<p>We're very happy to be hosting an evening with Claus Wilke, Professor and Department Chair of Integrative Biology at UT Austin, and author of the recently released Fundamentals of Data Visualization book (<a href="https://serialmentor.com/dataviz/" class="linkified">https://serialmentor.com/dataviz/</a>).</p> <p>COMPANION MEETUP: BOOK DISCUSSION<br/>This talk is a follow-up to our book club meetup, where we'll be discussing Claus's new book, Fundamentals of Data Visualization. You can RSVP for that book discussion here: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/rladies-austin/events/260447257/" class="linkified">https://www.meetup.com/rladies-austin/events/260447257/</a>. Note that the book is code/language agnostic and will make for a great intro to all of the plots and concepts that Claus will cover in his talk.</p> <p>DESCRIPTION<br/>The R package ggplot2 provides a powerful and flexible approach to data visualization, and it is suitable both for rapid exploration of different visualization approaches and for producing carefully crafted publication-quality figures. However, getting ggplot2 to make figures that look exactly the way you want them to can sometimes be challenging, and beginners and experts alike can get confused by themes, scales, coords, guides, or facets. We will discuss best practices for getting the most out of ggplot2, including how to choose and customize scales, how to theme plots, and when and how to use extension packages.</p> <p>LOCATION<br/>Dell Medical School<br/>Health Learning Building<br/>Main Auditorium Room 1.111<br/>1501 Red River Street<br/>Austin TX, 78712</p> <p>PARKING<br/>Parking in the closest parking lot 108 is restricted to those with UT Austin parking permits. Metered parking is available nearby on Red River Street and Trinity Street. Paid parking is also available in the Health Center Garage at the corner of 15th Street and Trinity.</p> <p>SCHEDULE<br/>6:30 - 7pm -- Food and networking<br/>7 - 8:30pm -- Claus's talk<br/>8:30 - 9pm -- Questions, wrap-up, and close</p>