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Navigating AI Ethics and Data Activism with Renée Cummings
October 9, 2023

Navigating AI Ethics and Data Activism with Renée Cummings

Data activist and ethicist Renée Cummings discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on data and society.

Data Ethics Research
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October 6, 2023

Is the Peer Review Process for Research Broken? A UVA Professor Argues for New Model

Brian Nosek, a UVA psychology professor and co-founder of three nonprofits, advocates for a new model of peer review of scholarly research.

Research
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October 6, 2023

NASA Imaging Could Help Predict Food Scarcity

Data science doctoral student Jade Preston is using hyperspectral imaging and combining it with world agricultural data to predict food scarcity in Africa.

Admissions Research
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September 29, 2023

Doctoral Candidate Kevin Lin Honored at ICBRA 2023

Lin presented a paper -- titled "Uncertainty Quantification for Eosinophil Segmentation" -- at the conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Admissions Research
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September 22, 2023

National Cancer Institute to Fund UVA Study on Improving Kidney Cancer Management

A project funded by the National Cancer Institute aims to improve the ability of patients and doctors to make kidney cancer treatment choices.

Research
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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 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
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August 23, 2023

Special Issue of Scientific Journal Honoring Dean Phil Bourne Published

Bourne is the founding dean of UVA's School of Data Science.

Research
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August 21, 2023

What are Blockchains Good for? A UVA Data Science Professor Explains

It’s a term that many have heard but far fewer could define or explain its potential value: blockchain.

Open Access Research
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August 17, 2023

Empowering Change: Data Justice Academy Showcases Research Findings

In a recent exhibition sponsored by the Office of Citizen Scholar Development, the 2023 Data Justice Academy presented their summer research findings in a poster presentation.

Admissions Data Ethics Research