<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">Need Help
with Data Wrangling? SESYNC’s Summer Institute Can Help!<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">The National
Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) invites applications for a
four-day short course on data and software skills for socio-environmental
synthesis. The fourth annual Summer Institute will be held <b>July
18-21</b> at SESYNC in Annapolis, Maryland. The short course will
combine lectures, hands-on computer labs, and project consultation designed to
accelerate the adoption of cyber resources for all phases of data-driven
research and dissemination.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">Over the
four-day course, participants will receive instruction on scripting complete
data pipelines and implementing distributed workflows within the RStudio
development environment. Individual lessons will focus on widely
applicable data skills (i.e. data wrangling, relational databases, GIS and data
visualization) and programming languages such as <b>R, Python, and
JavaScript</b>. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif"> Through
this short course, participants should expect to:<span></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">learn
new scientific computing skills<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">overcome
project hurdles<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">gain
coding confidence<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">have
fun<span></span></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">Programming
Basics (Optional Fifth-Day)</span></b><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">Participants
with no scientific computing experience will be encouraged to arrive
on <b>Monday, July 17</b> for beginner lessons introducing the R
programming language.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif"><a href="https://www.sesync.org/opportunities/short-courses/summer-institute-on-cyberinfrastructure-for-ses">Click
Here to Learn More</a><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif">Apply by
April 25!</span></b><span style="font-family:"cambria math",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Emily
S. Cassidy<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Science
Communications Coordinator<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:cambria,serif">National
Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Email:
<a href="mailto:ecassidy@sesync.org">ecassidy@sesync.org</a><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Phone:
410-919-4990<span></span></span></p></div>
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