Hello Data Enthusiast,
We hope you are staying warm! At Data Services, we’ve been staying cozy and busy with events, tutorials, and more. Read on for the details and explore the many ways we support researchers at NYU by visiting our website.
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RE/PRESENTING DATA: Urban Data Visualization Competition |
Help us celebrate the work of NYU urban data creators and reusers. Show us how their data can be re-used by creating a data visualization and you could win up to $500!
The catch? You must reuse an NYU dataset! We’ve curated a list of datasets created by NYU researchers on topics ranging from transportation to public health to New York City history. Check out the competition website for rules and rubric, and join us at our Building Urban Data Community: NYU Open Data Creators’ Forum event on April 9 to celebrate urban data creators and show off your work!
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There’s still time to take a class with us! Through March, we’ll have instruction available for a variety of topics such as Introduction to Python, Principles of Finding Data, and more. Some new and featured workshops this semester include:
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If you see a workshop in our list of offerings that you’d like to request for a group or for your class, you can do so by submitting a request via our consultation form. Happy learning!
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There are lots of workshops and events at NYU beyond Data Services. Here's a selection of events coming up in March:
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ICYMI: 💜 Love Data Week 2026 💜 Recap |
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Every year, the week around Valentine’s Day is celebrated as International Love Data Week (coordinated by ICPSR). Organizations involved in the stewardship, use, and reuse of data collectively spotlight the importance of caring for the data used in our research, policy planning, and scholarly pursuit. The theme this year was “Where’s the data?” Our week-long event series at the NYU Division of Libraries, Data Services, and the Bern Dibner Library featured kick-off events, hands-on workshops, panels, film screenings, and conversations exploring how data is found, used, governed, and shared across disciplines. The event drew remarkable engagement, with over 250 NYU community members gathering at Bobst and Dibner to explore and discuss various aspects of data.
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- A panel on data careers featuring former Data Services student employees.
- A screening of E Kore Au E Ngaro [The Connection Remains], a film about Indigenous Data Sovereignty.
- A data panel on “Where’s the Data?” featuring experts discussing key aspects of the full data lifecycle.
- A session on Human Subjects Research with REDCap where participants learned more about the University’s Institutional Review Board and explored a secure data collection platform.
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Machine Learning Clinic - part of a Machine Learning Clinic series where students explore specific ML topics and complete a mini machine learning project.
- A fun “Data on Film” screening of Johnny Mnemonic (1995).
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We look forward to celebrating Love Data Week with you again next year! 💜
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What's New in UltraViolet |
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Social Explorer enables you to view and export a range of public datasets as data tables, reports, or geospatial visualizations (maps). The database comes pre-loaded with data such as the Decennial Census (U.S. Census Bureau), Social Vulnerability Index (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Toxics Release Inventory (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), the Regional Price Parities (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis), and limited international data including European Statistics Data (Eurostat), and census data from the United Kingdom and Canada. Users can create maps and embed them as objects or download static images. You can create a user account after signing in to NYU's SSO using your NetID and password. Enjoy exploring!
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Data Services Team Spotlight |
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Image Credit: Yu-Jin Chang
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Q. What's your name, program, and year?
My name is Yu-Ri Stephanie Chang, and I’m a second-year graduate student in the Learning Technology & Experience Design (LTXD) program.
Q. What's your service area at Data Services and how long have you worked here?
I work as a Survey Student Specialist, where I provide support primarily with Qualtrics. I started working at Data Services in May 2025.
Q. What do you like most about working at Data Services?
I enjoy helping people make sense of their qualitative data and supporting them as they design and set up their surveys in Qualtrics. There’s something incredibly rewarding about helping someone move from uncertainty to clarity.
Q. Describe your favorite data-related project that you've worked on.
One of my favorite projects involved combining wearable device metrics with diary log data in real time. It was fascinating to connect two different types of data and see how they informed one another.
Q. What's your favorite place to get a meal or a snack near Bobst Library?
Hands down, YGF, you can also catch me at Popup Bagels earlier in the day!
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Thanks for reading! We hope to see you soon either on the 5th floor at Bobst or online.
- Your friends at Data Services
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70 Washington Square South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012
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