The DCII welcomes proposals for support from the Scott-Hawkins lecture fund. The DCII is particularly interested in proposals for speakers or events that can appeal to a broad interdisciplinary audience of students and faculty. As in the past we expect that applicants will seek other sources of funding to match the amount requested from the […]
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Event date: March 22 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Atrium AB Carrie Johnston of Bucknell University will lead workshop to discuss the challenges and opportunities of building communities of practice in the computational humanities. This workshop will offer ways to evaluate collaborative digital humanities projects, while also addressing challenges of sustainability and institutional […]
Event date: March 21 Time: 12:15 p.m. Location: Storey Hall, AJ Thomas Room (#131) Attorneys Allan King and Kenneth Meixelsperger will discuss their work on recent cases that relied on statistical analysis. They will identify useful data analysis techniques and provide tips on how attorneys can acquire and use data analysis skills. Sponsored by the DCII […]
Event date: March 18 Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Hyer Hall 201 Edward Slingerland of the University of British Columbia will take a contemporary look at the “two cultures” split between the sciences and the humanities that characterized most modern institutions of higher learning, as well as the prospects and challenges involved in moving beyond this […]
Event date: March 14, 2016 Time: 3:30pm Location: Dedman Life Sciences Building 131 Join Professor Monnie McGee of the Department of Statistical Science as she presents her work on metagenomic classification using quasi-alignment methods. Light Refreshments Provided. Sponsored by the DCII Research Cluster, “Linking Mathematical and Life Sciences.” For more information http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events.
Event date: March 15, 2016 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Hyer Hall 200 In its medieval form, sanctuary law granted a wrongdoer who fled to a church immunity from punishment. Dr. Shoemaker will explore the question: “Why was it considered appropriate to allow respite to an avowed criminal simply because they reached the confines of a […]
Event Date: February 29, 2016 Time: 4-5:30 p.m. Location: Dedman Life Science Building room 131 Join Jerome R. Busemeyer, Provost Professor of Psychology from Indiana University, as he discusses his work and findings from applying mathematical principles abstracted from quantum theory to cognitive and decision sciences. Sponsored by the DCII’s “Cognitive Science” Research Cluster and […]
Event date: February 23rd, 2016 Event time: 4:00 – 04:50 p.m. Join Professor Sherry Wang of the Department of Statistical Science as she shares her research projects and provides examples to show how Statistics plays an important role in helping solve scientific problems. Light Refreshments Provided. For more information http://www.smu.edu/dedman/dcii
Event date: Thursday, February 25th Event time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Join Stace Maples, Geospatial Manager at the Stanford Geospatial Center and SMU alum, for a demonstration of GIS support systems. Please contact jzarazaga@smu.edu for more information and to register. Refreshments Provided Following the Workshop. For more information http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events
Event Date: Thursday February 25, 2016 Time: 5:15 p.m. Reception, 5:45 p.m. Lecture Location: Meadows Museum, Jones Hall Join SMU Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Johan Elverskog as he continues the 2016 Spring Godbey Lecture Series. Please RSVP at https://godbey2016.eventbrite.com or 214-768-3527. For more information http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events