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Research Computing and Data Services

Case Studies

Collaboration and Impact

Supporting the computational and technology needs of Northwestern researchers through consultation, training, grant writing assistance, visualization services, and more.

We support Northwestern researchers across all disciplines and schools. Read about our past work in our research case studies. If you’ve collaborated with RCDS and would like to be a featured case study, please email IT Communications for consideration.

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Breaking New Ground in the Social Sciences

The Life-Span Development Laboratory collaborated with RCDS data science consultants to create a custom R-Shiny data analysis and visualization app.

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Advancing a Free Preventive Care Tool

Dr. Amir Borhani worked with research computing consultants to maximize and accelerate Quest jobs and analyze CT scans six times faster.

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Research Continuity for Incoming Faculty

Incoming faculty partners with data management consultants to ensure research continuity. 

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