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September 4, 2025

UVA Data Points Podcast: Brain Organoids — Unlocking Mysteries of Neuroscience

Explore how brain organoid technology is reshaping our understanding of the brain and how data science is playing a crucial role in unlocking its secrets

Health and Medicine Multimedia Neuroscience
Student researcher Ty Misiorek sits at a table with a laptop, in front of a slide that reads "Board Interlock Network, Do interlocks impact the selection of the president?"
September 3, 2025

Connected Data Hub presents research on how boards shape university presidencies

Student research assistant Ty Misiorek presented work from Alex Gates' Connected Data Hub at Sunbelt 2025 on how social networks shape university presidencies.

Research
A person wearing glasses and a light-colored shirt stands outdoors with a backdrop of green, sunlit foliage.
August 29, 2025

Sheng Li delivers plenary address on causality, trustworthy AI at ICSTA 2025

Associate Professor Sheng Li recently delivered a plenary address at ICSTA 2025 entitled “Causality for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence."

Artificial Intelligence Faculty Machine Learning Research
UVA Data Science PhD student Munjung Kim professional headshot
August 26, 2025

Ph.D. Student Profile: Munjung Kim

From physics to data science, Munjung Kim studies how knowledge grows and evolves across disciplines and human communities.

Admissions PhD Research Student Spotlight
Graphic card for M.S. in Data Science Online capstones
August 25, 2025

MSDS Online Capstones Utilize Data Science for Good

M.S. in Data Science Online students presented their capstone projects on topics like disease-prevention, wildfire prediction, and renewable energy.

Academics Admissions MSDS Research
Aaron Martin is an assistant professor of data science and media studies at UVA.
August 25, 2025

Beyond privacy rules: The power struggles over humanitarian data

Assistant Professor Aaron Martin's recent publication examines data sovereignty and makes arguments for how it should be dealt with in humanitarian contexts.

Faculty Government and Democracy Research
From left: MSDS student researchers Timothy Rodriguez, Alanna Hazlett, and Naomi Ohashi.
August 8, 2025

MSDS researchers aim for improved X-ray diagnostics via neural networks

With lecturer Sodiq Adewole, MSDS student researchers Timothy Rodriguez, Alanna Hazlett, and Naomi Ohashi published a paper on X-ray disease detection.

Academics Admissions Deep Learning MSDS Neural Networks Research
Medhasweta Sen
July 25, 2025

Ph.D. Student Profile: Medhasweta Sen

Medhasweta Sen brings global perspective and AI research passion to UVA’s Ph.D. in Data Science program, focusing on LLMs, ethics, and real-world impact.

Admissions Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning Machine Learning Neural Networks PhD Research Student Spotlight
Cover graphic of the "Human and Organizational Factors in AI Risk Management: Proceedings of a Workshop" publication.
July 25, 2025

Charting a safer path for AI: Experts outline principles for human-centered risk management

In a series of workshops convened by the National Academies, experts discussed how to manage AI risks in ways that prioritize people, not just performance.

Artificial Intelligence Research
Professor Stephen Turner poses in front of the School of Data Science sign with his bike, wearing his bike helmet.
July 21, 2025

Stephen Turner on returning to academia

Returning to UVA, Stephen Turner is blending data science, biology, and ethics to drive interdisciplinary research and education at the School of Data Science.

Academics Biology Research
Dean Phil Bourne at conference room table
July 7, 2025

Dean’s Blog – This Moment and Beyond

Dean Bourne discusses charting a path forward amid University leadership transitions, AI disruption, and funding shifts—reaffirming the School's mission in education, research, and service.

Academics Entrepreneurship Research
Magic 8 ball that says "Can't Say Now" on an orange background with a headline that asks, "Is my data safe?"
June 17, 2025

Aaron Martin on Digital Identity, the Orb, and the Future of Biometric Technology

Time magazine featured a new technology that exists to verify your humanity. Assistant Professor Aaron Martin weighs in.

Academics Artificial Intelligence Research