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September 28, 2023

Caring for Community: School of Data Science and Yancey School Community Center Join Forces

The School of Data Science partnered with United Way for their third annual Day of Caring event in collaboration with Benjamin Franklin Yancey School Community Center. 

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September 21, 2023

Career Connector Reggie Leonard Completes UVA Cornerstone Leadership Program

Associate Director for Career Connections and Community Engagement Reggie Leonard graduates from the Cornerstone Program at the University of Virginia.

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September 19, 2023

Dean’s Blog: The Joys of a Four-Year Old

This week marks the School's fourth birthday and the approval of a new data science major for UVA undergraduates.

Academics Admissions Multimedia
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September 14, 2023

Data Science Grad Returns to Her Roots in New Role at School

Ali Rivera’s path to data science led her back to the field where it all started for her: education.

Alumni MSDS
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September 12, 2023

Q&A: Mona Sloane on Joining UVA’s Faculty, the Future of AI, and More

A frequent commentator on AI issues, Sloane recently joined the faculty of UVA's School of Data Science and Department of Media Studies.

Artificial Intelligence
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September 7, 2023

Use of Large Language Models at ‘Inflection Point,’ UVA Expert Says

His remarks came at a workshop titled “Empowering Government with Generative AI: Large Language Models for Public Service,” which was sponsored by LMI.

Artificial Intelligence
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September 6, 2023

Professor Don Brown Named Tools Competition Winner

The Tools Competition is a multimillion-dollar contest that funds edtech tools and technologies.

Research
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September 5, 2023

NSF Funds UVA Research on Modeling Water Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems

Freshwater ecosystems play a vital role in global economic, food, water, and energy networks, but they face continuing threats.

Environment Research
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August 28, 2023

Ken Ono Named to Asian American Scholar Forum

Ono is a professor of data science by courtesy.

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August 25, 2023

School of Data Science Welcomes 14 New Faculty in 2023

The University of Virginia’s School of Data Science, which added 11 new faculty members in 2022, has expanded further, with 14 distinguished scholars joining the school’s ranks.

Academics
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August 25, 2023

Hoos In STEM Podcast: Bill Basener uses remote sensing data to solve large-scale problems

Hoos In STEM Podcast: Bill Basener uses remote sensing data to solve large-scale problems

Artificial Intelligence Biology Environment Machine Learning Research
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August 23, 2023

Ken Ono Talks About Using Data to Improve Swimmer Performance on CBS19 for “Inside The Numbers”

What is artificial intelligence and how does it work? Jeffrey Blume explains on this week's “Inside the Numbers” with CBS19.

Multimedia Research