News and Notes

Look below for recent updates from the VACLab. There are two sections: News for announcements and our /etc section for commentary or technical posts.

News

Postdoc Opportunity at the VACLab

Apply now for this opportunity to join the VACLab as a postdoc! This NIH-supported position will support a postdoctoral scholar who …
Jan 14, 2025 News

Congratulations to Dr. Zhilan Zhou!

VACLab-er Zhilan Zhou completed her PhD this fall with here thesis titled ‘An Examination of Analytic Focus and Perception During …
Dec 9, 2024 News

OHDSI Honors VACLab-er Natthawut ‘Max’ Adulyanukosol with 2024 Titan Award

The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) recognized Adulyanukosol’s contributions with the Titan Award for …
Nov 18, 2024 News

VACLab Researchers Honored with Best Paper Honorable Mention at IEEE VIS 2024

A new article from VACLab Researchers was recognized with a Best Paper Honorable Mention award at IEEE VIS 2024.
Oct 15, 2024 News

Two New Journal Articles and More from VACLab Researchers at IEEE VIS 2024

VACLab researchers will give three talks and showcase two posters at the annual IEEE VIS Conference, the world’s premier …
Aug 20, 2024 News
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/etc

New D3.js Tutorials and Examples

Several years ago, I posted an online tutorial explaining how Joins work in D3. I used that tutorial to instruct students in my Visual …
Aug 20, 2024 etc

Convert a Java Web Application (a WAR file) to a Desktop App

Building a new software tool as web application is a great way to let lots of people have access to your creation without requiring …
Jun 3, 2017 etc

Search UNC Library Bookmarklet

This post is to share a bookmarklet that I created to help ease access to articles behind publisher paywalls. If you try to access an …
May 11, 2017 etc

Election Maps: Representing Area and Population

Maps of election results are a staple in the US during campaign season. They appear in countless newspaper articles, TV news stories, …
Dec 20, 2016 etc

A Tutorial on D3.js Joins

While there are a variety of Javascript libraries available for creating visualizations, the most widely used is D3.js. D3 stands for …
Sep 19, 2016 etc, News
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