Science Learner's Lunch is a workshop series designed to provide students with tools and information that complements the skills they learn in the classroom.听The听workshops take place every Wednesday, at 12听p.m., in Math 150, inside the Leonard H. Gemmill Library of Enigneering, Mathematics & Physics.
Upcoming Science Learner's Lunch Workshops
Sept.听21: Basic Zotero.听Zotero makes managing your research easy by helping you cite sources and track your citations. In this workshop, you鈥檒l install Zotero, learn to add materials, like journal articles and books, and generate bibliographies.
Sept.听28: Advanced Zotero.听Zotero can do much more that creating bibliographies and citations. In this advanced Zotero, you鈥檒l learn to back-up PDFs, extract annotations using ZotFile, and other tricks that will make Zotero indispensable to your literature research.
Oct.听5: Implicit Bias at Benson 380.听The Leonard H. Gemmill Library of Engineering, Math & Physics is partnering with the BOLD Center and NCWIT to provide a workshop on practical ways you can contribute to a more inclusive college and combat implicit bias and inequality on campus. This workshop is taking place at Benson 380.
Oct.听12: Introduction to ArcGIS.听Learn to use ArcGIS Online to map your data quickly and easily. This workshop will cover setting up an account through听creating听data maps. Please RSVP to Phil White (philip.white@colorado.edu) within three听days of the workshop so your free CU Boulder ArcGIS account can be created.
Oct.听19: Building Your Professional Identity.听Building and managing your scholarly and professional profile takes time. In this workshop, we鈥檒l help you choose the best time-saving tools for your personal needs. You鈥檒l be able to build your reputation and share your research with ease.
Oct.听26: SciFinder for Chemical Engineers.听Make the most of SciFinder鈥檚 unique features to quickly and powerfully search for chemical data and literature. Sign up for a SciFinder account before this workshop for best results. .听
Nov.听2: Demystifying Patent Searches.听Patents are on the cutting edge of technology and have information that isn't available in published journal literature. Learn how to search for patents and find out which ones are useful for entrepreneurial engineers.
Nov.听9: Data Visualization Tools.听Use data visualization tools to create new and unique ways to present your data. In this session we'll focus on Gephi and Tableau Online. Please have Gephi (it's free!) installed on your computer for best results.
Nov.听16: Productivity Tools.听Be a more productive student! Impress your professors and your peers! In this workshop you will get hands-on experience using productivity tools that will keep you organized and on top of your work.
Nov.听30: QGIS: an Open Source GIS Platform.听Map your data with the easy, platform spanning, and extensive functionality of QGIS. In this workshop we will introduce the QGIS interface and guide you through common GIS procedures. Please have QGIS (it's free!) installed on your computer for best results. Contact Phil White, philip.white@colorado.edu if you need assistance installing the software.
