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 NICO Quarterly Newsflash - June 2022 |
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 Police Study Yields Index for Identifying Networks of Criminal Cops
New research led by Andrew Papachristos can help officials identify hidden networks of officers engaging in misconduct and criminal behavior within police organizations. The study shows that police misconduct is a group phenomenon that contributes to a disproportionate number of arrests in minority communities.
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 Are Conferences Worth the Time and Money?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of scientists spend tens of billions of dollars to organize and attend conferences. According to research by Daniel Abrams and Emma Zajdela, scientists who interact with others during assigned sessions at conferences are more likely to form productive collaborations than scientists who do not. And the kicker? It doesn’t matter whether the conference is in person or virtual.
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FEATURED COURSES
NICO 101 / 401, Introduction to Programming for Big Data. Registration is open for our Fall 2022 preterm course, taught by Luis Amaral. This course provides an introduction to the foundational skills needed by data scientists. Prior knowledge of programming is not needed.
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AWARDS AND PRIZES
 Uri Wilensky is the inaugural recipient of the NICO Faculty Service Award. The award recognized Professor Wilensky’s contributions to the study of complex systems and to the NICO Community at Northwestern. Professor Wilensky is known worldwide for the development, maintenance, and distribution of NetLogo, a multi-agent programmable modeling environment. He is also one of the founding members of NICO and has served multiple terms both on the internal Advisory Board and on the NICO Executive Committee.
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 Congratulations to Dean Julio M. Ottino on his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2022. An expert on nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, Dean Ottino was elected for his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership in the academy is one of the highest honors given to a scientist in the United States.
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