While wind and haboobs are a welcome change in the weather, Arizonans would be better to avoid being outside on a windy day. Inhaling dust can bring not only particulates but also a deadly fungus into our lungs that can causes Valley fever, an ailment unique to the southwestern United States. Most who become ill have mild symptoms, but for others it can be deadly. Diagnosing Valley fever can be difficult and frustrating.
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François
English dialogue by Ruth and Thomas Martin
Join The College's division of humanities for a weeklong celebration of the human adventure across time, history, culture and place. Discover how studying the humanities can lead to a fulfilling life and a more just world.
The Seeking Justice in Arizona Fall Lecture Series, now in its 18th year, brings in experts from our local communities to discuss critical national issues in an Arizona context.
From the very beginning, the history and study of the American Revolution has been bound up with the national identity of the United States, and thus with the country’s present needs. In recent years, the competing imperatives of activists and journalists at both edges of our ideological spectrum have produced warring narratives of the American founding: slavery versus liberty, original sin versus germinal gift, a conclave of villains versus garden of heroes.
In the kick-off lecture of the 2022-23 Civic Discourse Project series, University of London’s Eric Kaufmann will present his research findings about what he calls “cultural socialism” on campus. According to professor Kaufmann, weak institutional protections for academic freedom and self-censorship impair debate and undermine viewpoint diversity on campus. He argues that “cancel culture” is weaker off-campus but on the rise.
States and local governments enacted numerous efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, with limited information about the nature of the virus and the efficacy of the mitigation strategies. Here we walk through the development of an agent-based model to theoretically explore the effects of various strategies.
Explore how SAGE Research Methods (SRM): Data Visualization can be used by instructors, researchers, and students for teaching and learning how to create impactful data visualizations. Information covered will include how researchers and students can use SRM: Data Visualization as a self-paced learning tool and how instructors can integrate SRM datasets and tutorials into their courses.
Understanding the exact problem and the specifics of that problem in data science are key from the who, what, when, where and why. Understanding the problem will guide in data collection or data selection to model selection. This presentation will discuss and increase your knowledge and skillset to identifying the problem in the data science project.
Data Science is an interdisciplinary field that uses the scientific method, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract valuable meaning and insights from data. Information covered will include the phases of data science and the various resources the Unit for Data Science and Analytics and the Hayden Library has to support your learning.