Celebrate International Love Data Week (February 9 - 13, 2026) with UND Libraries.
Love Data Week is an international celebration of data, taking place every year during the week of Valentine's day. Organized by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan, this week long event brings together universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, corporations and individuals to host data-related events and activities. This year’s theme is "Where’s the Data?" – a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation.
❤Love Data Week 2026 Activities❤
Student Data Visualization Contest ✨
- Who: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
- When: Opens Jan. 12. Submissions due by midnight on Feb. 13.
- What: Calling all data artists! Think you can tell a story with data? Do you have a knack for turning complex data into captivating visuals? We want your charts, your plots, and your infographics! Submit a data visualization by February 13th for a chance to win some ✨visually fantastic✨ prizes! Winners will be announced at our Love Data Week reception on February 24th.
Research Data Management Workshops 📈
- Who: All researchers. Higher relevance to faculty and graduate students.
- When: Online: Monday, Feb. 9, 6 - 7 PM. In Person: Tuesday, February 10, 12 - 1:30 PM
- What: Do you create or use data in your research? Looking for tips and tools to better help you manage your research data, and preserve it for long-term use? Tired of searching for ‘bio-stats-final-final-CLEAN.xlsx’ to run your T-tests? Join us to learn five simple steps you can take to make your data FAIR — findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. This workshop is being offered both virtually and in person. In person attendees will be provided lunch.
- Where: Zoom / Chester Fritz Library, Room 406
- Register: Coming soon.
Graphs & Goodies: The Data Visualization Awards 🍪
- Who: Everyone. Students, faculty, and staff all welcome!
- When: Tuesdays, February 24, 2:00 PM
- Where: Zoom / Chester Fritz Library, Room 406
- What: Join us in celebrating our student data artists at UND Libraries' second Data Visualization Awards! Data visualization contest entrees will be on display as we announce this year's top three winners. Grab a treat and hot drink while exploring UND's data stories.
Interactive Data Displays 📊
- When: Jan. 12 - Feb. 28
- Where: Coming soon.
- What: What's this? Mysterious art installations have popped up across UND's libraries! Watch this space for details on how you can be part of creating data art!
- When: Jan. 12 - Feb. 14
- Where: Chester Fritz Library, Knowledge Commons Bookcase
- What: Looking for inspiration for our student data visualization contest? Check out our selection of books on data visualization! North Dakota weather got you trapped indoors? Not to worry, we have plenty of online titles for you to flip through.
