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Ever feel like the internet is one giant treasure map and your next dataset is hiding just out of sight? Grab your digital compass—this workshop will show you how to uncover data gems tucked inside everyday websites, demystifying web scraping tools and tackling static pages together. You’ll learn how to spot promising data sources, peel back the layers of HTML using R, and transform online chaos into clean, structured information you can actually use.

For Indigenous Peoples, data is not just information, it is a living extension of identity, land, language and community. This session explores Indigenous data sovereignty as a vital response to ongoing data extraction and management.

Zotero is citation management software that takes (most of) the pain of writing papers with citations.In this hands-on session, we will provide an overview of the software and help participants develop a level of familiarity with it so that they can begin working on their academic projects more efficiently.

Zotero is citation management software that takes (most of) the pain of writing papers with citations.In this hands-on session, we will provide an overview of the software and help participants develop a level of familiarity with it so that they can begin working on their academic projects more efficiently.

Take your literature review one step further!

Geared towards graduate students in the environmental sciences who wish to conduct a systematic review for either a thesis, coursework or journal publication, this workshop will outline systematic review methods and search strategy development through a combination of presentation and interactive activities.

Join us for a free ballet-inspired lunchtime barre class on February 18th. All bodies and mobility levels are welcome!

Space is limited, so please register in advance.

Join Monique Chambers, Senior Training Specialist from EDIRO and Stacey Jacobs, Education Coordinator, Sexual & Gender-based Violence Prevention from SVPRO in building a culture of consent, care, belonging and respect on our campus.
 

Dr. Sarah Connors (she/her), Indigenous Naturopathic Doctor & Birth Doula, will dive into all things menstruation and hormones in relation to PCOS and Endometriosis. We will look at how PCOS and Endometriosis can impact your experience of the menstrual cycle, dispel some of the common myths about these conditions, and chat about strategies to support you in living with these conditions.

WICI welcomes Dr. Peter Lewis from Ontario Technical University, where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and is the Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology.

What is Cornerstone? Cornerstone is Velocity's two-week sprint for students and researchers from any faculty who want to explore an idea they have or even just an area of interest with a supportive community.