Celebrate 10 years of ScholarSip with 10 events running through June 2022.

From climate change and sustainability to racial inequities and health to data privacy, the 2021/2022 ScholarSip series will feature ten “food for thought” presentations by Drexel faculty, staff, and students across all disciplines. Join the Drexel Libraries and fellow Dragons as we exchange ideas and foster interdisciplinary research and collaboration. The list of webinars will be posted on our Events Calendar as they are scheduled.

This month, we are excited to welcome guest speaker

Kristene Unsworth, PhD
Drexel University
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Society
Assistant Teaching Professor

 Many organizations and government agencies make data readily available for public consumption. Crime data from the FBI, a wide variety of datasets from data.gov, and population data from the US Census are a few examples. What is the value of these datasets?

During her talk titled Ethical Use of Open Data: Exploratory Data Analysis in Criminal Justice, Professor Unsworth will discuss bringing exploratory data analysis skills via the statistical programming language R to criminology and justice studies students to critically examine the ethical issues of data access and use.

All Drexel faculty, professional staff, students, alumni and members of the public are invited to join us remotely for what promises to be a lively conversation with colleagues.

Please note that registration is required. All registrants will receive an email with the Zoom link and password on the day of the event. This event will be recorded and posted on the Libraries’ YouTube channel.

About ScholarSip

Now in its 10th year, ScholarSip is an annual event series hosted by the Drexel University Libraries that seeks to nurture Drexel’s intellectual life and cross-campus community through informal gatherings where faculty and professional staff exchange ideas sparked by greater awareness of interdisciplinary research. Each event includes social time to build acquaintances and a short “food for thought” presentation from a member of the Drexel community. ScholarSip provides an opportunity for members of the Drexel community to gather for conversation – along with a toast to the end of the academic term.

For more information about ScholarSip or to suggest a future topic, please contact Libraries Communications & Events Manager Stacy Stanislaw at svs22@drexel.edu.