Fall 2017 Seminar Series


IMCI is sponsoring the University of Idaho as a member organization in The Carpentries training program to improve data literacy and reproducible science. The Carpentries teaches foundational computational and data science skills to researchers worldwide. They train and certify volunteer instructors and provide curriculum in a variety of topics designed to be presented as workshops….
Data Carpentry – Geospatial Analysis Workshop dates: Thursday and Friday, March 26-27, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Instructors: Erich Seamon and Travis Seaborn Description: This hands-on workshop will focus on managing and understanding spatial data formats, understanding coordinate reference systems, and working with raster and vector data in R for analysis and visualization. An introductory knowledge to R…
Dr. Aaron King, a professor at the University of Michigan, will present the first IBEST/CMCI Seminar of the semester on Thursday, January 24 at 12:30 p.m. in LSS 277. Dr. King is interested in studying evolution and ecology at long temporal and spatial scales using stochastic approaches. He’s done work on disease modeling and method/model/software…
Dr. Bryan Cwik, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and University Studies at Portland State University, will deliver his talk titled “Moving Beyond ‘Therapy’ and ‘Enhancement’ in the Ethics of Gene Editing,” on Monday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m. in the Collaboratorium (IRIC 352). If you would like an opportunity to meet with Dr. Cwik while he…
We have a great line up of talks for the Fall 2018 CMCI/IBEST shared seminar series. Mark these dates on your calendar and plan to attend! All seminars are on Thursdays at 12:30 in the Engineering/Physics Building, room 122.
A ballooned beta-logistic model with a bioassay application Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri Monday, January 25, 2016, 12:30 pm Location: Commons Whitewater Room Influenza virus reassortment Dr. Anice Lowen, Emory University School of Medicine Friday, March 25, 2016, 3:30 pm Location: Life Sciences 277 Pediatric rehabilitation: caring for children with disabilities in the state of…