For the first time, the University of Wyoming will participate in Love Data Week, an international celebration promoting good data practices Monday, Feb. 9, through Friday, Feb. 13. The weeklong series will feature workshops, speakers and hands-on activities highlighting data tools and showcasing research from across campus.
Held annually during Valentine’s Day week, Love Data Week encourages collaboration regarding data management, sharing, preservation and reuse. What began in 2016 as a small series of events at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has grown into a global initiative involving universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and industry partners.
Love Data Week’s 2026 theme is “Where’s the Data?” The theme invites participants to consider how data is collected, stored, accessed and preserved.
“This is UW’s first year participating in Love Data Week,” says Esther Perez, STEM digital scholarship librarian. “We’re excited to bring together researchers, students, faculty and staff from across disciplines to explore how data shapes their work.”
Love Data Week events are open to the UW community and include workshops for all skill
levels, research presentations, creative activities and open houses. Proposals for
student research poster presentations and zine submissions are being accepted through Feb. 1.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, Feb. 9:
-- 11 a.m.-noon: “Designing a Research Poster,” Room 237, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Love Data Week friendship bracelet-making station, Level 2, Coe Library.
-- 1-3 p.m.: “Introduction to Python,” Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 3:30-5 p.m.: “Wyoming Anticipating the Climate-Water Transition,” Room 506, Coe Library.
Tuesday, Feb. 10:
-- 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Campus research presentations, Room 212, Wyoming Union.
-- 4-5 p.m.: Student poster sessions, Room 212, Wyoming Union.
Wednesday, Feb 11:
-- 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: “Intro to R/RStudio,” Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 1:30-3:30 p.m.: “Photography for Photogrammetry” (photography for 3D modeling), Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 4-5 p.m.: “Where’s the Data? Data Privacy in the Age of Social Media & AI,” Room 506, Coe Library.
Thursday, Feb. 12:
-- 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Love Data Week friendship bracelet-making station, Level 2, Coe Library.
-- 11 a.m.-noon: Zine Making workshop, Room 237, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 1-3 p.m.: “Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas” workshop, Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 3-5 p.m.: Data-X Studio open house, Room 4030, Science Initiative Building.
Friday, Feb. 13:
-- 10 a.m.-11 a.m.: “Raspberry Pi” workshop, Room 237, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 11 a.m.-noon: “DMP Tool” workshop, Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 12:30-2 p.m.: “Digital Humanities” workshop, Room 302, Coe Library; registration required.
-- 2-4 p.m.: 3D Visualization Center open house, Energy Innovation Center.
For full event details and registration information, visit www.uwyo.edu/love-data. For more information, call Perez at (307) 766-5692 or email eperez11@uwyo.edu.
For individuals who need assistance to attend events, call the UW Libraries Dean’s Office at (307) 766-3279.
