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Immigrant Researcher Team Receives the 2022 SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Excellence in Computational Social Science Research Fund Award
Dec 19, 2022
Susana Quiros, alongside Nayantara Biswas, Renee Clarke and Bing-Jie Yen, a research team born out of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 featuring four immigrant women, receive the SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Excellence in Computational Social Science Research Fund Award and share how the grant will open opportunities for their research.
(Posted by Susana Quiros via Linkedin)
My Notes on Summer School in Computational Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2022
SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 alum Rumeysanur Erikli Dogan shares online resources for those interested in learning computational social science skills, featuring materials from SICSS and special talks from SICSS-Howard/Mathematica. Turkish version available as well.
(Posted by Digital Ottoman Studies)
Unsocial Media: Sociologist Chris Bail calls for a reset of our partisan digital divide
Nov 14, 2022
Chris Bail, co-founder of the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science, discusses the computational social science field and the impact of the first Summer Institute of Computational Social Science. The program has grown as participants have founded their own sites, including Naniette Coleman, who "founded a site at Howard University that focuses on anti-Black racism and inequity."
(Posted by Duke Magazine)
SICSS-Howard/Mathematica founder speaks at Final Virtual Day for SICSS site in South Africa
Jul 10, 2022
Naniette Coleman, founder and organizer of SICSS-H/M, spoke at SICSS-JIAS/IPATC Final Virtual Day about new Crown Act Mass Collaboration Activity. Based on a project conceptualized by SICSS-H/M 2021 participant Nicole Jenkins and funded by SICSS-H/M, this mass collaboration activity offers participants a chance to think about data collection on an early stage project.
(Posted by SICSS-JIAS/IPATC)
Naniette Coleman, University of California Berkeley – Diversifying the Hands that Combat Misinformation
Jun 29, 2022
In this podcast, founder of SICSS-H/M Naniette Coleman shares how to diversify the hands that combat misinformation. In six years, hundreds of Berkeley affiliated students engaged in this innovative approach to counter misinformation.
(Posted by Academic Minute)
Female scientists don’t get the credit they deserve. A study proves it.
Jun 22, 2022
Female scientists are “significantly less likely” than men to be credited as authors. SICSS-H/M Lunchtime speaker Professor Christen Smith, founder of Cite Black Women, discussed how women, and especially women of color, are under-cited and even excluded from authorship in this article.
(Posted by The Washington Post)
Beyond the Numbers – Howard is Preparing to Educate the Next Generation of Black Data Scientists.
Jun 21, 2022
The ability to understand and analyze data is increasingly important for people of color so we can use data to determine our own destiny. See what Naniette Coleman, founder of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, has to say about data science and SICSS-H/M's role in training future Black data scientists.
(Posted by Howard Magazine)
SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 Research Grant Request for Proposal
Jun 19, 2022
Funding from Mathematica will be available for research projects created by individual participants and participant teams from the SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 & 2021 sites. Applications are open and due August 31.
(Posted by SICSS-Howard/Mathematica)
BLOG: SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Alumni Receive Inaugural Excellence in Computational Social Science Research Awards
May 17, 2022
Support from SICSS-Howard/Mathematica did not end when the summer institute ended. Check these amazing projects and meet these fantastic awardees of Computational Social Science Research Award in this final blog of the SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 Sage Methodspace blogs series, written by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Kristina Hiraishi, event assistant.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
SICSS-Howard/Mathematica free two-week institute
Mar 21, 2022
From June 18th to July 1st, 2022, Howard University and Mathematica will once again partner on the only Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) at a Historically Black College and University.
(Posted by The Pacific Sociological Association)
Celebrating Black History Month With SICSS-Howard/Mathematica
Mar 4, 2022
Sage Publishing spotlights the work of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021, the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science held at a Historically Black College or University, for Black History Month.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
Howard University and Mathematica Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Summer Institute in Computational Social Science
Feb 28, 2022
Howard University and Mathematica formally announce a plan to once again host a Summer Institute in Computational Social Science at Howard University.
(Posted by Mathematica)
BLOG: Finding Personal Restoration through Computational Social Science at Howard University
Feb 21, 2022
Experience the life-changing journey of one SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 participant in this eighth of nine Sage Methodspace blogs. Rashun Miles, Ph.D. student in the Department of Social Welfare at the University of Mississippi, and affiliate of the Ricardo Brennand Institute in Recife, Brazil, shares how SICSS-H/M 2021 offered him an unexpected chance to connect on a deeper level with people who have shared life experiences and are passionate about changing the world.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Mathematica’s Paul Decker PhD Delivers Closing Plenary Address for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021
Feb 19, 2022
Paul Decker Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mathematica and nationally recognized expert on policy research, addressed SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 participants in the closing plenary address. Learn about the evolution of data-driven policy and the importance of occupying both the computational science and social science spheres in this seventh of nine Sage Methodspace blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Ava Wu, event and communications assistant.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Timnit Gebru, PhD, one of Fortune’s Top 25 Leaders in the world, Delivers Keynote Address for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021
Feb 17, 2022
Timnit Gebru PhD, one of Fortune’s Top 25 Leaders in the world, was the inaugural SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Keynote Speaker. A retrospective of Dr. Gebru’s address is the focus of this sixth of nine Sage Methodspace blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Amanda Lee, event and communications assistant. Dr. Gebru shared her path studying computer science and the making of Black in AI.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Notable Scholars and Business Leaders Share Research and Inspiration with Next Generation of Computational Social Scientists
Feb 14, 2022
Four brilliant guest speakers presented their data-driven social science research at SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021: Ruha Benjamin, Laura Nelson, Naomi Sugie, and Chris Wheat. Learn about them and their work in this fifth blog of nine Sage Methodspace Blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Kristina Hiraishi, event assistant. Participants engaged in the discussion of discriminatory biases built into various technologies, data collection of small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, re-entry into the job force for incarcerated people, and categorization of social identities and systems of power.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Innovative ‘Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talks’ Offer Unique Opportunity for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Participants To See Data at Work
Feb 10, 2022
Presenters in SICSS-Howard/Mathematica's "Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talks" discussed improving knowledge equity, diversifying the AI community, fighting misinformation, and much more! Experience them for yourself in this fourth of nine Sage Methodspace blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Maddy Chen, event assistant. Presenters: Wiki Education, the Data Nutrition Project, California Policy Lab, FakeNet AI and FactSpace West Africa, Black in AI, the University of California Publisher Negotiation Team, and vary CSS.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Wayne A.I. Frederick Delivers Opening Plenary Address for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021
Feb 7, 2022
Hear from SICSS-H/M opening plenary speaker and Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick M.D. in this third of nine Sage Methodspace blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Nianyao (Amber) Du, event assistant. Dr. Frederick emphasized the importance of diversity and representation to all the participants, and shared how computational social science interacted with his professional world.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: Innovative “Praxis to Power” pre-institute marks the beginning of the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science at a Historically Black University
Feb 4, 2022
Learn about the unique, community-building program, “Praxis to Power”, in this second of nine Sage Methodspace blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica, and Amanda Lee, event and communications assistant. Find out how the program celebrated participants’ identities and how participants heard from amazing roundtable speakers and became more confident with R during workshops.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
BLOG: The future of computational social science is Black: Welcome SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021
Feb 1, 2022
"As a person of color, there are no words to truly describe the impact of being validated every day and to be in a space where people embrace conversations about race and ethnicity and are passionate about making a change." – experience the journey of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 from this first blog in a series of nine blogs by Naniette H. Coleman, the founder and lead organizer of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica. Hear from SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 participants and learn more about the ideas behind this groundbreaking event from this blog on Sage Methodspace.
(Posted by Sage Methodspace)
Howard University and Mathematica to Host Computational Social Science Institute: Program will continue its focus on countering anti-Black racism and inequity
Feb 1, 2022
Howard University and Mathematica are once again partnering on the only Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) program hosted by a historically Black college or university.
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Inside an Initiative to Diversify the Field of Computational Social Science
Oct 13, 2021
This episode of On the Evidence focuses on a creative initiative designed to build a more diverse pipeline of researchers who use methods and tools from data science and social science. Earlier this year, Howard University and Mathematica sponsored a free, two-week training for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and beginning faculty in the fields of data science and social science. The training was part of a broader instructional program held at 20 sites across the globe called the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS). The Howard-Mathematica SICSS was unique in that it was the first site to be hosted by a historically Black college or university (Howard) and the first to focus on anti-Black racism and inequity.
(Posted by Mathematica)