thanks to a seed grant from Centre for Social & Cultural Data Science that resulted in this student-led project on music curation and Spotify: txtlab.org/2020/05/are-yo…

We’ve made some updates to the Data & Justice resource page. See them here: policyanddatascience.org/dataandjustice

In an op-ed in the The Globe and Mail, Derek Ruths takes a look at the new Canadian contact tracing app plan, privacy and his hopes that Canadians will adopt it.

#COVID19 has left Canada’s charitable sector overstretched and underfunded like never before. In his Policy Magazine article, MPP student Jameson Voisin outlines how #charities are struggling to raise funds and stay afloat during a time of increasing need. mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/…

Calling all R and Shiny App aficionados ⤵️

NEW FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY The Citizen Lab: "Citizen Lab Fellowship: Surveillance, Digital Security, and Race": citizenlab.ca/2020/06/citize…

From food security to #harmreduction, issues of #health and #equity are central in the fight against #COVID19. As part of our Policy Challenges during a Pandemic series, public policy experts provided their perspectives on these issues and more. mcgill.ca/x/4Ga

A big congratulations to the PODS fellows who graduated this month! 🎓

#ICYMI: Apply to be part of the first cohort of McCall MacBain Foundation scholars at McGill University! Applications close in September. mccallmacbainscholars.org/apply

Three new updates to our "reading list" - the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing, the #TidyTuesday community, and R-Ladies Montreal! ⤵️💫 policyanddatascience.org/reading-list

Super happy my shiny app got picked as a winner in the 2020 shiny contest! Congrats to all the winners, some really cool stuff this year, make sure to check them out! blog.rstudio.com/2020/07/13/win… #rstats #rstudio #DataScience

A post-doc position is available with the Media Ecosystem Observatory . More information here: cscds.ca/news/post-doc-…

The Black Law Students' Association of McGill published five reading recommendations for law students who want to learn more about systemic racism in Canada. mcgill.ca/x/4gQ

We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join our team! Please check our website for details 🖥🌱🔍🦠 mediaecosystemobservatory.com/Work-with-us

Data may not be neutral and it's often abused but it's necessary and powerful political tool. A great piece that features Yeshi who will be keynoting The HOPE Conference 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ next Tuesday ft.com/content/156f77…

Please always be kind on #TidyTuesday and also realize this may be the *first time* newcomers have engaged with the #rstats commmunity OR posted their work publicly. Default to celebrating others work and err on the side of asking if someone wants constructive feedback!

What's on at McGill in October: (a thread)