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.
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Academic Data Science Alliance Picks Up Steam
Universities looking for resources to build their data science curriculums and degree programs have a new resource at their disposal.
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.
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.
UW-Madison DSI | RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement
Jan. 23, 2025 - The Office of Business Engagement (OBE) and Data Science Institute (DSI) have launched a new tool for discovering relevant research, shared interests and potential campus collaborators.
‘Sobering news’: Sonoma State University makes broad cuts to tackle $24M deficit
Jan. 23, 2025 - The California public university plans to reduce staff, faculty and majors, as well as fold its athletics program.
More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals
Jan. 21, 2025 - Publishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job.
Happy New Year from The Carpentries
This post marks a significant milestone: On February 1st, The Carpentries will become an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation!
First-year student enrollment spiked 5.5% in fall 2024
Jan. 23, 2025 - The final data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center comes a week after the group retracted preliminary findings showing a decline.
West Big Data Innovation Hub: Key Impacts of a Decade-Long Project
Organized Learning and Doing Data for Good events to showcase student work and enable dialogue and networking among students and professionals. The 2023 event took place at the Academic Data Science Alliance Annual Meeting, where students engaged with leaders in data science and shared their own work focused on broad social impact.
UW-Madison | Computer Sciences Faculty Jerry Zhu Guides RISE-AI Initiative
Jan. 9, 2025 - UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin recently unveiled the Wisconsin Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, a bold and transformative program designed to position the university as a global leader in research and innovation.
UPenn | Bhuvnesh Jain One of Five Faculty to Lead Penn AI Council
Oct. 22, 2024 - The aim of the new initiative is to enhance visibility and impact of artificial intelligence research across the University.
UTSA takes bold steps to add AI to academic landscape
SDS achieved significant milestones, including hosting the national Academic Data Science Alliance annual meeting in 2023.
University of New Orleans turns to furloughs to plug $10M budget hole
Jan. 21, 2025 - Officials at the public institution blamed falling enrollment, rising costs and a culture of nonpayment among students for ongoing financial woes.
‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation
Jan. 17, 2025 - Haishan Yang, a doctoral student in health economics, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week accusing the University of Minnesota of violating his due process. He is the first Minnesota student to go public about being expelled over AI.
Wanted: More males on college campuses
Jan. 15, 2025 - Years of male enrollment declines at higher education institutions across the country is prompting schools, academics to action.
America is about to face the “enrollment cliff," and the economy could suffer
Jan. 8, 2025 - America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’
The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students’ Future Success
Being literate allows you to live and navigate the world. Being literate in data lets you thrive in it.
2,000th Member Spotlight: Justin Ballenger Helps Bring AI Into the Classroom | Scholars Strategy Network
Justin Ballenger is on a mission to bring the benefits of AI to classrooms everywhere, especially those in underserved communities.
URochester | Goergen Institute’s adds AI to its name
Jan. 7, 2025 - The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Recipients of TAMID's 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science
Jan. 6, 2025 - The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Seed Program received 39 proposals and awarded the top 10, totaling 22 funded researchers.
Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere
Women in these fields are almost at parity with men at the most selective schools, but the gender gap doubled at many of the least selective universities.
UWashington | Doing Better at Teaching Data for Good: The Data for Good in Education Workshop Series
An interdisciplinary group of data science educators from multiple institutions put together the Data for Good in Education Workshop Series, a collection of intensive day-long workshops that convene data science educators to surface and promote strategies to face the obstacle of grounding data science education in people-centered community-informed practice.
Columbia | DSI Undergrads Explore the Future of AI and Society at the the 2024 Columbia-Barnard Research Fair
Dec. 12, 2024 - Through 23 projects, undergraduates from Barnard and Columbia tackled real-world challenges with creative solutions that bring human and computer intelligence together.
UChicago DSI | Master’s in Applied Data Science Autumn 2024 Capstone Showcase
Dec. 17, 2024 - 37 capstone teams presented their projects, leading all phases of problem-solving with the support of faculty, staff, and industry experts.
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.
UCSD | SCIDS Graduate Student Awarded Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship
Dec. 11, 2024 - Shibo Hao, a graduate student at the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences was awarded the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship.
UCSD | HDSI Undergraduate Research Students Use Data Science to Address Housing and Food Insecurity
Dec. 26, 2024 - HDSI students in the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program aim to address critical local challenges through data-driven research.
Teacher Education Clearinghouse for AI and Data Science
For the United States to continue to be a competitive global power in technology and innovation, we need a workforce that understands how to use, apply, and develop new innovations using AI and Data Science.
NSF Board - Talent is the Treasure (2024)