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Monthly Newsletter | October 2020
Greetings Members!
It’s almost autumn and we think this newsletter will leaf you smiling! First, we’d like to thank member Chantilly Apollon, who gave us an overview of the powerful data visualization capabilities that Tableau has to offer. If you missed it, the video recording is HERE.
Second, be on the lookout for an exciting announcement about a new networking initiative for WIT@UCSF members. Have you missed the opportunity to meet people in person at conferences and events to build your relationships and network? We have too! With the help of some awesome WIT@UCSF volunteers, we hope to address this challenge. More details to arrive in your inbox soon!
Lastly, we have a question for you: What is the ratio of a pumpkin’s circumference to its diameter?
Answer: Pumpkin Pi!
Power on!
WIT@UCSF Leadership Team
Ana Buenaventura, Kat Li, Sarah Ngo, Suria Sadat, & Alyssa Tecklenburg
Member Spotlight
This month, we get to know Armanda Edwards-Newman, AKA Lady MacGyver.
Welcome New Members
Welcome new members who have joined since the last newsletter. If you have a question about a product, or how to get something done, it's likely that there's someone in our group who can help!
Upcoming Events
Resilient Teams: Strategies for Challenging Times
If you are interested in learning practical strategies to engage with empathy and avoid burnout as a team leader or teammate doing work that matters, then this workshop is for you. People of all genders welcomed.
Wednesday, October 28: noon-1pm
Upcoming UCSF Events
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance created National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to promote resources to help everyone to stay safe and secure online. UC is a proud sponsor and many of the UC campuses will be providing resources and holding events to help meet this objective.
Various times and dates in the month of October
Annual Research Data Colloquium
The annual UCSF Research Data Colloquium is offered as “Research Data Series” via Zoom, to share UCSF’s rich offerings for research data resources. These live Zoom sessions will also be recorded and available for later online on-demand viewing.
Various times and dates in the month of October
Unlearning Anti-Blackness in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities with Dr. Kim Tran
Kim Tran, PhD will present a webinar to provide participants with in-depth relevant knowledge about Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Black American solidarity and history of antagonism in order to build tools to create belonging.
Tuesday, October 13: noon-1pm
Intro to SQL
This course will provide an introduction to SQL, the structured query language used to access relational databases. In this workshop, you'll learn how to import data into a database, run queries, filter results, aggregate data, and join multiple tables based on a common element.
Friday, October 16: 9-11am
Introduction to JSON and Python
This course is intended as a follow up to basic Python, Pandas, and SQL. In addition to reviewing web services, REST, and JSON, this workshop will teach participants how to traverse a tree structure and convert it to other data structures, such as a tabular dataframe, prior to analysis.
Friday, October 23: 9am-noon
Other UC Events
Virtual UC Cyber Security Summit
Registration for the tenth biannual UC Cyber Security Summit on October 14, 2020, is now open!
Wednesday, October 14
UC IT Town Hall
Save the date for the next UC IT Town Hall. The featured speaker is Eugene Whitlock, UC Berkeley chief people and culture officer, and assistant vice chancellor for Human Resources. He will talk about how to cultivate inclusion and belonging – even during a pandemic.
Monday, October 19: 2:30-3:30pm
Call for Nomination: WITI@UC Athena Awards
The WITI@UC Athena Awards recognize those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology. Awardees are leaders who inspire others to pursue and persist in technical careers by way of their outstanding contributions, and service and mentorship to foster inclusion in science and technical fields. Nominations are open to all candidates regardless of gender, age, institutional affiliation, and country of residence. Nominations are due November 6, 2020.
UC Tech: The Power of 10; Stronger Together
Topics will include Leveraging the Cloud, Communication, Community, and Collaboration.
Tuesday, November 10
Other Events
The Lesbians Who Tech & Allies San Francisco Summit is now the Debug 2020 Summit
Join 30,000 techies and leaders from November 16th – 20th for a five-day event that will enhance your leadership and technical skills.
Articles You Might Find Interesting
A Parent’s Guide to Social Learning
We are sharing this document from UCSD Extension to support our colleagues with children "in" school.
Job Opportunities
Check out the technology related positions below or visit the UCSF careers webpage and search, "technology".
Bioinformatics Programmer IV with Biochemistry & Biophysics at Mission Bay
Bioinformatics Programmer III with Biochemistry & Biophysics at Mission Bay
Applications Programmer with Identity and Access Management at Mission Center Building
Website Manager with California Prevention Training Center at Mission Bay
Free Online Courses and Certificates
With all this sheltering in place, why not brush up on some skills or learn some new ones? There is a wealth of classes offered by the UC and UCSF online, as well as free courses from other learning platforms. Here are some ideas below:
Microsoft is offering training on Teams and OneDrive/Sharepoint
FREE! Click link below to view all available resources.
Skillsoft from UCSF Learning and Organization
UCSF L&OD offers a variety of Skillsoft courses and even certifications!
You may already be familiar with LinkedIn’s renowned professional networking platform. LinkedIn Learning adds access to a digital library of thousands of video courses taught by industry experts covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics. LinkedIn Learning will be accessible 24/7 from computer or mobile device via MyAccess Single Sign-On.
Learn Something New at edX
Gain new skills, advance your career, or learn something just for fun. EdX is a nonprofit offering 1900+ courses from the world's best institutions including Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, and more.
Free Harvard Online Courses
Browse the latest free online courses from Harvard University, including CS50's Introduction to Game Development and CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript.
Class Central's MOOCDReport
For a limited time, Coursera offers free certificates for 85 courses. Click on the button below to discover other courses recommended by Class Central. Check out the Business Technology Management course!
Power On!
