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You don’t need a PhD in statistics or years of coding experience to learn R, the most powerful tool for data analysis and visualization.

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Last day. Registration for R in 3 Months closes tonight at midnight PT. This is the final cohort, there won't be another.

Register today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on What's New in R:

✅ Quarto 1.10 & improved accessibility checking
✅ {geovizr} for making interesting maps
✅ Highlights from Positron's August release

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-21-2026

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September 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Curious what "learn R in 3 months" actually produces? Past participants' final project videos are public.

Watch a few: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months#how-much-can-you-learn-in-3-months

Registration for the final cohort closes tomorrow, and you can still try the first two weeks free.

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September 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Cost shouldn't be the main reason you don't learn R.

R in 3 Months offers 50% off for students and residents of lower-income countries and 25% off for groups. Scholarships are also available.

Check details page > https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You're never stuck on your own when you participate R in 3 Months.

Submit your code. Get a real, personalized video review. Ask follow-ups in comments or Discord. That's the loop, every week, for 13 weeks.

Sign up: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Some news: the Fall 2026 cohort of R in 3 Months (starting Sept 24) will be the last one. It's been six years, nearly 500 participants, and we're moving on to something new.

Try the first two weeks free before deciding → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Some news: the Fall 2026 cohort of R in 3 Months (starting Sept 24) will be the last one. It's been six years, nearly 500 participants, and we're moving on to something new.

Try the first two weeks free before deciding → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
We analyzed 11 cohorts of R in 3 Months data. 96% of people arrive having barely touched R. By the end, self-rated R skills nearly triple.

If you feel like you're not "technical enough" to learn R, the data says otherwise.

Join R in 3 Months: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on What's New in R:

✅ {ggtintshade} adds tinting & shading to ggplot2
✅ {rsonar} reviews your R code quality
✅ Modern Dive V2: an open-source textbook on statistical inference

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-14-2026

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September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Last call: the $100 early bird discount on R in 3 Months ends tonight at midnight Pacific.

If you missed our info session, the replay is up on the site. Either way, this is the last day to save $100 on your R in 3 Months registration.

Sign up today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Last call: the $100 early bird discount on R in 3 Months ends tonight at midnight Pacific.

If you missed our info session, the replay is up on the site. Either way, this is the last day to save $100 on your R in 3 Months registration.

Sign up today: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Our free R in 3 Months info session starts in an hour (11am Pacific). It'll cover an intro to R itself, a live automated reporting demo, how the program works week to week, and live Q&A.

If you can make it, join us using the link → https://meet.google.com/xdf-kmmt-uvv

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September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A normal Thursday in R in 3 Months includes live Q&A, real code, working through issues together. R in 3 Months Fall 2026 info session (tomorrow, 11am PT) will give you a taste of this.

Register for the info session → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What's New in R:

✅ Guide to making beautiful slides with Quarto & Reveal.js
✅ Data manipulation styles compared
✅ cartographr, an R package for poster-worthy city maps

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/09/whats-new-in-r-september-8-2026

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September 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What does a week in R in 3 Months look like?

Lessons, a live session, a project, feedback, community.

Want to learn more? Join a free info session this Thursday, Sept 10, 11am PT.

Register (we'll send the recording if you can't join live) → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"Why learn R when AI can write the code for me?" Because you still need to know whether the code is right.

R in 3 Months now teaches the fundamentals alongside how to use AI well, not instead of them.

Join R in 3 Months this fall: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What's New in R:
✅ Australian government report on AI & employment made entirely in R
✅ @drxeo.eu on Spain's rising heat
✅ @ivelasq3.bsky.social intro to agent skills

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-31-2026

@mattcowgill.bsky.social

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August 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Expensive software. No guidance. No stats background. These three things keep a whole lot of people from learning how to work with data. Good news is that R in 3 Months is designed to solve these challenges.

Learn more at https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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August 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"R in 3 Months is truly the best R resource I know for learning and expanding R skills." — Bill Pine, past participant

A wide range people show up to R in 3 Months: total beginners and people who've used R for years. Both leave with something.

Learn more: https://rfortherestofus.com/3months
August 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Registration is open for the 12th cohort of R in 3 Months (Sept 24 to Dec 17).

Weekly lessons, live sessions on Thursdays, real feedback on your own project, and community support.

$100 off through Sept 11!

Sign up → https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

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August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on What's New in R:
✅ Nicola Rennie introduces {ggchord2}
✅ A package that lets you play Doom in R
✅ Kylie Ainslie’s The Warehouse for easy discovery of R packages

Read the issue: ​​https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-24-2026

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August 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Every fall, we have a new cohort of R in 3 Months, the program that's helped nearly 500 people go from "I should really learn R" to actually using it in their work.

Registration opens later this week. More details soon.

https://rfortherestofus.com/3months

#rstats

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August 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on What's New in R:
✅ Options for collaborating on Quarto documents
✅ Quartorium, a tool for non-technical Quarto collaboration
✅ Jakub Nowosad reflects on the state of geocomputation with R

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-17-2026

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August 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This week on What's New in R:

✅ A guide to getting better R code out of your AI coding agent
✅ Video on connecting R to the cloud
✅ Overview of agentic skills

Read the issue: https://rfortherestofus.com/2026/08/whats-new-in-r-august-3-2026

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August 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"If I buy a topics course now, will I keep access after it's retired?"

Yes! Purchase before July 31 and the course is yours forever.

If there's anything in the current course list you've been wanting, use BYEBYETOPICSCOURSES for 50% off at rfortherestofus.com/courses before they're gone.

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July 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM