We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kari L. Jordan, Executive Director at The Carpentries as a Keynote for useR! 2026 in Warsaw!

Dr. Jordan, is a leading figure in data science education, serving as the Executive Director for @thecarpentries a globally recognized nonprofit. Upon completing Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, she pursued a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Ohio State University.

https://user2026.r-project.org/
#rstats #useR2026

🎉 Excited to announce that typeR is now on CRAN!

typeR simulates typing animations for R scripts - perfect for live coding demos and presentations.

Install: install.packages("typeR")
Docs: https://fgazzelloni.github.io/typeR/

#rstats #RPackage

@ruedin
What is your take on setdw()? Usually it's not recommended to use it because it can cause issues in the long run. In our #RKWard we have a button which the user just pushes and he will immediately change to the working directory. Methinks for RStudio/Posit, it should be quite similar. (I know, this video is about plain #rstats, thus no IDE)

🎉 Excited to announce that typeR is now on CRAN!

typeR simulates typing animations for R scripts - perfect for live coding demos and presentations.

Install: install.packages("typeR")
Docs: https://fgazzelloni.github.io/typeR/

#rstats #RPackage

Hi Fediverse,

I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

#Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

Episode 220 of the @rstats @rweekly Highlights Podcast is out! https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r-weekly-highlights/220

🎙️ @emilyriederer shares her data science insights on the Test Set @Posit
💪 Git for data workflows @fgazzelloni @rladiesrome
🏗️ libdplyr @mrchypark

Spreading the word of the R Weekly project, contributing your favorite resource to the site, or sending your hosts a fun boost are excellent ways to participate in #value4value!

h/t @mike_thomas & @jonocarroll 🙏

#RStats #DataScience

Hi Fediverse,

I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

#Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

Hi Fediverse,

I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

#Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

🎉 ¡Se abrió el nuevo llamado al Programa de Campeones de rOpenSci!

César comparte qué significó ser parte del Programa de Campeones y cómo esta experiencia impulsó su desarrollo profesional y su proyecto.

https://vimeo.com/1160233787

📅 Postulaciones abiertas hasta el 20 de febrero

Toda la info aquí: https://ropensci.org/es/blog/2026/01/12/programachamps2026/

👉 Mira el evento completo: https://ropensci.org/es/commcalls/champions-latino-2025/

#RStats #RSE #OpenScience #OpenData

🎉 ¡Se abrió el nuevo llamado al Programa de Campeones de rOpenSci!

César comparte qué significó ser parte del Programa de Campeones y cómo esta experiencia impulsó su desarrollo profesional y su proyecto.

https://vimeo.com/1160233787

📅 Postulaciones abiertas hasta el 20 de febrero

Toda la info aquí: https://ropensci.org/es/blog/2026/01/12/programachamps2026/

👉 Mira el evento completo: https://ropensci.org/es/commcalls/champions-latino-2025/

#RStats #RSE #OpenScience #OpenData

Episode 220 of the @rstats @rweekly Highlights Podcast is out! https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r-weekly-highlights/220

🎙️ @emilyriederer shares her data science insights on the Test Set @Posit
💪 Git for data workflows @fgazzelloni @rladiesrome
🏗️ libdplyr @mrchypark

Spreading the word of the R Weekly project, contributing your favorite resource to the site, or sending your hosts a fun boost are excellent ways to participate in #value4value!

h/t @mike_thomas & @jonocarroll 🙏

#RStats #DataScience

The first data science book that has a chapter on monads https://reproducible-data-science.dev/

Learn how to build robust #DataScience pipelines with #RStats, #Python , #Julia and #Nix !

I have a very large Postgres database (200MB compressed dump, >1.5TB fully materialized on disk) that I want to run large analytical queries on.

Should I
- Connect with DuckDB postgres scanner (https://duckdb.org/2022/09/30/postgres-scanner)?
- Dump everything to parquet?

It has views and materialized views that I think I do want.

#postgres #DuckDB #RStats

The hottest ticket in R will be @gavinsimpson's live stream on What's New in Generalized Additive Models in R

2026-03-06 (17:00–19:00 CET) at https://youtube.com/live/A9U8e1KdlU4?feature=share

• what GAMs are and how they work
• recent {mgcv} updates (incl. Hierarchical GAMs)
• new features in {gratia}
• deeper inference with {marginaleffects}

Post questions at https://github.com/gavinsimpson/gratia/discussions/categories/q-a?discussions_q=is%3Aopen+category%3AQ%26A+label%3Alivestream

#RStats #mgcv #gratia #statistics #GAMs

🎉 We’re excited to welcome Natalia da Silva and @andrew as new editors for rOpenSci’s Statistical Software Peer Review program!

Their experience in statistics, R, reproducible research, and open science will help strengthen our collaborative, transparent, and community-driven review process.

Learn more about our new editors and the program 👉 https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/02/03/editors2025/

#RStats #RSE

🎉 We’re excited to welcome Natalia da Silva and @andrew as new editors for rOpenSci’s Statistical Software Peer Review program!

Their experience in statistics, R, reproducible research, and open science will help strengthen our collaborative, transparent, and community-driven review process.

Learn more about our new editors and the program 👉 https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/02/03/editors2025/

#RStats #RSE

📌 Todavía podés aplicar a nuestro programa de campeon(a|e)s
¿Querés saber por qué es buena idea ser parte?

Hoy Diana García Cortés, relata cómo el programa la ayudó a consolidar su trabajo en software científico abierto y a construir nuevas redes de colaboración.
https://vimeo.com/1160230339

📅 Postulaciones abiertas hasta el 20 de febrero. Toda la info aquí: https://ropensci.org/es/blog/2026/01/12/programachamps2026/

👉 Mira el evento completo: https://ropensci.org/es/commcalls/champions-latino-2026/

#RStats #OpenScience #ResearchSoftware #OpenData #RSE #FOSS