We spoke with Robert Osley-Thomas, Census Administrator at the WiscRDC, to learn more about the WiscRDC and how they support researchers. Can you tell us a little bit about the WiscRDC? Its history, purpose, and …
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Link Roundup August 2020
Cameron Cook LastPass has been selected by UW-Madison Campus IT as its supported password management solution and is available for all staff and students. To learn more about LastPass, you can check out the KnowledgeBase …
Quality Assurance in Research
In research contexts, quality assurance (QA) refers to strategies and policies for ensuring that data integrity, quality, and reliability are maintained at every stage of the project. This includes strategies for preventing errors from entering …
Natural Language Processing
Natural language processing, or NLP, refers to computer aided analysis of text data. Because text data is typically generated by humans and intended for human audiences, it poses unique challenges for computational analysis. All the …
Link Roundup July 2020
Cameron Cook UW-Madison will be gradually resuming research activities on campus this Fall semester. The process will proceed in phases and include ongoing safety measures. Visit the VCRGE page to read more about these safety …
An Interview with the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC)
We spoke with Lauren Michael, a Research Computing Facilitator with CHTC, to learn more about the center and how their role supports researchers at UW-Madison. Can you tell us a little bit about the CHTC? …
Racial Bias in Data and Algorithms
On June 10, 2020 researchers across campuses and universities around the world, including at UW-Madison, took part in #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and #Strike4BlackLives in order to interrupt “business as usual” and take deliberate action necessary to …