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nlmixr2 7.0
pharma
submissions
clinical research
announcements
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The nlmixr2 Working Group announces nlmixr2 7.0, with parallel focei solving, new defaults, more robust saem, experimental estimation engines, and many new ODE solvers.

R Consortium
Aug 10, 2026

Comparison of code written for computers and code written for reviewers, emphasizing readable and transparent reviewer-centric R code

Making R Submissions Reviewable for FDA
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pharma
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Practical guidance from R Consortium Submissions Working Group discussion on making R-based regulatory submissions easier to reproduce, inspect, and trust.

R Consortium Submissions Working Group
Aug 5, 2026

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What Makes R Strong: Reflections from useR! 2026
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From R Core governance and digital sovereignty to community resilience in Ukraine, R Consortium Board Chair Mike K Smith shares key emerging trends at useR! 2026 in Warsaw.

Mike K Smith, R Consortium Board Chair
Jul 20, 2026

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R Consortium Awards First Round of 2026 Technical Grants
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The R Consortium’s Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) is pleased to announce the first round of 2026 technical grant recipients. These seven projects will receive…

R Consortium
Jul 14, 2026

The Warehouse homepage — Find R packages by what they do

Searching the R Ecosystem by Function, Not Package Name
ai
software development

Kylie Ainslie built The Warehouse, an AI-assisted site that helps users discover R packages by describing what they want to do.

R Consortium
Jul 8, 2026

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Fitting PK/PD Models to Published Data with admixr2
pharma
submissions
clinical research
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The nlmixr2 Working Group introduces admixr2 for fitting pharmacometric models to published aggregate data and model-based meta-analysis summaries in R.

R Consortium
Jul 6, 2026

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Introducing {aggreCAT}: Mathematical aggregation of expert judgments
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software development

aggreCAT is an open-source R package hosted on CRAN designed for mathematically aggregating expert judgments

David P. Wilkinson, Elliot Gould
Jun 23, 2026

Nicolas Nguyen, developer of the planr R package

Supply Chain Planning with R: An Interview with Nicolas Nguyen, Developer of the planr R Package
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supply chain

Nicolas Nguyen discusses how the planr R package brings demand and supply planning workflows from spreadsheets into reproducible, programmable R workflows.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2026

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Survival Analysis with nlmixr2
pharma
submissions
clinical research
announcements
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Justin Wilkins and the nlmixr2 Development Team show how to fit parametric time-to-event models in nlmixr2 using the package’s custom log-likelihood interface.

R Consortium
May 28, 2026

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Open Source Makes AI Better
ai
software development

Investing in people, languages, and shared infrastructure gives companies a stronger foundation for AI.

Terry Christiani, Executive Director
May 20, 2026

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Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions
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announcements
submissions
pharma
working groups

The R Consortium R Submissions Working Group received the FDA’s review letter for Pilot 4, summarizing the evaluation of using WebAssembly and Docker containers to package…

R Consortium
May 14, 2026

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Investing in the R Community: Our Support for Global R Events in 2026
top level projects
events
announcements

In 2026, the R Consortium is supporting global R events and community initiatives to strengthen collaboration, accessibility, and long-term ecosystem growth.

R Consortium
Apr 15, 2026

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Collaborating between Bioconductor and R-universe on Development of Common Infrastructure
top level projects
infrastructure
announcements

R-consortium ISC top-level project R-universe is working with Bioconductor to help gradually modernize parts of its infrastructure, while accommodating the project’s scale…

The rOpenSci Team, The Bioconductor Team
Apr 8, 2026

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Q1 2026 Update: Community Growth, Collaboration, and Momentum Across the R Ecosystem
top level projects
isc
announcements
rugs
events

I have focused my efforts as executive director in building a sustainable, annual platform for community events. These events provide a collegial and relevant venue for…

Terry Christiani, Executive Director
Mar 19, 2026

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Igniting an R Movement in the Philippines: RNVSU’s Open Science Vision
rugs
software development
asia

Dr. Orville D. Hombrebueno, Romnick Pascua, Mer Joseph Q. Carranza, Richard J. Taclay, and Mart Jasper G. Antonio, organizers of the R User Group of Nueva Vizcaya State…

R Consortium
Mar 11, 2026

Jeremy Horne on Building Inclusive R Communities Across the UK

Jeremy Horne on Building Inclusive R Communities Across the UK
rugs
software development

Jeremy Horne, organizer of the Birmingham R User Group and founder of the data and analytics consultancy Datacove, recently spoke with the R Consortium about rebuilding…

R Consortium
Mar 2, 2026

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R Submissions Working Group: 2026 Plans and 2025 Success
submissions
pharma
rugs
ai
working groups

The R Consortium Submission Working Group is excited to announce a new Pilot 6 and Pilot 7. This post includes news on Pilot 4 (Containers and Webassembly), Pilot 5…

R Consortium
Feb 13, 2026

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Bringing Students, Researchers, and Industry Together with R in Malaysia
rugs
software development
asia

Richie Yu Yong Poh, organizer of the Malaysia R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about building a national R community centered around its annual conference.

R Consortium
Feb 5, 2026

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From nlmixr2 Working Group: nlmixr2 inter occasion variability
pharma
submissions
clinical research
announcements
working groups

nlmixr2, a R-based open-source nonlinear mixed-effects modeling software package that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and is suitable for regulatory…

R Consortium
Feb 3, 2026

Figure 1: The first data point of each toy data set.

Statistical Inference for Persistence Diagrams
isc
software development

{inphr} supports statistical inference for samples of persistence diagrams from persistent homology. It focuses on comparing populations of diagrams across different data…

Manon Simonot, Aymeric Stamm
Jan 28, 2026

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Contributing to base R with Coding Equity and Joy - Inside the R Contributors Project
rugs
lgbtq+
software development
women in tech

Ella Kaye, Research Software Engineer at the University of Warwick and one of the organizers of the R Contributors project, also on Meetup, recently spoke with the R…

R Consortium
Jan 13, 2026

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Crops, Code, and Community Build R-Mob User Group in Australia
rugs
software development
environment

Dr. Asad (Md) Asaduzzaman, organizer of R-Mob, the R user group at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia, discusses how his group is strengthening R capacity in…

R Consortium
Jan 12, 2026

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Applied Epidemiology in R: Cape Town R User Group’s Contribution to Global Immunization
rugs
software development
epidemiology
africa

Jared Norman and Retselisitsoe Monyake, organizers of the Cape Town R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about strengthening South Africa’s R community and…

R Consortium
Jan 7, 2026

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2025 in Review: Growth, Community, & Momentum
infrastructure
rugs
members

This Year in Review post nicely recaps the R Consortium’s 2025 highlights—major community events (R/Medicine, useR!, R+AI), continued growth of sponsored RUGs and R-Ladies+…

Terry Christiani, executive director, R Consortium
Dec 18, 2025

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Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R
infrastructure
announcements

The Software Sustainability Institute (UK) has awarded a grant of USD $650,000 under the Research Software Maintenance Fund, to the project Enabling the Next Generation of…

R Consortium
Dec 18, 2025

Empowering Government Professionals in Nepal Using R programming for Forestry Data Analysis

Empowering Government Professionals in Nepal Using R programming for Forestry Data Analysis
rugs
asia
environment

In a seven-day program run by the Forest Research and Training Center (Koshi Province, Nepal) with EnviroDataR Group Nepal, participants learned practical workflows (data…

Prakash Lamichhane, Research Officer at Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal
Dec 17, 2025

Gergely Daroczi, organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network (BURN)

Reviving Budapest Users of R Network and Reversing Diabetes: How Gergely Daroczi Brings Data to Life with R
rugs
software development
eu

Gergely Daroczi, organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network (BURN), recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to reignite Hungary’s R community after the…

R Consortium
Dec 16, 2025

R Consortium webinar - Johnson & Johnson (J&J) case study of their successful “Hybrid R/SAS” submission strategy to the FDA - All 3 speakers pictured: Alicia Humphreys, Steven Haesendonckx, and Linshan Yuan

Johnson & Johnson’s Success Story: A Hybrid R/SAS Strategy for FDA Submission
submissions
pharma
members
working groups

Johnson & Johnson shares how a pragmatic hybrid R/SAS workflow—SAS for ADaM derivation and R for TFLs—enabled successful FDA submission while maintaining reviewer-friendly…

R Consortium
Dec 15, 2025

Bridging Gaps and Breaking Barriers: A Year of R Innovation with the China PharmaRUG

Bridging Gaps and Breaking Barriers: A Year of R Innovation with the China PharmaRUG
asia
pharma
events

Guest post: In 2025, the China PharmaRUG connected local and global R-in-pharma communities through hybrid events, an APAC track at R/Pharma, and a strategy-focused session…

Joe Zhu, Roche, Yanli Chang, Johnson & Johnson
Dec 11, 2025

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Growing an R Community in a Shifting Tech Landscape: The Story of R-Ladies Zurich
rugs
eu
women in tech

Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how her team keeps a technically focused R community thriving in Switzerland as tools, workplaces, and expectations…

R Consortium
Dec 9, 2025

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Expanded FDA eCTD File Format Support for R Packages — A Milestone Achieved Through Industry–FDA Collaboration
submissions
pharma
announcements
working groups

A milestone! FDA expands accepted R file formats, resulting directly from joint work between industry and FDA through the R Consortium Submissions Working Group.

R Consortium
Dec 8, 2025

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A First for Pakistan: Karachi R User Group Builds R Ecosystem from Scratch
rugs
software development
asia

Muhammad Uzair Aslam, founder of the Karachi R User Group, spoke with the R Consortium about growing an open and volunteer-led R community in Pakistan—one of the first of…

R Consortium
Dec 4, 2025

JD Long, keynote speaker for R!sk 2026

R Consortium announces JD Long as keynote speaker for R!sk 2026
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events

The R Consortium is pleased to announce that James “JD” Long, CTO at Palomar, and co-author of R Cookbook, will deliver the keynote address at R!sk 2026, being held…

R Consortium
Dec 4, 2025

Ronah Shah, Pune R User Group organizer

Connecting Pharma, Students, and R: Ronak Shah on Strengthening the Pune R Ecosystem
rugs
software development
pharma

Ronak Shah, co-organizer of the Pune R User Group in India, is energizing a growing R community that connects students, professionals, and data enthusiasts across the city.

R Consortium
Dec 2, 2025

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nlmixr2 is Becoming an R Consortium Working Group
pharma
submissions
clinical research
announcements
working groups

The vision of nlmixr2 is to develop a R-based open-source nonlinear mixed-effects modeling software package that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and is…

R Consortium
Nov 26, 2025

Dr Paolo Bosetti, founder of R-Trento User Group (R-TUG), and Associate Professor, University of Trento, Italy

From the adas.utils Package to R-Trento: Paolo Bosetti on Building Tools and Community
rugs
eu
software development

Paolo Bosetti discusses his path from creating the adas.utils package to fostering collaboration with the R-Trento community.

R Consortium
Nov 25, 2025

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Expanding the Reach of R Across Cleveland’s Data and Tech Community
rugs
insurance/risk
north america

Alec Wong, organizer of the Cleveland R Users Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about energizing the local R community and supporting data professionals in a…

R Consortium
Nov 24, 2025

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kuzco | Computer Vision made easy
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

Discover how {kuzco} advances computer vision with LLMs, simplifying analysis and enhancing accessibility.

R Consortium
Nov 22, 2025

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Introducing {geodl}: An R package for geospatial semantic segmentation
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

{geodl}introduces cutting-edge deep learning approaches tailored for geospatial applications.

R Consortium
Nov 20, 2025

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Jarl: just another R linter
infrastructure
software development

Remove bad patterns in your R code in the blink of an eye.

Etienne Bacher
Nov 20, 2025

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mini007 - A Lightweight Framework for Multi-Agent Orchestration in R
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

Discover mini007, a new R package for orchestrating multi-agent frameworks in LLM workflows.

R Consortium
Nov 16, 2025

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Brand your docs, apps, and ggplots using LLMs
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

Elevate your R projects with {brandthis}: Effortlessly craft branded documents using large language models.

R Consortium
Nov 15, 2025

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Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) in the Age of LLMs and ChatGPT
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

Exploring the relevance of Gradient Boosting Machines in the AI and LLM era. Are GBMs still the best?

R Consortium
Nov 15, 2025

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Keeping LLMs in Their Lane: Focused AI for Data Science and Research
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development
members

Explore Joe Chang’s insights on responsibly harnessing LLMs in data science and research.

R Consortium
Nov 15, 2025

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Me, Myself, and Claude: Scaling an R Consultancy with AI-Assisted Development
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

How Jasmine Daly uses AI-assisted development to scale an R-based data science consultancy, deepen R intuition, and say yes to bigger, more meaningful projects.

R Consortium
Nov 15, 2025

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Tracking the Evolution of R and Python Tools for GenAI
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

Insights into building GenAI applications using R and Python, focusing on model interfaces, context handling, and result validation.

R Consortium
Nov 15, 2025

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R+AI: Use RAG from your database to gain insights into the R Consortium
r+ai 2025
ai
events
software development

At R+AI 2025, Oracle Machine Learning’s Mark Hornick and Sherry LaMonica showed how R users can apply Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to R Consortium blog data using…

R Consortium
Nov 14, 2025

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Learning Shiny, Together: A Collaborative Reading Club Around Mastering Shiny in Buenos Aires
rugs
south america

R-Ladies Buenos Aires and R en Buenos Aires organized a community-based reading club to learn Mastering Shiny together, creating a supportive environment for learning and…

R-Ladies Buenos Aires & R in Buenos Aires User Group
Nov 4, 2025

The R logo - The R logo is © 2016 The R Foundation - https://www.r-project.org/logo/

The Sovereign Tech Fund invests $450,000 in R Foundation to Enhance R’s Sustainability and Security
events
infrastructure

R Foundation embarking on a crucial project to modernize R’s core infrastructure, improve its maintainability, and fortify its supply chain.

R Consortium
Oct 2, 2025

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Oracle R Distribution 4.4.1 Now Available with Enhanced Performance
announcements

Oracle releases Oracle R Distribution 4.4.1 with up to 2.5× faster performance via Intel MKL optimizations, available across supported platforms.

R Consortium
Sep 10, 2025

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🚀 R Consortium Technical Grant Cycle Opens Today — Your Chance to Make a Mark
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events
announcements

The R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) has opened the second grant cycle of 2025. Learn how to apply for funding to support your R community infrastructure…

R Consortium
Sep 1, 2025

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Spotify Stats and Real Estate Insights: R User Group Finland Builds Practical Projects
rugs
events

Vicent Boned and Marc Eixarch, organizers of the R User Group Finland, spoke with the R Consortium about how they revived the local R community by focusing on fun, practical…

R Consortium
Aug 25, 2025

Ekaterina Akimova-Höpner, founder of R-Ladies Salzburg

How R Powers Cancer Research and Community Teaching in Austria
rugs
events
women in tech

Ekaterina Akimova-Höpner, founder of the R-Ladies Salzburg chapter, recently spoke with the R Consortium about using R to support cutting-edge cancer research and building a…

R Consortium
Aug 20, 2025

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R Loves Math: cpp11armadillo connects R with Armadillo C++ linear algebra library, prioritizes prioritize safety over speed
isc
announcements
submissions
pharma
infrastructure

cpp11armadillo connects R with the Armadillo C++ linear algebra library through the modern cpp11 interface, providing developers with safer, more flexible tools for…

R Consortium
Aug 19, 2025

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Julia Silge on Fostering a Technical, Inclusive R Community in Salt Lake City
rugs
north america
women in tech

How do you sustain an active R community in a region without a central tech hub?

R Consortium
Jul 29, 2025

R Consortium webinar - R for Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Identifying Needs, Streamlining Processes, Building Bridges, June 30, 2025, presented by Karolin Struck, SmartStep, Christian Haargaard Olsen, Novo Nordisk, Rose Hart, Dark Peak Analytics

R for Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Identifying Needs, Streamlining Processes, Building Bridges
events
working groups
members

Join the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) working group in building a strategy for standardization or automation for the HTA process.

R Consortium
Jul 11, 2025

R+AI 2025 Call for Proposals Now Open!

R+AI Call for Proposals
events
ai

Join us at R+AI 2025, Nov 12-13, 2025, our inaugural conference dedicated to the open-source R community and every facet of artificial intelligence.

R Consortium
Jul 10, 2025

Data Sunday 2024

UPDATED: Teaching R to investigative journalists in Brazil
rugs
events
south america

The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji)’s annual international congress will take place on July 10th-13th, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil. - UPDATED with…

R Consortium
Jul 7, 2025

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Strength in Numbers
environment
software development
north america

How developing an analytics community at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has led to technological integrations and process improvements.

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Jul 1, 2025

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“Visualise, Optimise, Parameterise!” - Writing dataviz code - UPDATED
r/medicine 2025
software development

Enhance your R plots with parameterization to create reusable and interactive visualizations.

R Consortium
Jun 29, 2025

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A Framework for Cohort Building in R - Nuria Mercade-Besora and Edward Burn
r/medicine 2025
healthcare
epidemiology
software development
women in tech

Simplify patient cohort management in R with CohortConstructor, using OMOP Common Data Model for healthcare data.

R Consortium
Jun 24, 2025

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In the Nix of Time: Creating a reproducible analytical environment with Nix and {rix}
r/medicine 2025
clinical research
software development

Explore how Nix and {rix} transform Shiny app development with seamless reproducibility.

R Consortium
Jun 24, 2025

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REDCapSync and RosyREDCap for standardized data pipelines and exploratory data analysis
r/medicine 2025
clinical research
software development
healthcare

REDCapSync & RosyREDCap streamline clinical data analysis with R, enhancing research insights & efficiency.

R Consortium
Jun 24, 2025

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The power of {targets} package for reproducible data science
r/medicine 2025
software development

Explore how the targets package in R enhances reproducibility in data science workflows.

R Consortium
Jun 24, 2025

First Steps with SQL in R - Chris Battison

First Steps with SQL in R: Making Data Talk
r/medicine 2025
software development

Discover SQL’s power in R for clinical data analysis with Chris Battiston’s beginner-friendly workshop.

R Consortium
Jun 23, 2025

Publishing Quarto dashboards - Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

Quarto Dashboards: from zero to publish in one hour
r/medicine 2025
events

Discover the power of Quarto Dashboards for data visualization with Professor Çetinkaya-Rundel’s guide!

R Consortium
Jun 23, 2025

Supporting R Learners - Panel

Supporting R learners on the job during interesting times: A panel of R educators
r/medicine 2025
rugs
ai

Insights from R/Medicine 2025 panel on supporting R learners.

R Consortium
Jun 23, 2025

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Using R shiny to perform and automate decision-analytic modeling for cost-effectiveness analysis
r/medicine 2025
healthcare
clinical research
software development
R Consortium
Jun 23, 2025

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Visualising data for patients: create accessible charts
software development

Learn to create accessible, clear charts in R with colorblind and autism-friendly palettes, enhancing inclusivity.

R Consortium
Jun 23, 2025

Advanced Distance Metrics for High-Dimensional Clustering: introducing 'distanceHD' R-package - Jung Ae Lee

Advanced Distance Metrics for High-Dimensional Clustering: introducing ‘distanceHD’ R-package
r/medicine 2025
software development

Discover distanceHD, a new R package for high-dimensional clustering with innovative distance metrics.

R Consortium, Software Development
Jun 22, 2025

Accelerometry Biomarker Framework - Michael Kane

An Accelerometry Biomarker Framework with Application in Vigilance in UK Biobank Data
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

This R/Medicine 2025 talk looks into using accelerometry as a biomarker for assessing vigilance.

R Consortium, Healthcare
Jun 22, 2025

Application of attention mechanism - Robert Devine

Application of attention mechanism to improve performance of llm/mllm used across R/Medicine
r/medicine 2025
submissions

Explore how attention mechanisms improve regulatory submissions in R/Medicine, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Reinventing medicine with AI - Keynote - Ziad Obermeyer

Bedside to Bench - Reinventing medicine with AI
r/medicine 2025
ai

Explore how AI is revolutionizing medical discovery, from knee pain to sudden cardiac death, as discussed by Dr. Ziad Obermeyer at R/Medicine 2025.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Bootstrap inference made easy - Måns Thulin

Bootstrap inference made easy: p-values and confidence intervals in one line of code
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

Learn how to simplify your use of bootstrap methods in R with the boot.pval package for more reliable statistical inference.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Co-occurrence analysis and knowledge graphs for suicide risk prediction - Thomas Charlon

Co-occurrence analysis and knowledge graphs for suicide risk prediction
r/medicine 2025
software development
healthcare

Explore how R packages nlpembeds and kgraph revolutionize mental health diagnostics with NLP.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Dengue Forecasting - Thiyanga S. Talagala

Dengue Forecasting Addressing the Interrupted Effect from COVID-19 Cases
r/medicine 2025
epidemiology
healthcare

Addressing COVID-19’s impact on Dengue forecasting using adaptive statistical models in Sri Lanka.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Ethical Considerations of Contrasts in Statistical Modeling of Medical Equity - Dwight Barry and Nicole Chicoine

Ethical Considerations of Contrasts in Statistical Modeling of Medical Equity
r/medicine 2025
healthcare

Explore how coding choices in R impact healthcare equity, focusing on ethical implications in regression analysis.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Improve reproducibility in medical research with controlled vocabularies - Jonathan Pearce

Improving Reproducibility of Medical Research with Controlled Vocabularies
r/medicine 2025
software development

The crux of reproducibility lies in the precise and consistent implementation of the original work.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

rUM - biomedical research reproducibility - Gealis and Balise

Mix, Pour, Share: The rUM Cocktail for Biomedical Project Packaging
r/medicine 2025
software development
healthcare

Discover rUM 2.2, a game-changer for biomedical research reproducibility, developed at the University of Miami.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

From Machine Learning to Generative AI - Erin LeDell

Model Evaluation: From Machine Learning to Generative AI
r/medicine 2025
ai

R/Medicine 2025 Keynote Day 2: Dr. Erin LeDell explores the evolution of AI evaluation from deterministic models to complex generative AI systems.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Automating Patient Inquiry Tracking - Tanya Cashorali

No More Copy-Paste: Automating Patient Inquiry Tracking in Pharma with Shiny
r/medicine 2025
pharma
healthcare

Automating patient inquiry tracking in pharma with R Shiny: A game-changer in specialty pharma coordination.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

`nonprobsvy`, an R package for non-probability sample inference - Maciej Beręsewicz

nonprobsvy – An R package for modern methods for non-probability survey
r/medicine 2025
clinical research
software development

Discover nonprobsvy, an R package for non-probability sample inference, enhancing survey analysis.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Day 2 Opening Remarks - Emily Zabor

Opening Remarks - Day 2
r/medicine 2025
events

Day 2 Opening Remarks for R/Medicine 2025: Emily Zabor covers R’s role in medical innovation and research.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Optimizing Public Healthcare Cost Recovery with R in Argentina - Ariana Bardauil and Dacio Martinez - Ministry of Health - Buenos Aires City Government

Optimizing Public Healthcare Cost Recovery with R: A Use Case from Argentina
r/medicine 2025
healthcare

Discover how Buenos Aires leverages R to optimize healthcare cost recovery, enhancing efficiency & sustainability.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Preprocessing Electronic Health Records - Kimberley Lactaoen

Preprocessing Electronic Health Records for Analysis-Ready Data in an Asthma Cohort
r/medicine 2025
healthcare
clinical research

Kimberly Lactaoen tackles EHR data challenges in asthma research using R’s tidyverse suite.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

rainbowR, a supportive community for LGBTQ+ R coders - Ella Kaye

rainbowR: A community for LGBTQ+ folks who code in R
r/medicine 2025
lgbtq+

Discover rainbowR, a supportive community for LGBTQ+ R coders promoting inclusivity and activism.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Refactor or Preserve with Shiny apps - Dror Berel

Refactor or Preserve? Challenging ‘If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It’ Mindset in Shiny App Lifecycle
r/medicine 2025
software development

Explore the balance between refactoring and preserving in Shiny app lifecycle with Dror Berel’s insights.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Retrospective clinical data harmonisation reporting - Jeremy Selva

Retrospective clinical data harmonisation reporting using R and Quarto
r/medicine 2025
software development
clinical research

Explore Jeremy Selva’s approach to clinical data harmonization using R and Quarto, enhancing transparency and efficiency in reporting.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

riskcalc.org, a platform for clinical risk calculators - Alex Zajichek

riskcalc.org: A Repository of Risk Calculators for Medical Decision Making
r/medicine 2025
healthcare
insurance/risk

Exploring riskcalc.org, a platform for clinical risk calculators using R, Shiny, and open-source tools.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Rix - reproducible data science environments with Nix - Bruno Rodrigues

Rix: reproducible data science environments with Nix
r/medicine 2025
software development

Boost R reproducibility with Nix and {rix}! Explore tools for consistent data science environments.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Closing Remarks - Day 2 - Michael Kane

R/Medicine 2025 - Closing Remarks - Final Day - Michael Kane
r/medicine 2025
events
eu

Closing remarks from Michael Kane at R/Medicine 2025: community, innovation, and future directions.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Opening Remarks - Day One - Emily Zabor

R/Medicine 2025 Opening Remarks - Thursday
r/medicine 2025
events

R/Medicine 2025 is officially underway! Opening remarks on Day One by Emily Zabor, R/Medicine 2025 chair.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Closing Remarks - Day 1 - Peter Higgins

R/Medicine Day 1 Closing Remarks
r/medicine 2025
events

Highlights and insights from Day 1 of R/Medicine 2025 with Peter Higgins’ closing remarks.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

{cards} R package for statistical analysis - Davide Garolini

Supercharging Statistical Analysis with ARDs and the {cards} R Package
r/medicine 2025
clinical research
pharma

Discover how the {cards} R package revolutionizes statistical analysis with the ARD Model for reproducibility.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Swimmer Plots with ggswim - Richard Hanna

Swimmer Plots with ggswim
r/medicine 2025
clinical research
software development

ggswim is an R package developed to ease the creation of swimmer plots.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

`teal` in R for interactive clinical data analysis - Dony Unardi

teal Mastery: From Pre-built Modules to Custom Module Creation
r/medicine 2025
software development
clinical research

Explore teal in R for interactive clinical data analysis with Dony Unardi. Learn to build and extend Teal apps.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Enhancing predictions for post ICU discharge outcomes - Zou

Unified Deep Learning Survival Analysis for Competing Risk Modeling with Functional Covariates
r/medicine 2025
healthcare

Discover a deep learning framework for ICU patient care, enhancing predictions for post-discharge outcomes.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Introducing the CAMIS project - Lyn Taylor and Christina Fillmore

Unlocking Statistical Consistency Across Platforms: The CAMIS Project
r/medicine 2025
software development
clinical research

Find out how CAMIS is fostering collaboration, transparency, and reliability in the field of statistical analysis.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Validating Shiny Apps in Regulated Environments - Pedro Silva

Validating Shiny Apps in Regulated Environments
r/medicine 2025
software development
healthcare
pharma

Explore practical strategies for validating Shiny apps in regulated environments without stifling innovation.

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

Extending Shiny apps with React.js - Anastasiia Kostiv

What to Do When Shiny Packages Don’t Fully Support Your Idea
r/medicine 2025
software development

Explore how React.js can extend Shiny’s capabilities for building advanced, interactive applications!

R Consortium
Jun 22, 2025

{redquack}: An R Package for Memory Efficient REDCap-to-DuckDB Workflows - Dylan Pieper

{redquack}: An R Package for Memory Efficient REDCap-to-DuckDB Workflows
r/medicine 2025
healthcare

Discover {redquack}, a package for memory-efficient REDCap data workflows with DuckDB.

R Consortium
Jun 21, 2025

AOUSDOHtools: R Package for Social Determinants of Health Survey data in All of Us Research Program - Zhirui Deng

AOUSDOHtools: R Package for Social Determinants of Health Survey data in All of Us Research Program
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

Discover AOUSDOHtools, an R package simplifying Social Determinants of Health data analysis.

R Consortium
Jun 20, 2025

Examining factors linked to depressive symptoms in cancer survivors using NHIS data - Andre Williams

Examining Factors Associated with Depressive Severity Among Cancer Survivors
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

Examining factors linked to depressive symptoms in cancer survivors using NHIS data

R Consortium
Jun 20, 2025

the `kidney.epi` R package for advancing chronic kidney disease research and analysis - Boris Bibkov

kidney.epi R Package for Facilitating Research in Diabetes, Kidney, Heart, and Other Diseases
r/medicine 2025
healthcare
epidemiology

Discover the kidney.epi R package for advancing chronic kidney disease research and analysis.

R Consortium
Jun 20, 2025

MIIPW: An R package for Generalized Estimating Equations with missing data integration - Bhrigu Rajbongshi

MIIPW: An R package for Generalized Estimating Equations with missing data integration
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

Explore the MIIPW R package for tackling missing data in longitudinal studies using advanced statistical methods.

R Consortium
Jun 20, 2025

Profession Competition Winner at R/Medicine 2025 - Harrison Plate and Shonushka Sawant

How are Vaccination Rates and Case Rates Changing for Measles in 2025?
r/medicine 2025
epidemiology

Winners of the Data Competition in the Professional category Harrison Plate & Shonushka Sawant analyze US measles vaccination trends at R/Medicine 2025.

R Consortium
Jun 19, 2025

Lightning talk from Iko Musa - student competition winner at R/Medicine 2025

Identifying Measles Immunity Gaps in the US: A Comprehensive Analysis by Iko Musa
r/medicine 2025
epidemiology
north america

Explore Iko Musa’s student competition-winning analysis on US measles immunity gaps using R tools at R/Medicine 2025!

R Consortium
Jun 19, 2025

Introduction to R for Clinical Data - Stephan Kadauke and Rich Hanna

Introduction to R for Clinical Data
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

This workshop is designed to bridge the gap between healthcare and data science by providing a comprehensive introduction to R and its application in clinical research.

R Consortium
Jun 19, 2025

Personal R Administration - David Aja and Shannon Pileggi

Personal R Administration
r/medicine 2025
software development

Learn how to streamline your R workflow, manage packages efficiently, and secure your projects with insights from the R/Medicine 2025 workshop.

R Consortium
Jun 19, 2025

pretestcad - Jeremy Selva

pretestcad: An R package to calculate PreTest Probability (PTP) for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
r/medicine 2025
insurance/risk

Automating CAD pretest probability calculations with the pretestcad R package for improved patient care.

R Consortium
Jun 19, 2025

RHealth webinar banner, Junyi Gao

Bridging the Gap: Introducing RHealth for Healthcare Predictive Modeling in R
r/medicine 2025
clinical research

Introducing RHealth: Bridging R and AI for healthcare predictive modeling with deep learning

R Consortium
Jun 18, 2025

Joe Chenge, CTO, Posit

Demystifying LLMs with Ellmer
r/medicine 2025
ai

Accessing LLMs programmatically opens up a whole new world of possibilities, letting you integrate LLMs into your own apps, scripts, and workflows.

R Consortium
Jun 18, 2025

Rainbow R: Fostering an Inclusive Space for LGBTQ+ Coders in the R Community - Ella Kaye

rainbowR: Fostering an Inclusive Space for LGBTQ+ Coders in the R Community
r/medicine 2025
lgbtq+

Discover Rainbow R: A community connecting LGBTQ+ R coders through activism and support!

R Consortium
Jun 18, 2025

From R/Medicine 2025 - "R Package Development with GitHub Pages and pkgdown

Simplifying R Package Documentation with pkgdown and GitHub Pages
r/medicine 2025
software development

Learn how pkgdown combined with GitHub Pages simplifies creating and maintaining R package documentation websites.

R Consortium
Jun 18, 2025

Regulatory R Repository Fund Raising Campaign

A Community-Powered Future for Regulatory R: Introducing Our Fundraising Campaign
submissions
pharma
insurance/risk
working groups

“We’ve officially launched a fundraising campaign for the Regulatory R Repository — a critical initiative built to support the safe, efficient, and confident use of R…

R Consortium
Jun 10, 2025

Organizers of the R User Group at the University of Manchester

Brewing Success with R.U.M.: How Inclusivity Fuels Manchester’s Thriving R Community
pharma
rugs
events
ai
eu

The R User Group at the University of Manchester (RUM) is bringing together a diverse community of students, researchers, and staff dedicated to advancing their skills in R…

R Consortium
Jun 9, 2025

tdarec is now available on CRAN banner graphic

Tidy topological machine learning with TDAvec and tdarec

Topological data analysis (TDA) is increasingly integrated into machine learning. This project introduces two R packages—TDAvec and tdarec—to bridge TDA with the Tidymodels…

Jason Cory Brunson, Alexsei Luchinsky, Umar Islambekov
Jun 4, 2025

Text only image: Grant Winners Announced!

R Consortium Awards First Round of 2025 ISC Grants
top level projects
isc
announcements
rugs
infrastructure

The R Consortium’s Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) is proud to announce the first round of 2025 grant recipients. These seven projects are receiving support to…

R Consortium
May 29, 2025

headshot of Frank Hull, {kuzco} developer

Exploring {kuzco}: Making Computer Vision for R Easily Accessible
ai
software development

Interview with Frank Hull, data scientist, open source contributor, and developer of {kuzco}, an R package for image classification and computer vision using large…

R Consortium
May 22, 2025

Quantifying participation risk with R and R Shiny webinar promotional image

Quantifying Participation Risk with R and R Shiny: A New Frontier in Financial Risk Modeling
insurance/risk
events
infrastructure

Goran Lovric and Simon Aigner, from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Raiffeisen State Bank of Upper Austria), demonstrate innovative uses of R for modeling participation…

R Consortium Community Assistant, Caitlyn Oda
May 21, 2025

Bruno Rodrigues, developer of the `rix` R package

Reproducibility Without Containers: Bruno Rodrigues Introduces Nix and the {rix} R Package
events

How can we ensure long-term reproducibility across operating systems, platforms, and time? Bruno Rodrigues believes the answer lies in Nix—and a package he developed for the…

R Consortium Community Assistant, Caitlyn Oda
May 19, 2025

A unifying toolbox for handling persistence data
Topological data analysis (TDA) is a rapidly growing field that uses techniques from algebraic topology to analyze the shape and structure of data. At its core, TDA provides…
Aymeric Stamm, Jason Cory Brunson
May 16, 2025

Unijos R Users Group logo

Disease Outbreak Mapping, Open Source, and Outreach - Unijos R Users Group in Nigeria Leads the Way
rugs
events
africa

Iko Musa, founder of the Unijos R Users Group at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Nigeria, spoke with the R Consortium about how the group built an inclusive and…

R Consortium
May 9, 2025

Kamil Sijko, organizer of both the R Users and R-Ladies Warsaw groups

Microservices, Randomization APIs, and R in the Medical Sector – Warsaw’s Data Community in Focus
pharma
rugs
events
ai

Kamil Sijko, organizer of both the R Users and R-Ladies Warsaw groups, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the evolving R community in Poland and the group’s efforts…

R Consortium
May 1, 2025

Smiling participants from RUG-PH 11th Anniversary Celebration 14th August 2024

Data Engineering, Scientific Applications and AI - Inside R User Group Philippines’ Growth
rugs
events
ai
asia

Joe Brillantes, organizer of the R User Group Philippines, shares how the group has evolved with new interests emerging among its members.

R Consortium
Apr 24, 2025

Calendar image - It's April already!

Quarterly Round Up from the R Consortium
isc
announcements
submissions
pharma
rugs

Executive Director Terry Christiani highlights upcoming events like R/Medicine 2025 and useR! 2025, opportunities for non-members to join Working Groups, and tons more!

Terry Christiani
Apr 23, 2025

Ozan Evkaya, one of the local organizers of the Edinburgh R User group

Strengthening R Communities Across Borders: Ozan Evkaya on Organizing the Edinburgh R User Group
submissions
pharma
rugs
events
eu

Ozan Evkaya, one of the local organizers of the Edinburgh R User group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his journey in the R community and his efforts to…

R Consortium
Apr 16, 2025

MaineR Users Group logo

R in Maine: Connecting Ecologists, Medical Researchers, and Data Scientists
pharma
rugs
events
ai
north america

Donald Szlosek, the MaineR Users Group organizer, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the group’s transition from a city-based meetup to a statewide community and its…

R Consortium
Apr 4, 2025

Melbourne Users of R Network (MELBURN) logo

Revitalizing the Melbourne Users of R Network: Hybrid Events, Collaboration, and the Future of R
insurance/risk
rugs
events
ai
africa

Lito P. Cruz, organizer of the Melbourne Users of R Network (MELBURN), spokes about the group’s efforts to engage data professionals across government, academia, and…

R Consortium
Mar 31, 2025

Emmanuel Blondel, author of geometa, ows4R, geosapi, geonapi and geoflow—key R packages for geospatial data management

Exploring geometa: An R Package for Managing Geographic Metadata
isc
announcements
submissions
pharma
infrastructure

geometa provides an essential object-oriented data model in R, enabling users to efficiently manage geographic metadata. The package facilitates handling of ISO and OGC…

R Consortium
Mar 20, 2025

useR! 2025 conference logo

Looking forward to seeing you at useR! 2025 this year!
pharma
events
infrastructure
north america

This year, useR! 2025 will be held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, on August 8-10, 2025. Registration is now open!

R Consortium
Mar 14, 2025

A new year and the same, unwavering commitment - commitment image

A new year and the same, unwavering commitment
isc
announcements
submissions
pharma
rugs

As we open our first round for Infrastructure Steering Committee call for proposals and R User Groups’ submissions, we want to take a moment to reiterate our mission as the…

Terry Christiani
Mar 6, 2025

Unilorin R User Group logo

Promoting R in Nigeria: How Unilorin R User Group is Making an Impact
rugs
events
ai
africa

Dr. M.K. Garba and Ezekiel Ogundepo, organizers of the University of Ilorin, shortened to Unilorin R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about their efforts to…

R Consortium
Mar 3, 2025

Generic image - R Submissions Working Group: Pilot 5 Launch and more!

R Submissions Working Group: Pilot 5 Launch and more!
submissions
pharma
rugs
asia
working groups

The R Consortium Submission Working Group is excited to announce a new Pilot 5 that aims to deliver an R-based Submission to the FDA using Dataset-JSON. This post also…

R Consortium
Feb 28, 2025

Alberto Torrejon Valenzuela, organizer of the Seville R Users Group

Seville R Users Group: R’s Role in Optimization Research and Stroke Prevention
rugs
events
south america

Alberto Torrejon Valenzuela, organizer of the Seville R Users Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the dynamic growth of the R community in Seville and the…

R Consortium
Feb 13, 2025

Nebraska R User Group logo

Connecting Nebraska Through R: Jeffrey Stevens’ Journey of Community Building
rugs
events
north america

Jeffrey Stevens, organizer of the Nebraska R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to establish a vibrant R community across Nebraska.

R Consortium
Feb 6, 2025

New R User Group in Thailand is Building Awareness of R

New R User Group in Thailand is Building Awareness of R
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announcements
insurance/risk
rugs
events

Dr. Nathakhun Wiroonsri and the RxTH User Group are aiming to make R more accessible and appealing across industries, especially among the younger generation.

R Consortium
Jan 29, 2025

Participants from the R in Buenos Aires User Group October 29, 2024, meetup

R en Buenos Aires: New Generations Working to Strengthen the Community
rugs
events
south america

I believe it is essential to reengage in activities to invite new generations to participate, explore new tools and opportunities, and collaborate in a space that welcomes…

R Consortium
Jan 23, 2025

Transforming Academic Research with R in Santa Rosa, Argentina

Transforming Academic Research with R in Santa Rosa, Argentina
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announcements
rugs
events
women in tech

Marina Cock, co-organizer of R-Ladies Santa Rosa, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the growth of the R community in La Pampa and the transformative role of R in…

R Consortium
Jan 17, 2025

A Clinical Reporting Collaborative Triumph: Roche’s NEST and Admiral Teams

A Clinical Reporting Collaborative Triumph: Roche’s NEST and Admiral Teams
pharma

Details on Roche’s NEST and admiral teams’ open source R packages and their partnership building reusable functions and utilities, testing documentation, and more.

Joe Zhu, Leena Khatri, Emily de la Rua, Edoardo Mancini, Kangjie Zhang, Daphne Grasselly
Jan 15, 2025

User-Friendly Technical Cookbook-Style CRAN Guide for New R Programmers Ready

User-Friendly Technical Cookbook-Style CRAN Guide for New R Programmers Ready
submissions
pharma
working groups

The CRAN Cookbook is creating a user-friendly, technical cookbook-style guide to help new R programmers and package maintainers navigate the CRAN submission process

Jasmine Daly, Beni Altmann
Jan 7, 2025

R Users Malawi logo

Introducing R to Malawi: A Community in the Making
rugs
events
africa

David Mwale, the R Users Malawi group organizer, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to establish and grow the R community in Malawi.

R Consortium
Dec 30, 2024

R-Ladies Buenos group participants

Navigating Economic Challenges Through Community: The Journey of R-Ladies Buenos Aires
rugs
events
south america
women in tech

Betsabe Cohen, organizer of R-Ladies Buenos Aires, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the growth and diversity of the R community in Argentina and its role in…

R Consortium
Dec 27, 2024

Books, Beginners, and Big Ideas: Beatriz Milz on Fostering R-Ladies São Paulo’s Vibrant Community

Books, Beginners, and Big Ideas: Beatriz Milz on Fostering R-Ladies São Paulo’s Vibrant Community
rugs
events
ai
south america
women in tech

Beatriz Milz, a co-organizer of R-Ladies São Paulo, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the vibrant growth of the R community in São Paulo and its commitment to…

R Consortium
Dec 23, 2024

Worldwide map of R Consortium R User Group locations - 39 countries - 6 continents

Moving forward to meet new challenges in 2025
top level projects
isc
announcements
submissions
rugs
Terry Christiani
Dec 13, 2024

Dr. Razia Ghani, Green Oak Academy, leading a two-year project to establish the R-Girls-School (R-GS) network

Empowering Girls in Data Science: The R-Girls-School Network Initiative
pharma
rugs
events
eu
women in tech

How R has impacted students and teachers at an inner city girls’ school in the UK

R Consortium
Dec 3, 2024

Search interface for R-Universe - R-universe is a platform for improving publication and discovery of research software in R, developed by rOpenSci

R-Universe Named R Consortium’s Newest Top Level Project
top level projects
isc
announcements
rugs
infrastructure

R-universe is a platform for improving publication and discovery of research software in R, developed by rOpenSci.

R Consortium
Dec 3, 2024

R-Ladies Querétaro participants

Empowering Data Science in Mexico: R-Ladies Querétaro on Inclusivity and Growth
pharma
rugs
events
south america
women in tech

Driselda Sánchez-Aguirre, co-founder and organizer of R-Ladies Querétaro, recently spoke with the R Consortium about her journey in building a welcoming, diverse R community…

R Consortium
Dec 2, 2024

Bridging the Real-Time Gap: How INWT is Bringing Apache Kafka to the R Ecosystem

Bridging the Real-Time Gap: How INWT is Bringing Apache Kafka to the R Ecosystem
isc
announcements
infrastructure

In a recent interview with the R Consortium, Andreas Neudecker, solution architect at INWT, a data and analytics company located in Berlin, Germany, shared insights into the…

R Consortium
Nov 12, 2024

Slide showing Vision for the Working Group - Evolving policy landscape as a catalyst for a more unified approach to HTA analytics through R

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group Kickoff: Building a Collaborative Vision in R for HTA
events
working groups

On October 31, 2024, the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group convened for its first general meeting, marking the beginning of an exciting industry-wide…

R Consortium
Nov 4, 2024

Neil Shephard, co-organizer of the Sheffield R User Group in Sheffield, United Kingdom

Reviving Sheffield R User Group and Building Tools for Thyroid Cancer Prediction
pharma
rugs
events
ai
eu

Neil Shephard, co-organizer of the Sheffield R User Group in Sheffield, United Kingdom (also on fosstodon), recently spoke to the R Consortium about his journey from Genetic…

R Consortium
Nov 1, 2024

Beekeeper logo - One of three part of the api2r package

Streamlining API Integration: Jon Harmon’s Journey with the api2r Package
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announcements
infrastructure

The R package api2r simplifies the process of wrapping APIs in R. The R Consortium interviewed Jon Harmon, Principal Data Solutions Engineer at Atorus, about this R…

R Consortium
Oct 30, 2024

ConectaR and the San Carlos R User Group in Costa Rica

ConectaR, Podcasts, and Datathons: How the San Carlos R User Group in Costa Rica is Connecting Latin America’s Data Lovers
rugs
events
south america

Frans van Dunné, organizer of the San Carlos R User Group, on growing the R community in Costa Rica and Latin America through ConectaR, podcasts, and datathons.

R Consortium
Oct 23, 2024

Members of R-Ladies Morelia

Endophytes, Oaks, and R: How R-Ladies Morelia is Cultivating Science and Community in Morelia, Mexico
rugs
events
ai
south america
women in tech

Goretty Mendoza, the organizer of the R-Ladies Morelia, recently spoke to the R Consortium about her experience with the group and her work using R in molecular biology.

R Consortium
Oct 18, 2024

The U.S. Federal Reserve quarterly model in R
Guest Post contributed by Andrea Luciani, Bank of Italy, Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research, maintainer of the bimets package (Time Series and…
Guest Blog Post
Oct 16, 2024

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Empowering Dengue Research Through the Dengue Data Hub: R Consortium Funded Initiative
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announcements
rugs
events
infrastructure

The Dengue Data Hub, an ambitious initiative funded by the R Consortium ISC, transforms how researchers access and utilize dengue-related data.

R Consortium
Oct 15, 2024

R/Pharma 2024, Virtual, October 29-November 1, Includes New Dedicated Asia-Pacific (APAC) Track

R/Pharma 2024, Virtual, October 29-November 1, Includes New Dedicated Asia-Pacific (APAC) Track
pharma
rugs
events
ai
asia

R/Pharma 2024 is coming up Oct 29-Nov 1, 2024. This is a free event, fully virtual. For the first time, R/Pharma will be including a dedicated Asia-Pacific (APAC) track…

R Consortium
Oct 14, 2024

Using R to Submit Research to the FDA: Pilot 4 Successfully Submitted to FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Using R to Submit Research to the FDA: Pilot 4 Successfully Submitted to FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
submissions
pharma
rugs
asia
working groups

The R Consortium is excited to announce that, on September 20, 2024, the R Submissions Working Group successfully submitted its latest test submission package—featuring a…

R Consortium
Oct 9, 2024

Cakes, Code, and Community: Rasmus Bååth’s Secret to Reviving the CopenhagenR UseR Group

Cakes, Code, and Community: Rasmus Bååth’s Secret to Reviving the CopenhagenR UseR Group
pharma
rugs
events
ai

After joining the Copenhagen R User Group in 2013, Rasmus Bååth took the lead in reviving the group in 2023 after a period of inactivity. Under his guidance, the group now…

R Consortium
Oct 8, 2024

Announcing the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group

Announcing the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group
pharma
eu
working groups

The HTA WG has a mission of promoting the use of R in all aspects of HTA analytics, including both clinical assessment and economic evaluation.

R Consortium
Oct 1, 2024

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Unlocking Chemical Volatility: How the volcalc R Package is Streamlining Scientific Research
submissions
pharma

“Kristina Riemer, director of the CCT Data Science Team at the University of Arizona, and Eric Scott, Scientific Programmer and Educator in the CCT Data Science Team, the…

R Consortium
Sep 23, 2024

Brunei R User Group participants selfie

Free Boba Tea and Technical R Topics Lure Young Learners to New Brunei R User Group
rugs
events
asia

The R community in Brunei may be small, but it is growing thanks to the efforts of the Brunei R User Group.

R Consortium
Sep 20, 2024

Large group of R enthusiasts at a school in Cameroon

Empowering Data Science: How R is Transforming Research in Cameroon
rugs
events
ai
africa

“NyAvo RATOVO-ANDRIANARISOA, the co-founder of the R Community Cameroon, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the rapid growth of the R community in Cameroon and the…

R Consortium
Sep 12, 2024

thank you banner for Joseph Rickert

Thank You, Joseph Rickert: A Legacy of Leadership and Innovation in the R Community
top level projects
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announcements
rugs
infrastructure

“As we announce the end of Joseph (Joe) Rickert’s tenure as the Executive Director of the R Consortium, we reflect on his remarkable contributions that have significantly…

R Consortium
Sep 10, 2024

R Ladies Bariloche get-together with tasty food and tea/coffee

R-Ladies Bariloche in Argentina: Fostering a Different Approach to Leadership
rugs
events
ai
south america
women in tech

“Lina Moreno, founder and organizer of the R-Ladies Bariloche chapter in Argentina, recently shared her journey with the R Consortium.”

R Consortium
Sep 6, 2024

The 2024 ISC Grant Program will begin Accepting Applications Soon!

The 2024 ISC Grant Program will begin Accepting Applications Soon!
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announcements
submissions
pharma
infrastructure

The R Consortium is excited to announce the second cycle of the 2024 Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grants Program.

R Consortium
Aug 30, 2024

R4SocialScience: Empowering Social Science Research with R in India

R4SocialScience: Empowering Social Science Research with R in India
rugs
events
asia

Dr. Mohit Garg, organizer of the R4SocialScience group in Delhi, India recently talked to the R Consortium about his experience of starting an R user group.

R Consortium
Aug 27, 2024

Illustration showing open source collaboration standardizing clinical trial analyses and submissions

News from R Submissions Working Group – Pilot 3 Successfully Reviewed by FDA
submissions
pharma
working groups

The R Consortium is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Pilot 3 Submission which extended the work done in Pilots 1 and 2 by generating the ADaM datasets.…

R Consortium
Aug 26, 2024

Building Bridges in Haifa, Israel: How the New R User Group in Haifa is Establishing a Diverse R Community

Building Bridges in Haifa, Israel: How the New R User Group in Haifa is Establishing a Diverse R Community
pharma
rugs
events
middle east

Despite Haifa’s relatively small size, it boasts a diverse R community, including professionals from high-tech companies, academia, and startups.

R Consortium
Aug 20, 2024

Ahmedabad R User Group organizer Sanket Sinojia

A New R Community in Ahmedabad, India, focused on Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Industries
submissions
pharma
rugs
events
asia

The R Consortium recently interviewed Sanket Sinojia, organizer of the Ahmedabad R User Group (ARUG). With over 14 years of experience in statistical programming and data…

R Consortium
Aug 12, 2024

Katherine Jeschke appointed Chair of the Grants Committee

R Consortium Grants Committee Announces New Chair
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announcements
rugs
infrastructure

The R Consortium is pleased to announce that Katherine Jeschke has been appointed Chair of the Grants Committee.

R Consortium
Aug 2, 2024

PharmaRUG China organizer Joe Zhu

Pharma RUG: The Rise of R in China’s Pharmaceutical Industry
submissions
pharma
rugs
events
asia

PharmaRUG, China organizer Joe Zhu, spoke with the R Consortium about the growing R community and the increasing use of R in the pharmaceutical industry in China. The group…

R Consortium
Aug 1, 2024

Various pictures of R-Ladies Rome people and tools and more

R-Ladies Rome: Empowering Women in Data Science Through Collaboration and Innovation
rugs
eu
women in tech

Federica Gazzelloni, co-organizer of R-Ladies Rome, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the fast-growing R community in Rome.

R Consortium
Jul 26, 2024

Myles Mitchell, co-organizer of the Leeds Data Science group

Empowering the R Community: Insights from Myles Mitchell of the Leeds Data Science Group
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The R Consortium recently interviewed Myles Mitchell, co-organizer of the Leeds Data Science group, to discuss the local R community and the group’s recent activities.

R Consortium
Jul 22, 2024

Samrit Pramanik, manager of Kolkata R User Group, India

Kolkata R User Group: A Rich History with Statistics
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asia

The R Consortium recently spoke with Samrit Pramanik of the Kolkata R User Group about his experience starting a new R User Group in India.

R Consortium
Jul 12, 2024

Isabella Velasquez, co-organizer of R-Ladies Seattle

Diving into R with Isabella Velasquez: Perspectives from R-Ladies Seattle
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Isabella started as a beginner but has become a key figure in the R community thanks to the supportive and collaborative learning environment.

R Consortium
Jul 3, 2024

R Consortium’s Submission Working Group: Advancing R for Regulatory Success at PharmaSUG 2024

R Consortium’s Submission Working Group: Advancing R for Regulatory Success at PharmaSUG 2024
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The R Submission Working Group is making significant strides in promoting the use of R for regulatory submissions in the pharmaceutical industry.

R Consortium
Jul 2, 2024

Vincent Guyader, organizer of the R Addicts Paris and president of ThinkR

R Addicts Paris: Promoting Diversity in R
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R Addicts Paris, one of France’s oldest and largest R user groups with 1,800 members, continues to foster a strong R community under Vincent Guyader’s leadership.

R Consortium
Jun 25, 2024

The Crucial Role of Release Control in R for Healthcare Organizations

The Crucial Role of Release Control in R for Healthcare Organizations
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The R programming language, a general purpose language developed by statisticians that grows dynamically through the contributions of a worldwide community of developers, is…

Guest Blog Post
Jun 24, 2024

Bridging the Digital Divide: Umar Isah Adam on Expanding R Access for Kano, Nigeria Students

Bridging the Digital Divide: Umar Isah Adam on Expanding R Access for Kano, Nigeria Students
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Umar Isah Adam, the founder and organizer of the R User Group Kano, Nigeria, spoke with the R Consortium during the pandemic about his efforts to engage the next generation…

R Consortium
Jun 17, 2024

Keith Karani Wachira, organizer of the Dekut R Community in Nyeri, Kenya

Keith Karani Wachira: Leading the Dekut R Community in Kenya and Innovating with R
pharma
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Keith Karani Wachira, the Dekut R Community organizer based in Nyeri, Kenya, was recently interviewed by the R Consortium and shared his journey in the R community, which…

R Consortium
Jun 11, 2024

Full-time Korea R User Group Founder Victor Lee Sees AI Future for R and Quarto Textbooks

Full-time Korea R User Group Founder Victor Lee Sees AI Future for R and Quarto Textbooks
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The R Consortium recently interviewed Victor Lee, organizer of the Korea R User Group, about his role establishing and expanding the Korean R community.

R Consortium
Jun 4, 2024

Marcela Victoria Soto, co-organizer of the R4HR - Club de R para RRHH, Buenos Aires, Argentina

R4HR in Buenos Aires: Leveraging R for Dynamic HR Solutions
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south america

Marcela Victoria Soto, co-organizer of the R4HR -Club de R para RRHH, Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities.

R Consortium
May 30, 2024
 
Enhancing Clinical Trial Data Sharing with R Consortium’s R Submissions Working Group
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The R Consortium’s working group R Submissions Working Group is spearheading an innovative approach to clinical trial data sharing, according to a feature in Nature. This…

R Consortium
May 29, 2024

First intro slide from January 30, 2024, R Consortium Submission Working Group presentation to Swissmedic in Bern, Switzerland - presented by Gregory Chen, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS), MSD, Switzerland, and Ning Leng, Product Development Data Sciences (PDD), F. Hoffmann-La Roche, USA

One More Step Forward: The R Consortium Submission Working Group’s Presentation to Swissmedic on Regulatory Submission using R and Shiny
submissions
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On January 30, 2024, the R Consortium Submission Working Group made a presentation to Swissmedic in Bern, Switzerland, with 10 attendees in person and 50 online.

Guest Authors
May 29, 2024

Collaborative Growth: The Botswana R User Group and Regional Partnerships

Collaborative Growth: The Botswana R User Group and Regional Partnerships
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Edson Kambeu, founder and organizer of the Botswana R User Group, shares his plans to implement data into local businesses in the new growing R Community in Botswana.

R Consortium
May 24, 2024

Gergely Daróczi, founder of the Budapest Users of R Network

Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in Hungary
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Gergely Daróczi, the founder and organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network, updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities.

R Consortium
May 16, 2024

Jan Vitek, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Enhancing R: The Vision and Impact of Jan Vitek’s MaintainR Initiative
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The R Consortium recently interviewed Jan Vitek, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. He specializes in programming languages…

R Consortium
May 15, 2024

Tackling Hurdles: Embracing Open Source Packages in Pharmaceutical Research

Tackling Hurdles: Embracing Open Source Packages in Pharmaceutical Research
pharma

In the dynamic field of pharmaceutical research, open source R packages offer incredible potential to innovate and enhance efficiency.

R Consortium
May 14, 2024

The Evolution of Melbourne’s Business Analytics and R Business User Group

The Evolution of Melbourne’s Business Analytics and R Business User Group
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women in tech

Maria Prokofieva, organizer of the Business Analytics and R Business User Group, spoke to the R Consortium last year about the Adoption of R by the Actuaries Community in…

R Consortium
May 13, 2024
 
R/Medicine is coming June 10-14, 2024 – See Top Five R Medicine Talks from Previous Years
r/medicine 2024
events

What to get a feel for the kind of content will be available at R/Medicine 2024?

R Consortium
Apr 30, 2024

Bridging Gaps: Tunis R User Group’s Journey in Democratizing R in Bioinformatics

Bridging Gaps: Tunis R User Group’s Journey in Democratizing R in Bioinformatics
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Last year, the R Consortium had a conversation with Amal Tlili, the co-organizer of the Tunis R User Group, regarding the Use of R for Marketing and CRM in Tunisia…

R Consortium
Apr 26, 2024

Mario Annau, co-organizer of the Vienna R User Group

Navigating R’s Impact in Vienna: Insights from the Finance and Pharmaceutical Sectors
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The R Consortium recently spoke with Mario Annau, co-organizer of the Vienna R User Group. During the conversation, he discussed the use of R in the finance and…

R Consortium
Apr 19, 2024

Building Data Highways: Kirill Müller’s Journey in Enhancing R’s Database

Building Data Highways: Kirill Müller’s Journey in Enhancing R’s Database
top level projects
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Kirill Müller is the author of the {DBI} package, which helps to connect R and database management systems (DBMS). The connection to a DBMS is achieved through…

R Consortium
Apr 18, 2024

NYR10 2024 conference banner — Decade of Data: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation at the New York R Conference

Decade of Data: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation at the New York R Conference
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north america

Come celebrate 10 YEARS of the New York R Conference! This year’s conference takes place May 16th & 17th with workshops May 15th. We are taking a trip down memory…

R Consortium
Apr 15, 2024

Martín Herrerías Azcué, Research Software Engineer at the University of Manchester

The Impact of R on Academic Excellence in Manchester, UK
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The R Consortium recently spoke with the organizing team of the R User Group at the University of Manchester (R.U.M.). R.U.M. aims to bring together R users of all levels…

R Consortium
Apr 10, 2024

EARL Conf 2024 list of prices

EARL Early Bird Tickets Are Now Available!
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eu

Contributed by Abbie Brookes, Senior Data Analyst at Datacove Datacove is pleased to announce the availability of tickets for the upcoming EARL (Enterprise Applications of…

R Consortium
Apr 8, 2024

Main image for R/Medicine 2024

R/Medicine Coming June 10-14, 2024 – Call for Abstracts Open – Keynotes Announced
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The R/Medicine conference provides a forum for sharing R based tools and approaches used to analyze and gain insights from health data. Conference workshops provide a way to…

R Consortium
Apr 5, 2024
 
Unlocking Financial Insights: Join Us at the R Finance Conference
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Are you ready to delve into the world of finance through the lens of R? Look no further than the R Finance Conference (May 18, 2024, University of Illinois Chicago)…

R Consortium
Apr 4, 2024
 
Empowering R Enthusiasts: SatRDays London 2024 Unveiled
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eu

SatRDays London 2024 is set to ignite the data science community with a vibrant lineup of speakers and a rich array of topics ranging from survival analysis to geospatial…

R Consortium
Mar 28, 2024

Aligning Beliefs and Profession: Using R in Protecting the Penobscot Nation’s Traditional Lifeways

Aligning Beliefs and Profession: Using R in Protecting the Penobscot Nation’s Traditional Lifeways
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asia

Angie Reed sampling Chlorophyll on the Penobscot River where a dam was removed In a recent interview by the R Consortium, Angie Reed, Water Resources Planner for the…

R Consortium
Mar 27, 2024
 
Elevate Your R Community with the 2024 RUGS Grant Program
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The R Consortium is rolling out its 2024 R User Groups (RUGS) Grant Program, and it’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss. The program, which aims to foster vibrant…

R Consortium
Mar 26, 2024

Anietie Edem Udokang, founder and organizer of the Offa R Users Group (ORUG)

Offa R Users Group: Empowering Data-Driven Education in Nigeria
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events
africa

The R Consortium had a conversation with Anietie Edem Udokang, who is the founder and organizer of the Offa R Users Group (ORUG). He discussed the emerging local R community…

R Consortium
Mar 19, 2024

Fernanda Kelly, founder and organizer of the R-Ladies Goiânia

R-Ladies Goiânia: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Local R Community
rugs
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south america
women in tech

Fernanda Kelly, founder and organizer of the R-Ladies Goiânia, recently talked to the R Consortium about the group’s efforts to provide a learning and networking platform to…

R Consortium
Mar 13, 2024

Logos for {nanonext}, an R binding to the state-of-the-art C messaging library NNG (Nanomsg Next Generation), created as a successor to ZeroMQ, and {mirai}, a package that enables asynchronous evaluation in R, built on top of {nanonext}

ISC-funded Grant: Secure TLS Connections in {nanonext} and {mirai} Facilitating High-Performance Computing in the Life Sciences
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Contributed by Charlie Gao, Director at Hibiki AI Limited {nanonext} is an R binding to the state of the art C messaging library NNG (Nanomsg Next Generation), created as a…

R Consortium
Mar 12, 2024

The Cleveland R User Group’s Journey Through Pandemic Adaptations and Baseball Analytics

The Cleveland R User Group’s Journey Through Pandemic Adaptations and Baseball Analytics
insurance/risk
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north america

Last year, R Consortium talked to John Blischak and Tim Hoolihan of the Cleveland R User Group about their regular structured and casual virtual meetups during the pandemic.…

R Consortium
Mar 7, 2024

Apply Now! R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program Open for Proposals!

Apply Now! R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program Open for Proposals!
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Help build R infrastructure! We’re opening the call for proposals for the 2024 Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program. The R Consortium is dedicated to…

R Consortium
Mar 1, 2024
 
The R Consortium 2023: A Year of Growth and Innovation
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north america

Excerpted from the Annual Report Access the annual report here! Letter from the Chair — Mehar Pratap Singh, Chairman Welcome to the 2023 Annual Report of the R Consortium.…

R Consortium
Feb 28, 2024

Paul Stewart, founder of Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club in Tampa, Florida

Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club’s New Chapter in Spatial Data Analysis and Enhanced Hackathon Collaboration
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events

The R Consortium recently reconnected with Paul Stewart, founder of Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club in Tampa, Florida. Since the last update on January 6th, 2023, the…

R Consortium
Feb 27, 2024

Slide - when is an r package validated?

Recap: R Validation Hub Community Meeting
software development
working groups

Join the R Validation Hub mailing list! The recent R Validation Hub Community meeting brought together around 50 participants to explore the concept of validation within the…

R Consortium
Feb 23, 2024

R Consortium webinar -

Join our R/Medicine Webinar: Quarto for Reproducible Medical Manuscripts
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Join the R Consortium for an enlightening webinar on March 20th, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET, featuring Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science at…

R Consortium
Feb 21, 2024

Nadejda Sero, founder of the R Ladies Cotonou chapter

R-Ladies Cotonou – A Community that Makes R Accessible for French-Speaking African Women
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infrastructure
africa
women in tech

Nadejda Sero, the founder of the R Ladies Cotonou chapter, shared with the R Consortium her experiences learning R, the challenges of running an R community in a developing…

R Consortium
Feb 20, 2024

Unlocking the Power of R for Insurance and Actuarial Science: Webinar Series Recap

Unlocking the Power of R for Insurance and Actuarial Science: Webinar Series Recap
insurance/risk
events

The R Consortium recently hosted a webinar series tailored specifically for insurance and actuarial science professionals. This series, called the R/Insurance webinar…

R Consortium
Feb 14, 2024

Ann Arbor R User Group: Harnessing the Power of R and GitHub

Ann Arbor R User Group: Harnessing the Power of R and GitHub
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north america

The R Consortium talked to Barry Decicco, founder, and organizer of the Ann Arbor R User Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Barry shared his experience working with R as…

R Consortium
Feb 13, 2024

Unraveling the term “Validation”: Join the Discussion at the R Validation Hub Community Meeting on February 20, 2024

Unraveling the term “Validation”: Join the Discussion at the R Validation Hub Community Meeting on February 20, 2024
events
working groups

Dive into the world of validation at the first R Validation Hub community meeting of the year…

R Consortium
Feb 12, 2024

R Consortium log and text stating

R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program Accepting Proposals starting March 1st!
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This initiative is a cornerstone of our commitment to bolstering and enhancing the R Ecosystem. We fund projects contributing to the R community’s technical and social…

R Consortium
Feb 8, 2024

Kylie Bemis, assistant teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University - Enhanced signal processing with Matter 2.4 upgrade

Improving with R: Kylie Bemis Unveils Enhanced Signal Processing with Matter 2.4 Upgrade
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infrastructure
women in tech

The R Consortium connected with Kylie Bemis, assistant teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. She has created matter, an R…

R Consortium
Feb 7, 2024

R Consortium webinar - "Tidy Finance & Accessing Financial Data,

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Master Tidy Finance & Access Financial Data with Expert Christoph Scheuch
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Tidy Finance isn’t just a method; it’s a movement in financial economics. This webinar will introduce you to this innovative approach, which is grounded in the principles of…

R Consortium
Feb 6, 2024

Natalia Andriychuk, Statistical Data Scientist at Pfizer and co-founder of the RTP R User Group (Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina)

Natalia Andriychuk on RUGs, Pfizer R Center of Excellence, and Open Source Projects: Fostering R Communities Inside and Out
pharma
rugs
events
women in tech
members

The R Center of Excellence (CoE) at Pfizer supports various business lines at Pfizer, providing technical expertise, training on R and associated tools, promoting best…

R Consortium
Feb 2, 2024
 
Webinar for R and Databases! How Oracle Machine Learning for R Helps with ML and Massive Datasets
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Are you seeking faster R data processing and enhanced machine learning capabilities for massive datasets in databases?

R Consortium
Jan 30, 2024
 
2024 RUGS Program Progress: Reviewing Grants and Empowering R Communities
top level projects
isc
announcements
rugs
events

Quick update on the 2024 R User Groups (RUGS) Program. The review of the first batch of grants is in progress, marking the beginning of the awarding phase.

R Consortium
Jan 24, 2024

Lampros Sp. Mouselimis, the creator of the ICESat2R package

Satellite Data with R: Unveiling Earth’s Surface Using the ICESat2R Package
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The R Consortium recently connected with Lampros Sp. Mouselimis, the creator of the ICESat2R package, discussing the ICESat-2 mission, a significant initiative in…

R Consortium
Jan 16, 2024

Coding Studio participants waving

Rebooting the Warsaw R Community in 2024: Insights from Kamil Sijko’s Journey and Future Aspirations
pharma
insurance/risk
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Recently, Kamil Sijko of the Warsaw R User Group discussed with the R Consortium his transition from academia to leading data science in the business sector.He noted the…

R Consortium
Jan 15, 2024

R Consortium webinar - From Vision to Action: The Pfizer R Center of Excellence-led journey to R Adoption, February 8, 2024, presented by Natalia Andriychuk, Statistical Data Scientist, Pfizer

From Vision to Action: Pfizer’s R Adoption Odyssey – Join the Webinar on February 8, 2024
pharma
events
members

In the rapidly evolving sphere of pharmaceutical data analysis, a significant transition is taking place – the shift from traditional SAS to the versatile R programming…

R Consortium
Jan 12, 2024
 
Join “Fake it Until You Make it: How and Why to Simulate Data” – First Glasgow User Group Event of the Year
rugs
events
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eu

Last year, Antonio Hegar of the R Glasgow user group shared the challenges of organizing an R user group in Glasgow. The group now regularly hosts events, attracting local R…

R Consortium
Jan 10, 2024
 
R for Public Health Data Analysis in Karachi, Pakistana
rugs
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asia

The Karachi R User Group, Pakistan, hosted its second event, ‘Unveiling the Power of R Shiny Dashboards,’ on December 30, 2023. The R Consortium spoke with Uzair Aslam, the…

R Consortium
Jan 10, 2024
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