

Honoring Black History Month with the WHSC Library Historical Collections

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Honoring Black History Month, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library is highlighting resources in our historical collections featuring information on Black students, staff, and faculty members from the Emory Community. Dating back to the mid-19th Century, the highlighted collections include photographs, bibliographic files, newspaper clippings, and more.  Highlighted collections feature School of Nursing administrative records, Read More …

WHSC Library hosts online screening of “Black Men in White Coats”

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In honor of Black History Month, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library will present an online film screening of Black Men in White Coats. Synopsis: Less Black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors Read More …

Diversity in Medicine: A discussion with Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D. January 14th at 3pm

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

As part of their ongoing series the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) will host a discussion with Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa on his book Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon. Details of the talk and free live stream links can be found on NNLM Reading Club Presents: Read More …

Rigor and Reproducibility at “eLife” Webinar on November 20th at 2 pm

Posted onAuthorMia S White

Dr. Ronald Calbrese will be the featured speaker at the Emory Libraries and Information Technology Services and WHSC-Data Initiative’s virtual seminar series on November 20th at 2 pm. He is a Senior Editor for eLife.  The journal’s mission includes “accelerat[ting] discovery by operating a platform for research communication that encourages and recognises the most responsible Read More …

Transforming Research Online Conference: October 13-15, 2020

Posted onAuthorMia S White

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library is the virtual host for this year’s Transforming Research Conference.  Information can be found below.  There is still time to register; Emory Postdocs and graduate students contact Jeremy Kupsco (jkupsco [at] emory [dot] edu) for a discounted $25 registration fee.     Featured speakers/moderators Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, Read More …

Virtual Seminar – Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series Making Reproducibility Practical: Using R and R Markdown

Posted onAuthorMia S White

Emory Libraries and Information Technology Services are partnering with the WHSC-Data initiative to host a virtual seminar series this summer and fall dedicated to topics related to Rigor and Reproducibility.  The second seminar in this series is “Rigor and Reproducibility Seminar Series Making Reproducibility Practical: Using R and R Markdown.” Featured Speaker: Melinda Higgins, PhD. Read More …

Virtual Seminar Friday, July 31, 2pm : Data Publication and Citation

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Emory Libraries and Information Technology Services are partnering with the WHSC-Data initiative to host a virtual seminar series this summer and fall dedicated to topics related to Rigor and Reproducibility.  The first seminar in this series is “Data publication and citation: How do I get credit for promotion?”. Presenters: Lance Waller, Director of the WHSC-Data Read More …