Sybil M

Lead Programmer/Data Scientist, Research Programming. Urban Institute. Opinions are my own.

[Alena Stern @AlenaStern]

Very excited to share the ✨new and improved✨ @urbaninstitute Spatial Equity Data Tool launched today! The tool allows users to upload data and quickly assess geographic and demographic disparities.

So what's new? A thread:

https://t.co/PFJVWZl9gH

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

From @ljgliha: Denver’s Social Impact Bond Program placed 285 people experiencing chronic homelessness in subsidized supportive housing; 3 years later, 77% of living participants were still housed. https://t.co/adUVnDTBXi

[S. Mitra Kalita @mitrakalita]

To be desi right now is to have feeds teetering between America: vaccines available for all, extra doses here there everywhere, selfies of joy and reunions ... AND
India: friends and family begging for beds and oxygen and prayers, hoping they live to dose 1 or 2.

[Sybil M @sybil_mend]

I wrote this👇🏾

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

In the US, women make up only 26% of the computer and mathematical operation workforce. #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/USKUAQFLWN

[Sybil M @sybil_mend]

New positions at Urban👇🏾

[Jessica Kelly @coder_jess]

Really excited about growth in my team in 2021. We are have expanded -- to encompass not just research programming but also web technology -- and have two openings.

[Alena Stern @AlenaStern]

��� Excited to share TWO @urbaninstitute tools launching today! 🚨First, a new guide outlines 9 key questions cities can ask themselves to make sure equity is intentional in technology programs https://t.co/JdF5zVmV4Z

[@[email protected] @GrahamIMac]

🚨Exciting news🚨I'm happy to announce that we will be partnering with the @ClouderaFnd to develop the next generation of #Data4Good technology, built on our Education Data Portal.

Why am I so excited about this? Thread (or read the blog)! /1 https://t.co/TWXptEblMY

[Tahir Amin @realtahiramin]

Now that the US has virtually bought out and hoarded the global supply of remdesivir for the next 3 months, what's Gilead's master plan for the 70 odd countries who are left out in the cold?

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” - Martin Fowler

[@[email protected] @GrahamIMac]

**New local low-income job loss estimates data** updated using the most recent BLS data released today.

Jobs are slowly returning: we now estimate 12.6 million low-income jobs lost from mid-Feb to mid-May, a *decrease* of 1.7 million from mid-April. https://t.co/KscC3wsL2Z 1/

[Jessica Kelly @coder_jess]

Join my team! We're looking for an experienced SAS programmer with an interest in administrative data and Health Policy. Happy to answer questions. https://t.co/99OQq8alYh

[Jon Schwabish @jschwabish]

Welcome to the Data Visualization Catalog. More than 700 data visualizations for you to explore, search, and download. New project page as part of the new #BetterDataVisualizations part of my site. | https://t.co/HKW08EoB0S

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

From @hamutalb1 & team: Immigrant families hit hard by the pandemic may be afraid to receive the help they need https://t.co/R2XLR8F3dO

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

How are adults in immigrant families learning about #PublicCharge? While they expressed the most trust in government sources of information, most learned about the rule from TV news and social networking https://t.co/3x5H3Eak4y

[🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk]

how I write: always write for 1 person

[Jon Schwabish @jschwabish]

Come chat with some of the amazing women in the @urbaninstitute's Tech & Data team on tomorrow's Data@Urban Digital Discussion. Tuesday, May 18 at 1p EDT | https://t.co/U5TIWOlAhm #womenintech

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

Internet access for people living in poverty varies considerably across the US: https://t.co/q4gCwL2tog (via @MattGerken)