Calendar of Events and Courses
Adobe Illustrator- Making a scientific figure
Tue, Feb 3 2026, 10 - 11:30am
Introduction to ArcGIS Online (Zoom)
Tue, Feb 3 2026, 2 - 4pm
Voter Education Table Events at Fondren
Tue, Feb 3 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Intro to Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve
Tue, Feb 3 2026, 4 - 5pm
Python Fundamentals - Part 2: Loops and Conditions
Wed, Feb 4 2026, 10am - 12pm
Patent Searching, Part I
Wed, Feb 4 2026, 11:30am - 1pm
Intro to Adobe Premiere Pro
Wed, Feb 4 2026, 2 - 3:30pm
2026 Spring Basic Excel Training - Part 1
Thu, Feb 5 2026, 12 - 1:30pm
The World is at your Command….line
Thu, Feb 5 2026, 1 - 4pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Feb 5 2026, 3 - 4pm
ArcGIS Online: Combing Data and Publishing Maps (Zoom)
Thu, Feb 5 2026, 3 - 5pm
Tableau Public I: Introduction
Fri, Feb 6 2026, 10am - 12pm
Beginner Affinity- The basics
Fri, Feb 6 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Introduction to ArcGIS Pro
Tue, Feb 10 2026, 12 - 2pm
Spring 2026 Voting 101- Be Election Ready
Tue, Feb 10 2026, 12 - 1pm
Beginner Photoshop- Working with layers
Tue, Feb 10 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Voter Education Table Events at Fondren
Tue, Feb 10 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Data Analysis and Visualization with Pandas in Python
Wed, Feb 11 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Defense Against Deception: Spotting Misinformation & Manipulated Data
Wed, Feb 11 2026, 1 - 2:30pm
Ethical Generative AI Use for Researchers
Wed, Feb 11 2026, 2:45 - 3:45pm
Overleaf Overview
Thu, Feb 12 2026, 12 - 1pm
Intro to High Performance Computing (HPC) with the Rice NOTS cluster
Thu, Feb 12 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Feb 12 2026, 3 - 4pm
Advanced Photoshop- Compositing images
Tue, Feb 17 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Fundamentals of Digital Photography
Tue, Feb 17 2026, 3 - 4pm
Network Analysis and Visualization with NetworkX in Python
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Intellectual Property Basics
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Design Principles
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Voter Education Table Events at Fondren
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm
2026 Spring Basic Excel Training - Part 2
Thu, Feb 19 2026, 12 - 1:30pm
Using HPC Interactively from your Browser with Open OnDemand
Thu, Feb 19 2026, 1 - 2:30pm
Studio Lighting Techniques
Thu, Feb 19 2026, 1:30 - 2:30pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Feb 19 2026, 3 - 4pm
Beginner- Adobe Illustrator, Making vectors
Fri, Feb 20 2026, 11am - 12pm
ArcGIS Pro: Mapping Tabular Data and Geocoding
Fri, Feb 20 2026, 1 - 3pm
Literature Reviews with Generative AI
Mon, Feb 23 2026, 1 - 2pm
ArcGIS Pro: Finding and Importing Geodata
Tue, Feb 24 2026, 10am - 12pm
Interactive Data Visualization in Python
Wed, Feb 25 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
The AI Reality Check for Academic Success: Evaluating AI Outputs For Your Research
Wed, Feb 25 2026, 1 - 2:30pm
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
Thu, Feb 26 2026, 10am - 12pm
Experience Builder - Develop Your Application by Connecting it with ArcGIS Online
Thu, Feb 26 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Feb 26 2026, 3 - 4pm
Adobe Illustrator- Making a scientific figure
Fri, Feb 27 2026, 10 - 11:30am
Introduction to Zotero: Collect, Organize, and Cite Research
Mon, Mar 2 2026, 3:45 - 4:45pm
Beginner Affinity- The basics
Tue, Mar 3 2026, 10:30 - 11:30am
Web Scraping with Python
Wed, Mar 4 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
ArcGIS Online: Buffers and Walk-time Analysis
Wed, Mar 4 2026, 2 - 4pm
Beginner Photoshop- Working with layers
Wed, Mar 4 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
2026 Spring Basic Excel Training - Part 3
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 12 - 1:30pm
Experience Builder - Next Steps: Elevate Your Application
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 3 - 4pm
Intro to Lightroom
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 4:30 - 6pm
Overleaf Overview
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 5 - 6pm
Advanced Zotero: Read, Annotate, Take Notes, and Draft/Outline Research
Mon, Mar 9 2026, 3:45 - 4:45pm
Design Principles
Tue, Mar 10 2026, 10 - 11:15am
Intro to Adobe Premiere Pro
Tue, Mar 10 2026, 2 - 3:30pm
ArcGIS Pro: Coordinate Systems
Tue, Mar 10 2026, 4 - 5:30pm
Introduction to Text Analysis with Voyant
Wed, Mar 11 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Patent Process Basics
Wed, Mar 11 2026, 11:30am - 12:45pm
Intro to Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve
Wed, Mar 11 2026, 3 - 4pm
ArcGIS Pro: Introduction to Geoprocessing
Thu, Mar 12 2026, 11am - 1pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Mar 12 2026, 3 - 4pm
Basics of R and Data in R
Mon, Mar 16 2026, 1 - 3pm
Cleaning Data in R
Tue, Mar 17 2026, 1 - 4pm
Wrangling Data in R with dplyr
Wed, Mar 18 2026, 1 - 3pm
Programming Basics in R
Thu, Mar 19 2026, 11 - 11:50am
Basic Statistics in R
Thu, Mar 19 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Mar 19 2026, 3 - 4pm
Data Visualization in R
Fri, Mar 20 2026, 1 - 3pm
ArcGIS Online: Publish Your Map with Instant Apps and Dashboards (Zoom)
Tue, Mar 24 2026, 12 - 2pm
Intermediate Text Analysis with Python
Wed, Mar 25 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Introduction to Rice's RANGE Cluster for AI
Thu, Mar 26 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Mar 26 2026, 3 - 4pm
ArcGIS Pro: Finding and Importing Geodata
Thu, Mar 26 2026, 3 - 5pm
Creating an Academic Poster with PowerPoint
Fri, Mar 27 2026, 11am - 12:30pm
Introduction to StoryMaps (Zoom)
Tue, Mar 31 2026, 2 - 3:30pm
Vibe Coding for Research: Accelerating Scientific Computing with AI
Wed, Apr 1 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
ArcGIS Pro: Analyzing Geographic Distributions and Spatial Patterns
Wed, Apr 1 2026, 2 - 4pm
Using DMC Resources for Podcasting
Wed, Apr 1 2026, 4 - 5pm
Introduction to Code Management with VS Code and GitHub
Thu, Apr 2 2026, 1 - 2:30pm
ArcGIS Online: Raster Analysis and GeoAI (Zoom)
Thu, Apr 2 2026, 2:30 - 4:30pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Apr 2 2026, 3 - 4pm
ArcGIS Pro: Mapping for Publication
Tue, Apr 7 2026, 12 - 2pm
Overleaf Overview
Wed, Apr 8 2026, 12 - 1pm
ArcGIS Pro: Census Data and Social Explorer
Thu, Apr 9 2026, 3:30 - 5am
Putting it all Together: Example Workflows using Rice's Research Computing and Data Services
Thu, Apr 9 2026, 1 - 3pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Apr 9 2026, 3 - 4pm
Introduction to ArcGIS Pro
Mon, Apr 13 2026, 3 - 5pm
ArcGIS Pro: Mapping Imagery and Historical Maps
Tue, Apr 14 2026, 3 - 5pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Apr 16 2026, 3 - 4pm
Introduction to Mapbox Studio (Zoom)
Tue, Apr 21 2026, 2 - 4pm
Introduction to QGIS
Wed, Apr 22 2026, 3 - 5pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Apr 23 2026, 3 - 4pm
Trademark Searching
Wed, Apr 29 2026, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Library Tour - No Sign-up Necessary
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 3 - 4pm