Beginning November 1, 2022, Cornell’s Center for Advanced Computing and Weill Cornell Medicine Scientific Computing, ITS, and Clinical and Translational Science Center are launching a new Scientific Computing Training Series. The Zoom-based training is available for free to all workforce members and students of Cornell, WCM, WCM-Q, and Cornell Tech. For full course descriptions, prerequisites, and Zoom links, visit the Scientific Computing Training Series page.

Upcoming Classes

Data Transfer Tools

Instructor: Ben Trumbore Date: November 1, 2022, 9am-10am EST Introduction to tools used to transfer data between computer systems and to cloud storage, including FTP, SCP, SFTP, rsync, rclone and Globus. Register via the Scientific Computing Training Series page.

Introduction to Modern R Data Analysis

Instructor: Christopher Cameron Date: November 9, 2022, 9am-10am EST Overview of R Studio interfaces and popular modern data manipulation and visualization packages in R (especially ggplot and dplyr). Register via Zoom on the Scientific Computing Training Series page.

Introduction to Jupyter Lab for Python

Instructor: Christopher Cameron Date: November 15, 2022, 9am-10am EST Showcases the features of Jupyter notebooks and demonstrates how to use and share notebooks effectively. Register via Zoom on the Scientific Computing Training Series page. 

Introduction to Python

Instructor: Chris Myers Date: December 6, 2022, 9am-10am EST Introduction to the Python programming language and the broader Python software ecosystem. Register via Zoom on the Scientific Computing Training Series page.

Linux for Researchers

Instructor: Steve Lantz Date: December 13, 2022, 9am-10am EST Introduction to using Linux operating systems. Register via Zoom on the Scientific Computing Training Series page.