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Data Science Nights - JANUARY 2019 Meeting
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
6:30 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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JANUARY MEETING: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 6:30pm in Chambers Hall, Evanston
DATA SCIENCE NIGHTS are monthly hack nights on popular data science topics, organized by Northwestern University graduate students and scholars. Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!
SPEAKER: Joe Germuska, Executive Director of the Knight Lab, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
TOPIC: Understanding and Using Census Data
The Census has been in the news a lot lately. But the Census Bureau collects much more data than the Decennial count. Joe Germuska, Chief Nerd of Medill’s Knight Lab and project lead for CensusReporter.org will lay out the variety of data which the Census Bureau publishes and how you can use it.
AGENDA:
6:15pm - Socializing and Refreshments
6:30pm - Presentation by Joe Germuska, "Understanding and Using Census Data"
7pm - Hacking session: working groups and an introduction to pandas and matplotlib in Python for newcomers by Dr. Nicolay Markov.
For more info: data-science-nights.org
Supporting Groups:
This event is supported by the Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems and the Northwestern Data Science Initiative.
Time
Monday, January 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Fall 2026 Classes Begin
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Fall 2026 Classes Begin
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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WED@NICO Seminar Series returns on September 30, 2026
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The Wednesdays@NICO seminar series returns September 30, 2026, running through November 11, 2026, with the following speakers.
9/30/2026 - Luis Amaral, Northwestern University
10/7/2026 - Kristina Lerman, Indiana University
10/14/2026 - Tim Tangherlini, University of California, Berkeley
10/21/2026 - Andreia Sofia Teixeira, Northeastern University London
10/28/2026 - Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Complexity Science Hub, Vienna
11/4/2026 - Hamsa Bastani, University of Pennsylvania
11/11/2026 - Mayank Agrawal, Proof of Human
We will share detailed speaker information, talk titles and abstracts, in the coming weeks.
Location:
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option TBA
About the Speaker Series:
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, networks, and artificial intelligence. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.
Time
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)