PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Applications are now being accepted for the Winter 2017 GIS Institute offered by Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4). The Institute, co-sponsored by S4, the PSTC, Brown University Libraries, and EarthLab, will run January 9-20. It is free of charge and is open to all Brown faculty, graduate students, and staff. The Institute provides participants the opportunity to build and apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis skills. The application deadline is December 1 with rolling acceptances issued from November 21.