Publications by R Consortium
R Ladies Cuernavaca Partners with Biotechnology Institute to Quickly Expand Reach in 2022
Nothing is harder than starting right as the pandemic hits. Today, R Consortium talks to Joselyn Chávez of R Ladies Cuernavaca about what it was like to establish a chapter right a pandemic hits, and how they haven’t just survived, but thrived and built community throughout Mexico. Group picture for the team at CCG Joselyn Chávez What is ...
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Indy UseR Growing as New Businesses like Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Move into Indianapolis
Shankar Vaidyaraman and Derrick Kearney sit down with R Consortium to talk about how the Indy UseR Group coped with the pandemic. They started moving towards online events early, how they work with a diverse group of coders and their interest in attracting non-coders to the language. Derrick Kearney Shankar Vaidyaraman What is the R community ...
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R Ladies Santa Rosa Leading with Other R Communities in Latin America to Create More Accessibility
R consortium talks to Yanina Bellini Saibene about how the pandemic has affected the R-Ladies Santa Rosa. Rather than being reactive to the events of the pandemic, she started a group called MetaDocencia with others to help educators get the resources to help students who are affected the most by the pandemic by using the same educational methods...
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Robin Donatello Talks About Growing an R Community at a State University
Growing a user base for R at a university can be challenging at the best of times, especially when dealing with the silos that are present in the university system. Robin Donatello with the Chico R Users Group talks about how this issue became both easier and harder to deal with due to the pandemic. Robin Donatello is an Associate Professor of S...
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Campus useR Group Frankfurt Using Non-Traditional Techniques to Increase Information Sharing
R Consortium recently talked to Till Straube of the Campus UseR Group, Frankfurt, Germany, about the group’s aim to provide an informal knowledge-sharing environment for Campus R users. The unique format of the group was difficult to achieve in online events, and they look forward to returning to in-person events. He explained that the group co...
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Interview with Ehouman Evans – Experience with R and Use with Agroforestry in Cotonou, West Africa
View the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yW5TRZslj8 Ehouman Evans (Ph.D.), Agroforestry Project Manager at CIRAD, gives an interview to the R Consortium about his journey with R, his career, how he’s applied his R knowledge to Agroforestry, and more. The interview was conducted by Kevin O’Brien of the Why R? Foundation. In...
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R Ladies Philly is Making a Difference with its Annual Datathon Focused on Local Issues
Alice Walsh and Karla Fettich of the R Ladies Philly talked to the R Consortium about the thriving R Community in Philadelphia. The group has broadened its reach both locally and internationally during the pandemic. However, they have a deep commitment to the local community and remain focused on local issues. Every year, the group partners with ...
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UPDATE: Successful R-based Test Package Submitted to FDA
The R Consortium is happy to announce that the R Submissions Working Group successfully completed the follow-up to the original pilot 1 eCTD submission! All submission materials can be found at: https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot1-to-fda The pilot 1 test submission was an example submission package following eCTD specifications whic...
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R Consortium Community Grants and Sponsorships Top USD $1,000,000
Fall Grant Application Cycle Starts September 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, August 28, 2019 – The R Consortium, a Linux Foundation project supporting the R Foundation and R community, today announced a major milestone of $1,000,000 in grants and sponsorships approved. This includes both grants for R projects like R-hub, R-Ladies, RC RUGS, and many more, ...
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New R Consortium Blog Guidelines
The R Consortium is posting new blog guidelines to help facilitate posts from members, ISC grants recipients and the community at large. Please review and send in your ideas! R Consortium Blog Overview The R Consortium blog will serve as a channel for the members, ISC grant recipients and the community at large to broadcast to a wide audience how...
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