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Announcements, Science and Informatics

Love Data Week 2026: DMS Trivia Challenge Brings Energy, Competition, and Community

By — April 1, 2026

What happens when you mix analysts, clinical research staff, directors, PhD students, marketing leaders, agile operations managers, and add walk-up songs and a Party Rocker? You get the first-ever DMS Trivia Challenge at Love Data Week 2026. Hosted by the Becker Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Team, the event brought together 11 teams representing roles  [Read more]

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

NIH DMS Plan Format Updates, 2026 Edition: What to Know

By — March 27, 2026

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will implement an updated format for Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs) effective May 25, 2026 (NOT-OD-26-046). While the underlying 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy remains unchanged, this new format reflects NIH’s broader effort to reduce administrative burden and improve consistency in how plans are written, reviewed,  [Read more]

Health and Science Communication

Communicating About Vaccines – Selected Resources

By — March 24, 2026

Clear communication about vaccines is essential for helping people make informed decisions about their health. The Center for Health & Science Communication at Becker Library has compiled several resources to assist with effective vaccine communication. American Academy of Pediatrics – Talking with Vaccine Hesitant ParentsThis resource offers healthcare providers best practices when communicating with patients who  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

From Germany to Japan: Georg Bartisch’s Cataract Surgery

By — March 4, 2026

Georg Bartisch’s Augendienst is one of the most famous books in the history of ophthalmology. While it is not the first ophthalmologic text to be printed in the vernacular German, it is perhaps the first text to grant the subject such elaborate treatment: Augendienst is no cheap pamphlet with basic illustrations, but a large folio  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: Recap and Recommendations

By — February 18, 2026

Recap  Recommendations for NIH-funded Authors Plan ahead. Communicate with co-authors about funder requirements and journal decisions before submitting a manuscript for peer review. Include the NIH Rights Statement in manuscripts submitted for peer review. This statement can be included with the grants acknowledgement section. The NIH Rights Statement serves to inform publishers and journals that the work  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Getting Started with Python Learning Using Jupyter and AI 

By — January 27, 2026

Are you new to Python programming?  Python is a free open-source programming language that supports multiple approaches to programming including object-oriented programming, scripting and automation. It is widely used for web development, data science and machine learning. Whether your goal is data analysis, building applications, or automating tasks, python offers an extensive library ecosystem and  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Tips for Submitting RNA-seq Data to GEO 

By — January 22, 2026

We have received several inquiries about depositing RNA-seq data generated by WashU’s Genome Technology Access Center (GTAC) into the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). As a result, it is a good time to write a blog article providing guidance on this issue for researchers on campus.  [Read more]

Announcements

Explore Consensus: Free 1-Year Trial of AI Search Engine for WashU Medicine

By — January 20, 2026

Becker Library has arranged for WashU Medicine faculty, staff, and trainees to have free trial access to Consensus, an AI search engine for academic research, from now through December 31, 2026. As an AI search engine, Consensus applies language models to more traditional literature search with the aim of helping researchers and students find, understand, and synthesize  [Read more]

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