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UNC-CH School of Data Science and Society celebrates its inaugural class of graduates

May 2, 2025 - In January 2024, SDSS first launched the online Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) for working professionals. Since then, enrollment has grown to more than 130 students.

UNC-CH School of Data Science and Society celebrates its inaugural class of graduates

UVA SDS | Brian Wright Receives 2025 All-University Teaching Award

Apr. 30, 2025 - Quantitative Foundation Associate Professor of Data Science Brian Wright has been named a recipient of the UVA 2025 All-University Teaching Award.

UVA SDS | Brian Wright Receives 2025 All-University Teaching Award

UVA SDS | Master’s in Data Science Students Showcase Real-World Solutions in 2025 Capstone Presentations

May 2, 2025 - M.S. in Data Science students presented their capstone research projects in the Rotunda.

UVA SDS | Master’s in Data Science Students Showcase Real-World Solutions in 2025 Capstone Presentations

UToronto | Building a VR Community: DSI Hosts Second Annual Questioning Reality Conference

May 1, 2025 - The conference began with a series of mini-grant lightning talks, featuring research teams that had received DSI grants following the 2024 Questioning Reality conference.

UToronto | Building a VR Community: DSI Hosts Second Annual Questioning Reality Conference

UChicago | Reflections from UPCEA 2025: Exploring Data Science and Ethics in Higher Education

May 1, 2025 - Three members of the University of Chicago’s MS in Applied Data Science (MS-ADS) team led a roundtable at the 2025 UPCEA Conference.

UChicago | Reflections from UPCEA 2025: Exploring Data Science and Ethics in Higher Education

Penn | Empowering Futures: How PRECISE Center’s Mentorship with Google is Transforming Academic Careers and Innovation

May 2, 2025 - “It takes a village to raise a child,” the old saying goes. In the world of academic research, the same principle holds true.

Penn | Empowering Futures: How PRECISE Center’s Mentorship with Google is Transforming Academic Careers and Innovation

HDSI | Newly Funded – Climate Stress, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

May 2, 2025 - The research aims to identify vulnerable populations affected by climate change and poor nutrition, develop climate-resilient strategies, and demonstrate the effectiveness of digital health tools for research in resource-limited settings.

HDSI | Newly Funded – Climate Stress, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nobel laureate John Jumper returns to UChicago to discuss the AlphaFold protein revolution

May 1, 2025 - Alum John Jumper delivered Bloch Lecture at standing-room-only event.

Nobel laureate John Jumper returns to UChicago to discuss the AlphaFold protein revolution

MIT Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI

Apr. 28, 2025 - MIT announced a Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI that will advise the Institute on best practices for community members and units using scholarly content to train generative AI (GenAI) models.

MIT Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

Apr. 25, 2025 - The role is basically obsolete thanks to the breakneck speed of AI development and companies’ own maturity in terms of understanding how to use the technology.

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

Data Rescue Project | ERICA to the Rescue!

Apr. 28, 2025 - Several volunteers and partners of the Data Rescue Project (DRP) have been working tirelessly for the last few weeks to back up the ERIC catalog and full-text PDFs.

Data Rescue Project | ERICA to the Rescue!

UPenn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed

Apr. 25, 2025 - Penn engineers have developed the first photonic chip that reshapes how light behaves to carry out the nonlinear mathematics at the heart of modern AI while reducing energy use.

UPenn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed

Novel course at Yale translates data from the natural world into art

Apr. 24, 2025 - In a new course, Yale students are using AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances.

Novel course at Yale translates data from the natural world into art

When it comes to reading the room, humans are still better than AI

Apr. 24, 2025 - Hopkins research shows AI models fall short in predicting social interactions, a skill critical for systems to navigate the real world.

When it comes to reading the room, humans are still better than AI

UCSD SDSC Participates in HPC Education Project to Produce New Cyber Training Catalog

Apr. 24, 2025 - SDSC's Mary Thomas has been participating in a U.S. multi-institutional initiative that streamlines discovery and collaboration through an innovative cyber training catalog.

UCSD SDSC Participates in HPC Education Project to Produce New Cyber Training Catalog

UMass Amherst | Luna Dziewietin Receives Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award

Apr. 22, 2025 - Luna, a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Informatics & Social Thought in Political Economy major and member of the DS4CG 2024 team, wins the Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award!

UMass Amherst | Luna Dziewietin Receives Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award

TAMU TAMIDS Travel Grant Program for Students

Apr. 23, 2025 - The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Student Travel Grant Program supports undergraduate and graduate students to attend and talk at conferences in any domain of Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning.

TAMU TAMIDS Travel Grant Program for Students

UWisconsin DSI Special Seminar with Dr. Talitha Washington

Apr. 23, 2025 - Join the Data Science Institute on May 16 for a seminar with Dr. Talitha Washington, Howard University.

UWisconsin DSI Special Seminar with Dr. Talitha Washington

UUtah SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Apr. 21, 2025 - SCI contributions include four papers, one of which won an honorable mention award, along with a software course and a paper in “alt.chi,” a forum for boundary-pushing research.

UUtah SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

UNC-CH & USFQ Partnering to Understand how AI is Transforming Science

Apr. 15, 2025 - A group of UNC – Chapel Hill researchers connected with a team from its strategic partner, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), to hold a workshop.

UNC-CH & USFQ Partnering to Understand how AI is Transforming Science

The University of Chicago Data Science Institute and Google Partner on Cutting-Edge AI and Security Research

Apr. 22, 2025 - This partnership brings together leading experts from both academia and industry to drive meaningful advancements that will enhance user protection, improve AI-driven technologies, and shape the future of responsible data science.

The University of Chicago Data Science Institute and Google Partner on Cutting-Edge AI and Security Research

Protecting continued progress in data science

Apr. 23, 2025 - We are in an extraordinary and perilous moment that demands a steadfast response.

Protecting continued progress in data science

The Brown CNTR celebrates its one-year-anniversary and launches the Socially Responsible Computing Handbook.

Apr. 24, 2025 - The horizon is wide open for Brown’s young and hungry Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign (CNTR).

The Brown CNTR celebrates its one-year-anniversary and launches the Socially Responsible Computing Handbook.

NOAA Notice of Changes

Apr. 22, 2025 - Retiring datasets

NOAA Notice of Changes

Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era

Apr. 21, 2025 - Harvard's Radcliffe Institute conference tackles bias, fairness, inclusivity in AI development.

Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era

Duke students sell class project-turned-AI-startup for construction sites to MOCA Systems, Inc.

QuikCal is a tool that uses AI to assist with scheduling deliveries at construction sites and improve communication for commercial projects.

Duke students sell class project-turned-AI-startup for construction sites to MOCA Systems, Inc.

Michigan State launches new degree program to blend engineering, computer science

Apr. 21, 2025 - Michigan State University has formally introduced a new degree program meant to blend mechanical, electrical and computer engineering with computer science.

Michigan State launches new degree program to blend engineering, computer science

AI model formulates life-saving nutrition for NICU infants

Apr. 18, 2025 - Researchers at Stanford and UCSF trained an AI model to create recipes of total parenteral nutrition, a life-saving treatment given to infants.

AI model formulates life-saving nutrition for NICU infants

UvA DSC | New DSC/IAS joint fellows appointed to explore how AI-driven analysis influences vulnerabilities of data subjects

Apr. 16, 2025 - The University of Amsterdam’s Data Science Centre and Institute for Advanced Study are pleased to announce the appointment of Delfina Martinez Pandiani and Paula Helm as part of their joint fellowship programme.

UvA DSC | New DSC/IAS joint fellows appointed to explore how AI-driven analysis influences vulnerabilities of data subjects

Penn | Fine art and design using artificial intelligence

Apr. 18, 2025 - Through the design course Artificial Intelligence in Art, second-year Jessica Mach has discovered AI's potential through creating several projects, including a video story and an interactive game.

Penn | Fine art and design using artificial intelligence