Lorena A Barba
@labarba.bsky.social
Engineering professor, computational scientist, jazz buff, techie, academic writer & font geek. Faculty director of the GW Open Source Program Office.
https://lorenabarba.com
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https://lorenabarba.com
www.linkedin.com/in/lorenabarba
Day 2 of the #GWOSCON launches with keynote speakers Andrea Fletcher and Remy DeCausemaker, leaders of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services OSPO
March 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Day 2 of the #GWOSCON launches with keynote speakers Andrea Fletcher and Remy DeCausemaker, leaders of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services OSPO
Inessa Pawson from Open Teams highlights the barriers for participation in open source software within academia
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Inessa Pawson from Open Teams highlights the barriers for participation in open source software within academia
March 2, 1867.
CHAP. CLVIII. — An Act to establish a Department of Education.
"…for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories."
CHAP. CLVIII. — An Act to establish a Department of Education.
"…for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories."
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March 2, 1867.
CHAP. CLVIII. — An Act to establish a Department of Education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be established, at the city of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ayiaku5sfzpuzbtgw6cmrlkd/bafkreianf2opb5djyqpdf5vh6sl3axgxb6tm6qk66rqubifbqwmypmwf6a@jpeg)
March 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
March 2, 1867.
CHAP. CLVIII. — An Act to establish a Department of Education.
"…for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories."
CHAP. CLVIII. — An Act to establish a Department of Education.
"…for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories."
I'm finally getting around to editing videos from online teaching during pandemic times (to remove dead times and student names and likeness), and uploading them to YouTube.
This is for my "Engineering Computations" undergraduate course: #Python functions
#EngineersCode #Jupyter
This is for my "Engineering Computations" undergraduate course: #Python functions
#EngineersCode #Jupyter
February 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I'm finally getting around to editing videos from online teaching during pandemic times (to remove dead times and student names and likeness), and uploading them to YouTube.
This is for my "Engineering Computations" undergraduate course: #Python functions
#EngineersCode #Jupyter
This is for my "Engineering Computations" undergraduate course: #Python functions
#EngineersCode #Jupyter
Oh, there’s a whole catalog of such papers. I went down that rabbit hole—read, “wormhole optimizer algorithm”—a few years ago…
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January 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Oh, there’s a whole catalog of such papers. I went down that rabbit hole—read, “wormhole optimizer algorithm”—a few years ago…
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Like many professors, I sometimes get bizarre requests from members of the public with an, ahem, scientific interest. This one ranks high on the bizarro scale!
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Like many professors, I sometimes get bizarre requests from members of the public with an, ahem, scientific interest. This one ranks high on the bizarro scale!
📢Friday, Oct. 25, 12– 1pm EST—today!—tune in to the live stream:
"Open Source Software as Infrastructure for Diamond Open Access" featuring @arfon.bsky.social @karthik.io, Rowan Cockett and yours truly, hosted by the GW OSPO
Zoom link to join: gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/9609436569...
"Open Source Software as Infrastructure for Diamond Open Access" featuring @arfon.bsky.social @karthik.io, Rowan Cockett and yours truly, hosted by the GW OSPO
Zoom link to join: gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/9609436569...
October 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
📢Friday, Oct. 25, 12– 1pm EST—today!—tune in to the live stream:
"Open Source Software as Infrastructure for Diamond Open Access" featuring @arfon.bsky.social @karthik.io, Rowan Cockett and yours truly, hosted by the GW OSPO
Zoom link to join: gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/9609436569...
"Open Source Software as Infrastructure for Diamond Open Access" featuring @arfon.bsky.social @karthik.io, Rowan Cockett and yours truly, hosted by the GW OSPO
Zoom link to join: gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/9609436569...
I wrote a demo using JupyterAI to auto-generate course learning objectives for all 108 engineering courses listed in the university bulletin for my department, based on their short descriptions…
Find the full demo via this short URL to nbviewer: http//go.gwu.edu/...
Find the full demo via this short URL to nbviewer: http//go.gwu.edu/...
October 27, 2023 at 11:59 AM
I wrote a demo using JupyterAI to auto-generate course learning objectives for all 108 engineering courses listed in the university bulletin for my department, based on their short descriptions…
Find the full demo via this short URL to nbviewer: http//go.gwu.edu/...
Find the full demo via this short URL to nbviewer: http//go.gwu.edu/...
AI playgrounds and chat apps are great, but have you heard about Jupyter AI?
I wrote a little lesson on using #JupyterAI for my students and colleagues, and my peeps everywhere.
go.gwu.edu/engcomp7less...
#Jupyter #OpenAI #EngineersCode
I wrote a little lesson on using #JupyterAI for my students and colleagues, and my peeps everywhere.
go.gwu.edu/engcomp7less...
#Jupyter #OpenAI #EngineersCode
October 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM
AI playgrounds and chat apps are great, but have you heard about Jupyter AI?
I wrote a little lesson on using #JupyterAI for my students and colleagues, and my peeps everywhere.
go.gwu.edu/engcomp7less...
#Jupyter #OpenAI #EngineersCode
I wrote a little lesson on using #JupyterAI for my students and colleagues, and my peeps everywhere.
go.gwu.edu/engcomp7less...
#Jupyter #OpenAI #EngineersCode