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January 23, 2026

Is Winter Coming? Meteorologist Explains Why We Don’t Trust Weather Data

UVA M.S. in Data Science alum discusses how input data impacts real world conversations around weather forecast accuracy.

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Heman Shakeri
January 23, 2026

UVA Research Co-Leads $4.7M Initiative to Advance Automated Diabetes Care

UVA's Heman Shakeri co-leads a $4.7M grant to advance automated insulin delivery. The Forlenza-Shakeri project uses AI to personalize Type 1 Diabetes care.

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January 23, 2026

MSDS Alumnus Presents Machine Learning Research on Gamma Knife Radiosurgery at International Conference

Brett Castro (MSDS '25) represented his capstone team at the 2025 World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Societies Scientific Meeting in Honolulu.

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January 22, 2026

UVA Launches Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health

UVA launches the Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health, uniting six schools and UVA Health to turn data and AI into better care and healthier communities.

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January 21, 2026

Tom Hartvigsen Receives $1M NIH Grant for Multimodal AI

Tom Hartvigsen and his colleagues were awarded a $1 million NIH grant to develop a new participatory approach to multimodal AI systems in dermatology.

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January 16, 2026

Sheng Li Appointed Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of AI

Sheng Li received senior member status from AAAI in recognition of his significant accomplishments in the field of artificial intelligence.

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December 17, 2025

M.S. in Data Science Students Showcase Predictive Modeling Projects

UVA M.S. in Data Science students showcased predictive modeling projects across sports, health, policy, and the environment in Machine Learning I.

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December 10, 2025

The Dangers of Not Teaching Students How to Use AI Responsibly

PhD candidate Bryan Christ discusses why it is more harmful than effective to take away students' ability to use tools like ChatGPT.

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2025 pilot research award recipients
December 9, 2025

Pilot Research Award Program Launched with Four Faculty Recipients

Four Data Science faculty receive inaugural Pilot Research Awards, gaining resources to accelerate innovative projects and build stronger research foundations.

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December 3, 2025

Ph.D. Student Profile: Siwan Kim

UVA Ph.D. student Siwan Kim reflects on her path from UX to data science and how research connects people, systems, and insight across disciplines worldwide.

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December 3, 2025

Biased Music Reviews Give AI an Edge in Genre Prediction

UVA students trained a model on data from Spotify and Pitchfork, allowing AI to predict an album's genre by uncovering trends in biased music reviews.

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October 31, 2025

New Public Database Brings Transparency to AI Tools Used in Hiring

UVA’s Mona Sloane launches the TARAI Index, a first-of-its-kind public database revealing how AI shapes hiring tools and recruiting technologies.

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