Ethics and Public Policy

This workshop is designed for beginners eager to develop practical skills in spatial data processing, spatial analysis and statistics, and mapping through a real-world case study on nitrate contamination and social vulnerability. Participants will also learn to use Google Colab for executing and collaborating on spatial data science workflows, including running Jupyter notebooks in a cloud-based environment and processing large datasets.Caglar Koylu, associate professor in the School of Earth...

Are you interested in being part of an innovative, interdisciplinary team that explores the research frontiers in the social determinants of mental and physical health?Join us for the Social Determinants of Mental and Physical Health Micro Lab on Wednesday, September 24 from 9am-11am in the Social Sciences Research Building, where University of Iowa (UI) researchers across disciplines will come together to generate bold ideas and forge new collaborations. Whether your expertise lies in social...

This workshop is designed for beginners to introduce them to the power of combining non-geospatial data with geospatial data in ArcGIS Pro. We will cover both attributes and spatial JOINs, showing how to convert tabular (non-geospatial) data with spatial layers to create meaningful maps. Through hands-on activities, participants will practice using the JOIN tool, work with IPUMS data, and learn how to visualize updated datasets for social science research and beyond. Participants will be given...