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problems?</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/hard">Responses</a></p></li> </ul> <p class="sd-card-text">Sources cited in the workshop:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/chilead">Remediating lead in Chicago聽</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/mnpd">Improving police interactions in Nashville</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/tulsa3">3rd Grade warning system in Tulsa</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/fatml">Fairness, Accountability and Transparency in Machine Learning</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" href="http://drsmb.co/dssg">Data Science For Social Good</a></p></li> <li><p class="sd-card-text"><a class="reference external" 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idea of what research is. 聽This workshop focuses on the components of an application and how to find an appropriate REU site and faculty mentor. 聽It has typically been hosted with assistance of a number of students who have completed REUs to provide individual feedback on draft application materials, but could be done in a peer review format, or without the working session.</p> <p class="sd-card-text"><strong>Sample Abstract</strong> A research experience for undergraduates can be a great way to spend a summer. 聽These paid programs typically provide housing and a stipend while exposing you to what life as a graduate researcher is like and building technical skills. Getting into a program can be competitive though. 聽In this workshop we鈥檒l break down what each component of a typical application really means, and provide best practices for preparing your own application. 聽We will give dos & don鈥檛s through examples and help give you the right questions to answer to make a strong application. 聽We will also cover how to find a good REU site- just finding the right research project can be challenging before your have had research experience.</p> <p class="sd-card-text"><strong>Presented</strong> Northeastern University, Student Research Engagement Committee (targeted to 1st year students) Jan 2013, November 2013, November 2014</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sd-col sd-d-flex-row docutils"> <div class="sd-card sd-sphinx-override sd-w-100 sd-shadow-sm docutils"> <div class="sd-card-body docutils"> <div class="sd-card-title sd-font-weight-bold docutils"> Intro to LaTeX</div> <p class="sd-card-text">This is a hands-on workshop I have delivered on multiple occasions. 聽In this workshop, I provide an introduction and motivation for why <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> is an important tool to know for engineering students and especially those interested in research. 聽Then we work through the components of a <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> project using a sample physics lab report as an example to expose a number of features. 聽This is a hands-on workshop, so participants must have computers with internet access in order to reach the tutorial materials and practice along the way. 聽All tutorial activities take place within the browser, leveraging a cloud-based {% raw %}<span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(\LaTeX\)</span> {% endraw %}compiler and editing environment, so an ongoing internet connection is required for the duration of the workshop. 聽聽This workshop is best for 90 minute blocks, but can be shortened or lengthened. 聽It is easiest for people with some programming experience, any language so as to be familiar with core programming concepts (editor, compiler, debugging, etc) but does not require any <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> experience or specific language experience.</p> <p class="sd-card-text"><strong>Sample Abstract</strong></p> <p class="sd-card-text">Have you ever struggled to put together a lab report, fighting the equation editor in your word processor every step of the way? 聽Are you on the way to your first technical publication, but having trouble getting the template for Word to cooperate? 聽Are you planning to go to graduate school and looking for a pain-free way to manage all of your writing? 聽If yes to any of these, <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> is the tool for you. <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> is a programming language it can do everything a standard language can, but it鈥檚 designed for producing beautiful documents. 聽When you compile, the result is a well formatted, consistent pdf, with all the features you could want. 聽In this tutorial, we鈥檒l start from zero, and get you up to speed with <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> basics and you鈥檒l leave with a number of resources to keep working on your own and become a master of well formatted documents. 聽If you鈥檙e not a programmer, don鈥檛 worry, <span class="math notranslate nohighlight">\(latex LaTeX\)</span> is simple to learn and can be used for just basics or to create documents as complex as you want.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sd-col sd-d-flex-row docutils"> <div class="sd-card sd-sphinx-override sd-w-100 sd-shadow-sm docutils"> <div class="sd-card-body docutils"> <div class="sd-card-title sd-font-weight-bold docutils"> Empowering AA Women in STEM with Twitter Chats</div> <p class="sd-card-text">This session will highlight how to use Twitter as a platform to explore prime opportunities with a unique reflective format based on experiences of the NSBE Empowering African American Women in STEM Task Force. According to the Pew Internet Research Project, 40% of the African-American female population who use social networking sites, use on Twitter. As a result, to build awareness for the initiative and generate momentum, the task force hosted several Twitter chats. While a Twitter chat is largely an unstructured conversation, the open social nature produces a better response than a survey. Participants will leave with a guide to facilitate their own Twitter chats and a better perspective on how to use digital communities in order to facilitate a discussion in real-time. 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