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Monthly Newsletter | February 2021
Greetings Members,
February brings us much to celebrate together!
Black History Month
As we observe Black History Month, we continue our journey in reflecting on our commitment to learning, teaching, and sharing, we would like to help highlight some events from the UCSF Multicultural Center and resources that can help us build a more welcoming environment. Some featured resources are the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training, the UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach website where we can learn more about topics around diversity and inclusion.
Lunar New Year
February 12 also marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year, with 2021 being the Year of the Ox. There are many variations on how different cultures celebrate, but the core of these traditions are about family, luck, health, and wealth. Wishing you all a lucky 2021!
Let us know your thoughts!
Our group exists for our members, and we would love to hear from you about how we're doing and what new programming you would like to see in this new year. To let us know your thoughts and feedback, please fill out this link.
Power on!
WIT@UCSF Leadership Team
Ana Buenaventura, Kat Li, Sarah Ngo, Suria Sadat, & Alyssa Tecklenburg
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
Staff Resource Day
Community Building for Women in Tech: Our Story
This event is part of our 2021 Virtual Staff Resource Days. In this session, the leaders of WIT@UCSF will discuss their journey in becoming a Staff Recognized Organization.
February 19, 2-3pm PST
International Women's Day
In collaboration with Women of UCSF Health, we will be screening the movie Picture A Scientist on March 5. More details coming soon!
Upcoming UCSF Events
Machine Learning with Python and Scikit-Learn
Friday, February 19, 10am-1pm PST
This workshop will provide a review of basic machine learning concepts, and will introduce Python and scikit-learn tools for machine learning. Emphasis will be on the programming work involved in preparing data, populating and building a ML model using scikit-learn libraries, and reading results.
2021 Research Data Series: EMERSE and Exploring UCSF Clinical Notes
Wednesday, February 24, 1-2 pm PST
The Research Data Guild has put together a webinar on how to access a large set of 100+ million clinical notes from the UCSF Electronic Health Record available for research. In this webinar, we will describe the data, how to apply for access, and provide a quick demo of how EMERSE works.
Other Events
The Lesbians Who Tech & Allies San Francisco Summit is now the Debug 2021 Summit
Join 30,000 techies and leaders June 2021 for a five-day event that will enhance your leadership and technical skills.
LinkedIn Learning Highlights
Check out these courses and keep learning!
Job Opportunities
Check out the technology related positions below or visit the UCSF careers webpage and search, "technology".
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!
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Learn Something New at edX
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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!
