Open Scholarship Trainings from Center for Open Science

UC Libraries is collaborating with the CAHS Open Science Community of Practice to host the 7 module Center for Open Science trainings from January 22 to June 4, 2025. You are welcome to join and please share with your contacts that might be interested to attend.

Open Scholarship which includes concepts such as Open Science, Open Research, Open Data, and Open Access is a research approach that strives to make the research process as transparent and reproducible as possible.  These trainings cover topics such as reproducible methods, data management and sharing, research collaborations, and specific techniques such as preregistration, registered reports, preprints and teaching open scholarship.  We invite colleagues to register for the workshops facilitated by the Center for Open Science trainers as well as working sessions for hands on experience facilitated by UC Libraries focused on topics discussed in the trainings.  The sessions will be both in-person and hybrid with light refreshments for the in-person sessions.  Per the request of the COS facilitators, the sessions will be capped at 40 participants maximum. Given the cap, please ensure you can attend the sessions when registering. The faculty one stop instance will direct you to a MS form for registration.

Registration Link – https://ce.uc.edu/FacDev/Workshops/Details/19940.  The sessions will be held both in-person in the Visualization Lab 240H Braunstein in the Geology-Math-Physics Library and virtually.  

The curriculum and dates for the trainings are:

COS Module 1: Introduction to Open Scholarship – Jan 22

COS Module 2: Management and Sharing – Jan 29

UC working session – Feb 5

COS Module 3: Reproducible Methods – Feb 26

UC working session – March 5

COS Module 4: Research Collaboration on the Open Science Framework (OSF) – March 26

UC working session – April 9

COS Module 5: Research Sharing – April 23

UC working session – May 7

COS Module 6: Preregistration and Registered Reports – May 14

UC working session – May 28

COS Module 7: Teaching about Open Scholarship – June 4

Please contact AskData@UC.Edu if you have any questions about the trainings or the Center for Open Science.

Welcome to the New GIS Research Consultants

The Data and GIS Collab is pleased to welcome two new research consultants. 

Andrew Ho, GIS research consultant

Andrew is a current student pursuing a Bachelor of Urban Planning at DAAP. Andrew was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, or more commonly called as Saigon, in the tropical land of Vietnam. There, a vibrant fusion of French and East Asian architecture created a facade against the tree-lined boulevards, where modern skyscrapers clashed against centuries-old landmarks. That is also where he developed a loving passion for the urban environment.

Andrew previously worked as an intern at the Department of Planning and Architecture at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Along with planning and design, he got hands-on experience with GIS by working on research with logistical models and transportation networks. He hopes to continually enhance his skills while also helping others with GIS.

Andrew is in the Lab until December 2024 and will return in summer 2025 after his co-op.

Jenna Suhltz, GIS research consultant

Jenna Shultz is a 4th year Civil Engineering student. Jenna has previous GIS work experience through several traffic engineering co-ops and is considering getting a masters in Community Planning.  Jenna is currently on co-op and will be in the Collab starting in January 2025. 

The Data and GIS Collab

The Data and GIS Collab provides information and consultations on GIS, software, research projects involving spatial data, and workshops on topics such as Esri Storymaps and ArcGIS Online.

The Fall 2024 lab hours are:

DayMorningAfternoon
Monday9:00 am – 11:00 am2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday8:50 am – 10:50 am 
Wednesday9:00 am – 12:00 pm2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Thursday8:50 am – 10:50 am 
Friday10:00 am – 12:00 pm2:00 pm – 3:20 pm
Data & GIS Collab Fall 2024 hours

Questions? Email Askdata@uc.edu

A place to find UC Research Resources

Our research ecosystem at UC is spread across many departments and it can be a challenge to find the help you are looking for.  UC Libraries Research and Data Services team has a webpage with links to many of the resources that can help you find the right person to answer your questions and connect you to the tools that enhance your research.

Visit our updated Research & Data Resources page Research & Data Resources | University of Cincinnati (uc.edu) for resources and contacts through all stages in the research lifecycle.

If you are a UC research resource provider and would like to add your information, please contact askdata@uc.edu.

Updates to Print Maps Collections Access (Geo-Math-Physics Library)

When you visit the Geology-Math-Physics (GMP) Library this fall, you may notice big space changes that are now in progress.  As an early step to open up space, several map cases and cabinets that once lined the eastern and southern walls (entry level) have been moved to remote storage (UC Fishwick facility).  Cases of maps for the Tri-state region (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky), highly used for teaching and research, remain onsite and have been consolidated in the library’s southwest corner.

To access maps, we highly recommend that you seek a digital version of any map.  One great resource for digital maps is the USGS, particularly for topographical maps.   If you need help locating digital maps, email the libraries’ Research & Data Services team at askdata@uc.edu.

For more information on print maps, including those which remain at GMP Library and those which are now located in remote storage, please review our research guide page on the map collection.  Please visit the GMP Library for assistance with any map located onsite.  To request a map in remote storage, please complete this form and a member of the Science and Engineering Libraries team will contact you and help with your needs.

UC’s science libraries – GMP Library and Chemistry-Biology Library – are undergoing major space changes and consolidation in light of the demolition of Crosley Tower, including the Chemistry-Biology Library space, in late 2025.  In preparation for this, the Chemistry-Biology Library will close after spring semester 2025 and its research collections will relocate to GMP Library over time.  We look forward to realizing a long-term vision for a combined science library.

Thank you to Marcia Johnson for the June 2024 image.

Sage Campus Trial Now Available

UC Libraries is running a trial for Sage Campus, a platform for online learning of skills and research methods.  To access the trial, please visit the Campus trial information page: Univ of Cincinnati and Sage Campus Trial Information Page.  The trial will run from August 19 to November 22, 2024. 

Courses cover topics such as:

Research Planning

Getting Started with Data

Collecting Managing Data

Analyzing Data

Report Findings

Getting Published

Information Literacy

Check out the courses offered, share with your students, and let us know what you think of this resource. Email askdata@uc.edu to share your feedback.

ORCID and GitHub Sign Memorandum of Understanding – ORCID

ORCID profiles can now be linked to Github profiles.  What does this mean for you?  Now you can include your ORCID number on your Github profile.  It is also possible to add the URL of your Github account to your ORICD landing page.  If you need some help setting up your ORCID or linking these two resources, please contact askdata@uc.edu

To learn more check out the ORCID blog post on the memorandum.

Love Data Week Day 4

Research & Data Services

February 12-16, 2024
#LoveData24

Thursday, February 15, 2024 – Blog Post by Tiffany Grant, PhD, CDE

Today we will focus on diet and nutrition. Poor diet is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Over the last several decades consumption of processed foods and changing lifestyles have led to the development of unhealthy diets. The lockdowns of the pandemic and the increased use of remote technologies have also led to an increase in sedentary lifestyles and habits amplifying the impact of these already unhealthy lifestyles. Eating the right variety of foods in moderation can help to offset this impact and help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity.

What does a healthy diet look like?

The details of a “healthy diet varies for each person, but there are some common threads. Individuals should aim to incorporate nutrient-dense foods like vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats, and high-fiber carbs and limit low-nutrient, high-calorie foods like sweets, fatty meats, and fried and processed foods.

All healthy eating plans should include:

  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Lean meats and plant-based sources of protein
  • Less added sugar
  • Less processed foods

MyPlate.gov

MyPlate is a visual reminder to make healthy choices from each of the five groups. MyPlate.gov offers tips and resources that support healthy dietary patterns.

For healthy recipe ideas, check out My Plate. The MyPlate Quiz is a quick self-assessment tool that provides tailored resources based on answers to a series of simple questions about current eating habits. The results page provides a snapshot of how the user is doing in meeting food group recommendations. The user can then sync quiz results with the Start Simple with MyPlate app to set daily goals organized by food group. Each goal can be personalized to personal preference, cultural foodways, and budget needs, and includes sample tips as starter ideas.

Check out this mini-poster for more information and tips on nutrition, including portion amounts for each dietary component.

Grocery Shopping Tips

First consider your shopping cart divided into fourths.

  • Fill one half of your shopping cart with fruits and vegetables. These can be fresh, frozen, canned or dried. Start in the produce section to get more fresh produce.
  • Fill one fourth of the cart with whole grains like bread, tortillas, pasta, brown rice, quinoa, etc.
  • Fills one fourth with healthy proteins. This can include seafood and lean meats, but also nuts, nut butters, eggs and beans.
  • Aim to add dairy to your cart. Milk/dairy provides essential vitamins like calcium and vitamin D that you are less likely to get from other foods in the same quantity that milk provides. Other sources of dairy can include, yogurt and cheese. Also, when reading your label, you may find that many sources of dairy are also great sources of protein!

Similarly, your grocery cart should look like your plate.

  • Half plate of fruit and vegetables
  • Quarter plate of lean protein
  • Quarter plate of high-fiber carbohydrates

Nutrition Label Tips

Serving Size, Calories, and Macronutrients

  • Check serving sizes first! They may not be the same as the usual portion you take or the amount you assume it is.
  • A can of soup often has 2.5 “servings”, but a person often has 1 full can
  • A bag of chips often has 3 “servings,” but a person often has 1 full bag
  • Calories are good to check if you choose to look at just one part of the nutrition label
  • Fat, carbohydrates, and protein are worth checking

Nutrients to increase

  • Dietary fiber
  • Calcium
  • Potassium
  • Vitamin D

Nutrients to decrease

  • Saturated fat
  • Sodium
  • Added sugars

Ways to Use Nutrition Labels

  • Guide to serving and portion sizes
  • Compare two products to choose the healthier
  • Limit or increase consumption of calories or certain nutrients
  • Finding new foods that fit within your plan
     

List of Ingredients

  • Listed from highest to lowest quantity in the food product
  • Use it to find ingredients you may or may not want
  • You might want:
    • Whole grains
    • Olive, soybean, or canola oil
  • You may not want:
    • Added sugars like honey, sugar, molasses, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, turbinado sugar, agave syrup, brown rice syrup
    • Hydrogenated oil, partially hydrogenated oil
    • Nitrites, sodium nitrate
  • You can also check for preservatives, colors, flavors, and other types of additives

A great resource on reading food labels can be found here.

No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

References

Love Data Week Day 3

Research & Data Services

February 12-16, 2024
#LoveData24

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 –  Blog Post by Tiffany Grant, PhD, CDE

Did you know…

  • Prolonged sitting increases risk of spinal, shoulder, carpal tunnel, and leg disorders
  • Sitting for more than 3 hours/day increases risk for all-cause mortality deaths
  • Sitting too much increases cholesterol and accelerates weight gain
  • People who sit most of the day and people who smoke have the same risk of heart attack

Question: What is the single most important thing you can do this very moment for health?

Answer: MOVE!

Regular exercise is one of the most important things you do to improve your health. For those that don’t like the term “exercise”, let’s just use the term “movement” because virtually any movement counts, even those that don’t resonate as “exercise”. Throughout the day, aim to move more and sit less because some activity is better than no activity. Though seemingly small now, it will add up over time to equate to added health benefits.  

The CDC recommends 150 – 300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity/week or 75 minutes to 150 minutes of vigorous intensity activity/week. These minutes can be broken down into smaller chunks of time, such as 30 minutes/day for 5 days. Your activity can be walking, jogging, running, dancing, biking, mowing the lawn, walking the dog, golf, hiking, or virtually anything that will get you moving.

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Love Data Week – Day 2

Research & Data Services

February 12-16, 2024
#LoveData24

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 – Blog Post by Tiffany Grant, PhD, CDE

Today we will focus on health disparities. The term health disparity refers to differences in health and health care between groups that typically stem from broader inequities. Multiple definitions of health disparity exist including:

Healthy People 2030 definition of health disparity

A particular type of health difference that is linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage,” and that adversely affects groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of health disparity

Preventable differences in the burden, disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups and communities.

*Note that each definition refers to differences, and these differences are driven by a number of factors, including genetics, health behaviors, social and environmental factors, and access to health care.

Health disparities exist across all demographics in the US, and addressing them is essential to not only to those impacted, but to the overall health our our nation. Health disparties place a significant financial burden on individual, families, and the health care system.

Heart disease has been the number one cause of death for the last 100 years. In 2021 heart disease and stroke (5th leading cause of death) took more lives in the US than all forms of cancer and lower respiratory disease.

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Love Data Week Day 1

Research & Data Services

February 12-16, 2024
#LoveData24

Monday, February 12, 2024 – Blog Post by Tiffany Grant, PhD, CDE

Join UC Libraries Research & Data Services as we celebrate Love Data Week. The 2024 theme is “My Kind of Data”.

Question: What kind of data is the most personal?

Answer: Your own health data

Join us as we provide evidence-based data pertaining to the data that is most relevant to you. The information provided will help you be more knowledgeable about your health and provide impactful methods that can be incorporated relatively seamlessly into your day-to-day practices.

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