Author: Maze Ndukum

Contact me about:
  1. Research computing workshops (R, Python, Unix, cluster computing basics, MATLAB)
  2. Becker Library’s software licensing program and other sources of software on campus
Science and Informatics

Free Bioinformatics Training at WUSM

By — August 25, 2023

Becker Medical Library offers free trainings to introduce researchers to fundamentals of biomedical research computing, basic programming concepts and tools, and to prepare researchers for ongoing learning (https://becker.wustl.edu/services/research-computing/). Have you participated in any of the introductory genomic data analysis workshops through Becker Medical Library?  Are you interested in additional in-depth training to learn more about  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

January and February R Workshops: Slides, Code and Recordings Available

By — April 17, 2023

Becker Library’s Research Computing group provides the following free introduction to R workshops geared towards those new to programming and R: • Introduction to R – Data Exploration and Manipulation Using R base • Introduction to R – Data Visualization Using R base • Introduction to R – Data Visualization in R Using ggplot2 •  [Read more]

Announcements

WUIT Software Licensing’s Requests Moved to ServiceNow

By — June 16, 2022

Washington University Information Technology’s (WUIT) Software Licensing team manages site licenses for a variety of software to offer campus-wide access free of charge or at a discounted cost.   Effective June 2, 2022, WUIT’s Software requests have moved to ServiceNow, the platform for WUIT support and requests for services. Going forward all students, faculty and staff at WashU can  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Free SAS, SPSS and MATLAB Software for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

By — January 10, 2022

The Research Pod at Becker Library offers several software titles available for students and the Washington University School of Medicine for free. In addition, WashU’s Information Technology Software Licensing team manages site licenses for a variety of software for campus-wide access, free of charge or at a discounted cost. Undergraduate and graduate students can access  [Read more]

Announcements

Upcoming Login Changes for eRA Commons and NCBI Users

By , , , and — May 19, 2021

This page was updated April 27, 2022. The ways you log in to eRA Commons and NCBI accounts will be changing. eRA Commons NIH announced that two-factor authentication will soon be required for eRA Commons users as of early 2022.  Two options are available: Login.gov. account. With one login.gov account, users can sign into multiple  [Read more]

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

How to Use RStudio Projects to Structure R Working Directories

By — April 29, 2021

RStudio is a popular integrated development environment (IDE) with several point-and-click features that make using the R programming language and software environment easier. It works on multiple Operating Systems (OS) including Windows, macOS, Linux, and the online RStudio Cloud version. How R interacts with directories and the OS is very important. The current working directory  [Read more]

Announcements

NCBI is Transitioning to Federated Credentials in June 2021

By , , , and — February 11, 2021

NCBI will be transitioning from NCBI-managed login credentials to federated account login credentials managed by eRA Commons, Google or by a university point of access (WUSTL Key).  NCBI-managed login credentials currently allow users to login to their MyNCBI portal for resources such as PubMed, My Bibliography, and SciENcv. NCBI-managed login credentials also allow users to  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

WashU BioRender licensing helps users create professional scientific figures in minutes

By — January 7, 2021

You asked for it – now it’s here! Washington University Information Technology recently announced that BioRender is now available for purchase through the Software Licensing software catalog (please note you must be on a WashU network or connected via VPN to view this site). BioRender is a web-based application loaded with icons and templates designed to  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Research Computing Resources During COVID-19

By — May 6, 2020

The new Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) Scientific Compute Platform is a high performance computing resource open to all WashU researchers. Billing for services will be waived until FY22 to give researchers time to use the service and budget for usage. Recordings of the April compute platform training sessions are available via WUSTL Box. See the  [Read more]