Full course description
Term: Fall 2026
Date: October 27th, 2026
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Online Only.
Instructors: Nathaniel Porter & Jesse Sadler
Presented By: University Libraries (LIB)
Description:
This hands-on, participatory workshop is designed for those with basic R programming experience that are looking to take their data visualization skills to the next level. Join us to learn about making high-quality, reproducible data visualizations with R and ggplot2. Attendees will practice making different kinds of plots, modifying color scales, and styling plots to make publication-ready visualizations.
The workshop is open to anyone, but learners should be familiar with programming in R and ggplot2 equivalent to the Intro to R and RStudio and Data wrangling and visualization with R workshops.
Learning Objectives:
Make various types of plots with ggplot2, including barplots, histograms, boxplots, and scatterplots.
Modify standard scales in ggplot2 and use various color palettes.
Gain familiarity with different ways to highlight and annotate data within plots.
Use ggplot2’s theming system to style plots in preparation for publication.