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Jumping into Grad School

This workshop will help incoming graduate students review study strategies and note taking techniques to reestablish successful study habits.

Introduction to Python for Data Analysis

This workshop will introduce participants to programming by using Python to focus on the basic concepts that all programming languages build upon.

Women of Color in 2020 - Our Lived Experiences with Inequality

Women of color are considered a growing force in the United States. However, we are still under-represented in leadership positions, and face a variety of challenges in achieving equality. Join us to learn briefly about the research on inequality that we have done and contribute to a roundtable discussion of our lived experiences with inequality, and how that impacts us.

Transmuting Memory into Politics: Domestic Service, Race, and Nostalgia in Postrevolutionary Cuba

Join the Department of History in Phillips 328-329 on Wednesday, January 29 to hear Dr. Anasa Hicks speak about "Transmuting Memory into Politics: Domestic Service, Race, and Nostalgia in Postrevolutionary Cuba."

This lecture is part of GW's seminar series, New Research on Latin American History.

Transmuting Memory into Politics: Domestic Service, Race, and Nostalgia in Postrevolutionary Cuba

Join the Department of History in Phillips 328-329 on Wednesday, January 29 to hear Dr. Anasa Hicks speak about "Transmuting Memory into Politics: Domestic Service, Race, and Nostalgia in Postrevolutionary Cuba."

This lecture is part of GW's seminar series, New Research on Latin American History.

Zotero In-Depth

Come learn about Zotero, "a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite and share your research sources."

A Walk on the R Side: R for Data Analysis

This workshop will introduce participants to basic R tasks such as reading data into R, analyzing data, and plotting data.

WoWTALK Lecture Series

All are invited to the SEH WoWTALK (What's our Work) Seminar Series. These short talks (15 minutes each) are designed to introduce faculty and students to current and exciting research projects undertaken in labs in the SEH, to initiate discussion, collaborate, share expertise, and to promote research performed in the SEH and at GW. 

The Chemistry Department Presents: Combining Theory and Experience to Develop Selective C-C Bond Formations via Open-Shell Intermediates

Despite advances in high-throughput screening methods leading to a surge in the discovery of catalytic reactions, our knowledge of the molecular-level interactions in the rate- and selectivity-determining steps of catalytic reactions, especially those involving highly unstable and reactive open-shell intermediates, is rudimentary.

"George Washington and His World" Special Exhibition Preview

The students in history professor Denver Brunsman's "George Washington and His World" class have curated an exhibition of the same name that will be opening at the GW University Museum and Textile Museum on February 8 (through July 26). All are invited for a special exhibition preview on Friday, February 7 at the museum (701 21st St NW).

Data Carpentry with R, Spreadsheets, and OpenRefine

Learn basic concepts, skills, and tools for working with tabular data to get more done in less time, and with less pain.

Data Carpentry with R, Spreadsheets, and OpenRefine

Learn basic concepts, skills, and tools for working with tabular data to get more done in less time, and with less pain.

China and the World: Book Launch with David Shambaugh

China & the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scholarly assessment of China’s relations and roles in the world. Edited by Professor David Shambaugh and including chapters by fifteen other leading international experts on China, this volume covers China’s contemporary relations with all regions of the world, with other major powers, and across multiple arenas of China’s international interactions.

Collecting Social Media Data

In this workshop, we help you understand how to acquire social media for your research, focusing on Twitter.

GW Research Showcase Demystified

Not sure if you are ready to present your work? Presenters from the Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research (CUFR) will offer some tips and answer questions about designing posters and what students can expect at GW Research Showcase.

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Learn the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how it can be used for research.

Completing a Map

In this workshop, participants will learn to style a map and use a composition manager to make a print ready map.

Text Analysis with Python

This workshop will cover Python methods and tools for processing raw text and transforming it into data that can be analyzed.

The Ultimate Note-Taking Workshop

This workshop will help you learn how to take notes before, during, and after class to help reinforce course material.

Using Library Resources in Your Job Hunt

This workshop will demonstrate how you can search various databases to track down employment opportunities, build a network, and prepare for job interviews.

Introduction to Basic Spatial Analysis Tools

This final GIS workshop will highlight some of the the more advanced options available through the QGIS platform.

The Art of Paraphrase

Learn how to distinguish between responsible paraphrase and writing that is too close to the original source.

FOMO: Exploring What We Are Missing

Join us for a literary and cultural studies symposium dedicated to exploring the fear of missing out (FOMO).

Introduction to Geocoding

This intermediate GIS workshop will support participants interested in mapping address-level datasets.

Getting Data from APIs Using Python

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are a powerful tool for for collecting information for analysis or to use in another application.