Welcome to the special Fall 2024 issue of the Research IT newsletter. We hope you learn about some of the many ways we support research across the UC Berkeley campus and beyond. In this issue, we are highlighting our consulting program as it is one of the primary ways we bridge campus technologies and the people who use them. We look forward to learning about your research and finding the most effective ways to collaborate with you.
Bridging Boundaries with Dr. Yogananda Pittman
Through collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Research IT Consulting Team, Dr. Yogananda Pittman, Chief of UC Berkeley Police, exemplifies the power of interdisciplinary partnerships in advancing knowledge and effecting change. Her recently completed doctoral dissertation on women in law enforcement explored the challenges faced by women, particularly women of color, in high-ranking law enforcement roles. Her research now has the potential to influence policy and practice in law enforcement agencies across the country. By identifying barriers and proposing solutions, her work may pave the way for better representation in police leadership and more effective law enforcement institutions altogether.
Learn more about Dr. Pittman’s research and her collaborative work with Research IT
Cybersecurity for Researchers
Oct 22 | 1:00 - 2:00pm | via Zoom | Registration
Your research is important and we are here to help keep it safe and secure. This brown bag session will focus on secure campus tools and services that Research IT and Berkeley IT offer to researchers, tips on navigating campus security processes, and cybersecurity best practices for keeping your research and research subjects safe. You will hear from Allison Henry, Chief Information Security Officer, as well as from security specialists from Research IT and the Information Security Office. This event is in partnership with the Industry Alliances Office, Vice Chancellor for Research Office and Research Administration and Compliance.
Introduction to Analyzing L2 Voter Data on Savio for Political and Social Scientists
Prerequisite: Participants must have completed their LDSP/RIT data access request prior to the workshop.This workshop is designed for political science and social science graduate student researchers who are new to using the Savio computing cluster and L2 voter data. Participants will learn how to work with raw L2 data, including how to access and process it through Open OnDemand and RStudio. The session will cover the basic setup of Savio, including file paths specific to L2 data, and provide hands-on guidance on exporting data from scratch space and integrating it into research workflows.
Attendees will:
- Access and load L2 data via Open OnDemand using R or Python
- Export data from P2/P3 scratch space
- Understand the research value of L2 data and its various applications
- Learn the process for data migration and ongoing support access
- Review guidelines for legal data usage and exporting
Introduction to Savio Training
Nov 14 | 3:40 - 5:00pm | 117 Dwinelle (AIS) and Zoom | Registration
Women in High Performance Computing Bay Area Chapter
Join us! We are a group of women and allies based among Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and UC Berkeley. Our mission is to diversify the HPC profession to better represent the important work of women and other underrepresented groups.
As a Women in HPC chapter, our goals range from local, individual support to transforming the global HPC community for the better. We hope to bring together various communities of practice who have experience with not only HPC, but additional surrounding topics like data science, data storage and movement, web portals, skill-building, and any other topics of interest. Join our community by filling out this form
Status & Service Updates
The best way to stay updated on the latest status and updates for the Research IT services is on the front page of the Research IT website. If you are having issues or unsure if one of our services is down, check there first before sending us a ticket. Virtual Office Hours
Research IT has a diverse team of expert consultants from across disciplines that can help with your data and computing questions related to your research.
Join us during our virtual office hours on Wednesdays from 1:30 - 3pm and Thursdays from 9:30 - 11am. You can also reach out to us anytime via email at research-it-consulting@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)