{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"rOpenSci - open tools for open science","home_page_url":"https://ropensci.org/tags/newsletter/","feed_url":"https://ropensci.org/tags/newsletter//index.json","description":"Open Tools and R Packages for Open Science","items":[{"id":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/09/28/news-september-2026/","title":"rOpenSci News Digest, September 2026","content_text":"\u003c!-- Before sending DELETE THE INDEX_CACHE and re-knit! --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear rOpenSci friends, it\u0026rsquo;s time for our monthly news roundup! \u003c!-- blabla --\u003e You can read this post \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/09/28/news-september-2026\"\u003eon our blog\u003c/a\u003e. Now let\u0026rsquo;s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nrOpenSci HQ\n\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"yani-and-mark-at-open-communities-in-the-age-of-ai\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#yani-and-mark-at-open-communities-in-the-age-of-ai\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nYani and Mark at \u0026ldquo;Open Communities in the age of AI\u0026rdquo;\n\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003erOpenSci community manager \u003ca href=\"/author/yanina-bellini-saibene\"\u003eYani\u003c/a\u003e and software-review lead \u003ca href=\"/author/mark-padgham\"\u003eMark\u003c/a\u003e will participate in the upcoming Openscapes community call on October 1st (this Thursday!) at 9:30AM PT (16:30 UTC) entitled \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Open Communities in the Age of AI\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e, together with Mara Averick, Senior Developer Advocate at Quansight and Hadley Wickham, Chief Scientist at Posit.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/09/28/news-september-2026/","date_published":"2026-09-28T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/08/28/news-august-2026/","title":"rOpenSci News Digest, August 2026","content_text":"\u003c!-- Before sending DELETE THE INDEX_CACHE and re-knit! --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear rOpenSci friends, it\u0026rsquo;s time for our monthly news roundup! \u003c!-- blabla --\u003e You can read this post \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/08/28/news-august-2026\"\u003eon our blog\u003c/a\u003e. Now let\u0026rsquo;s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nrOpenSci HQ\n\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"champions-program-update\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#champions-program-update\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nChampions Program update\n\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Champions are making great progress! 🌟 They\u0026rsquo;ve now completed the training on good open source software development practices, package development, and peer review, and are moving on to explore community building and communications. Meanwhile, mentoring is underway with monthly meetings helping Champions move their projects forward. We\u0026rsquo;re already starting to see some exciting results: first versions of packages are taking shape, and some Champions will soon be sharing their work at LatinR! Stay tuned for more updates as their projects continue to grow! 🚀\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/08/28/news-august-2026/","date_published":"2026-08-28T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/06/30/news-june-2026/","title":"rOpenSci News Digest, June 2026","content_text":"\u003c!-- Before sending DELETE THE INDEX_CACHE and re-knit! --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear rOpenSci friends, it\u0026rsquo;s time for our monthly news roundup! \u003c!-- blabla --\u003e You can read this post \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/06/30/news-june-2026\"\u003eon our blog\u003c/a\u003e. Now let\u0026rsquo;s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nrOpenSci HQ\n\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"champions-program-update\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#champions-program-update\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nChampions Program update\n\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have two concurrent cohorts, both in Spanish.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025\u0026ndash;2026 cohort is nearing the end of its participation in the program, so we are organizing the closing meeting and the overall evaluation.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/06/30/news-june-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-30T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/05/28/news-may-2026/","title":"rOpenSci News Digest, May 2026","content_text":"\u003c!-- Before sending DELETE THE INDEX_CACHE and re-knit! --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear rOpenSci friends, it\u0026rsquo;s time for our monthly news roundup! \u003c!-- blabla --\u003e You can read this post \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/05/28/news-may-2026\"\u003eon our blog\u003c/a\u003e. Now let\u0026rsquo;s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#ropensci-hq\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nrOpenSci HQ\n\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"15-years-of-ropensci-and-were-just-getting-started-\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#15-years-of-ropensci-and-were-just-getting-started-\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n15 Years of rOpenSci, and we\u0026rsquo;re just getting started 🎉\n\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis year we celebrate 15 years of rOpenSci! First up we have a coworking session followed by a couple casual virtual community celebrations. Please join us! Read more in our \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/05/13/anniversary2026/\"\u003eblog post\u003c/a\u003e about these upcoming events.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/05/28/news-may-2026/","date_published":"2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/04/30/news-april-2026/","title":"rOpenSci News Digest, April 2026","content_text":"\u003c!-- Before sending DELETE THE INDEX_CACHE and re-knit! --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear rOpenSci friends, it\u0026rsquo;s time for our monthly news roundup! \u003c!-- blabla --\u003e You can read this post \u003ca href=\"/blog/2026/04/30/news-april-2026\"\u003eon our blog\u003c/a\u003e. Now let\u0026rsquo;s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"tomáš-kalibera-19782026\"\u003e\n\n\u003ca class=\"anchor d-print-none\" href=\"#tom%c3%a1%c5%a1-kalibera-19782026\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall\u003e\u0026#x1F517;\u003c/small\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nTomáš Kalibera (1978\u0026ndash;2026)\n\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rOpenSci team is deeply saddened at the loss of Tomáš Kalibera, a member of R-Core and contributor to the R community for almost 10 years. Tomáš passed away on April 1.  Our thoughts are with Tomáš\u0026rsquo;s friends and family at this time. \u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/04/30/news-april-2026/","date_published":"2026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00"}]}