UVA | SDS Doctoral Students Showcase Potential of Advanced Data Science Research
Aug. 26, 2024 - A recent event featured oral and poster presentations from second- and third-year doctoral students at UVA's School of Data Science.
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UVA's First-Ever Data Science Majors Begin Their Journey
Aug. 24, 2024 - With the establishment of the major, the School of Data Science has a full offering of degree options for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
UVA | School of Data Science Welcomes Three New Faculty in 2024
Aug. 22, 2024 - The University of Virginia’s School of Data Science welcomed three new faculty in 2024, experts in machine learning and AI.
UVA’s Online Data Science Master’s Program Adds Health Care-Focused Course — School of Data Science
Aug. 21, 2024 - A new data science health care class aims to strengthen students' technical skills and teach them how to apply that training in a medical setting.
NJIT | Annual New Jersey CS Chairs Meeting Explores Upgrading Education
Aug. 19, 2024 - Computer Science department chairs from several New Jersey universities and community colleges met at the Ying Wu College of Computing’s NJIT@JerseyCity location to discuss the state of CS education with a focus on improving access for a broader diversity of students as part of a forward-looking AI workforce.
Rajesh Gupta Appointed Interim Dean of School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences
Aug. 15, 2024 - Rajesh K. Gupta was appointed as the interim dean of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS), effective July 19, 2024.
Brown | Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director
Dec. 11, 2024 - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics has been named the Director of the Data Sciences Institute (DSI), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
UChicago | NSF awards $20 million to DSI to build AI models that predict scientific discoveries and technological advancements
Aug. 9, 2024 - The NSF awarded a DSI research team a $20 million grant to create first-of-their-kind large language models intended to help predict scientific discoveries and tech advancements.
USF MSDS Cohort 12 Series: Bassim Eledath and Rishi Mohan
Jul. 17, 2024 - Two more students from USF's most recent cohort, Bassim and Rishi, talk about their experiences in the MSDS program.
UVA SDS | What's in a Data Science Degree? (podcast)
Jul. 12, 2024 - Prince Afriyie and Brian Wright talk about the process of designing undergraduate data science curriculum at the University of Virginia
UNC Chapel Hill's School of Data Science and Society announces second cohort of faculty
After hiring 15 new faculty members in its first year, the School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) at UNC Chapel Hill has hired an additional 16 faculty members.
UM-Ann Arbor | Institutional Efforts to Help Academic Researchers Implement Generative AI in Research
May 31, 2024 - Academic institutions and their research organizations must develop new mechanisms to help researchers adopt new technologies, especially those that cause major seismic shifts such as generative AI.
UTSA | Enabling Widespread Engagement in DS and AI: The Generation AI Curriculum Initiative for Community Colleges
Mar. 15, 2024 - Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education.
Michigan Commits $10M to Train Semiconductor Workforce
Jun. 5, 2024 - Both the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College will be involved in training and retraining workers at the MSTAR center for semiconductor chip manufacturing.
UVA SDS | Story of Us
To Build A School Without Walls. It began as an idea then evolved into an institute before ultimately transforming into the first data science school in the country. In this exhibition you’ll learn how this improbable story unfolded and hear from the people who turned a vision into reality.
Notre Dame | Insight Into the MS Data Science Admissions Process
Mar. 3, 2023 - Tips for writing a solid statement of intent and other insights into the data science admissions process here at Notre Dame.
NJIT | New PhD Program in Data Science
Feb. 17, 2023 - NJIT’s Departments of Data Science and Mathematical Sciences have launched a new Ph.D. in Data Science program, dedicated to growing the field and generating top-notch data scientists.
Campus plans new data science center near Main Quad | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2018)
Aug. 30, 2018 - The data science center will be created by razing and replacing the university’s Illini Hall, which currently consists of primarily classrooms, computer labs, and faculty offices.
School of Data Science to launch Ph.D. program, formally joins College of Computing and Informatics – Inside UNC Charlotte
Jun. 5, 2024 - UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science will soon expand its academic offerings with the establishment of a Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science.
Tell your story: Metrics of success for academic data science collaboration and consulting programs
Several specific metrics to report to targeted audiences to tell the story for success of a robust and sustainable program.
Georgia TILE Program Trains Future Tech Entrepreneurs
Jun. 4, 2024 - The Technology and Innovation Learning Experience (TILE) program will give $3,000 plus mentorship and training to 13 students from five startups from Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges.
UMichigan-Ann Arbor | H.V. Jagadish receives Stephen S. Attwood Award
The highest faculty honor awarded by the College of Engineering, the award recognizes Jagadish’s outstanding record of achievement in research, teaching, and service.
Which colleges gained R1 status under the revamped Carnegie Classifications?
Howard University, a historically Black college, gained the coveted designation, as did about three dozen other institutions.
Academic Partnerships – MIDAS
MIDAS is a founding member of the Midwest Big Data Hub and leads a number of its programs. MIDAS works closely with the Academic Data Science Alliance to promote collaboration and data science ethics. MIDAS also works closely with peer data science institutes at academic institutions.
ICSI is a Founding Member of Academic Data Science Alliance | ICSI
The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) is a founding member of the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA), a community network for data science leaders, practitioners, and educators who take responsibility for a just, equitable future where data science approaches are thoughtfully applied in all domains for the benefit of all.
UCSD | High School Intern at SDSC Presents Research Outcomes at National Data Science Meeting
Upon completing an internship at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), Rajan Tavathia presented a poster for the recent Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) Annual Meeting.
Raymond Ng’s Transformative Leadership Where Passion Meets Progress
Raymond Ng is the Director of the UBC Data Science Institute, is at the forefront of this holding the baton of academic excellence and real-world impact.
2023 ADSA Annual Meeting Encompasses Special Session Hosted by UW's eScience Institute
Last month, the University of Washington’s eScience Institute and the West Hub co-hosted a special session at the 2023 Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) Annual Meeting.
Racing Against Time: Why Scientists May Use AI ‘Research Assembly Lines’
Discover how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the way we approach discovery and innovation.
UTSA welcomes White House Chief Data Scientist Dominique Duval-Diop
An upcoming conference being hosted by UTSA is highlighting an impressive list of keynote speakers. Among them is Dominique Duval-Diop, the chief data scientist of the United States in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.