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Celebrating 15 Years of the eScience Institute
This year we are celebrating the 15th anniversary since the eScience Institute was established at the University of Washington. In the past 15 years, data science tools and methods have become much more widely recognized and utilized in scientific research, as well as areas like medicine, humanities, business, art, and more. To celebrate, eScience will…
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SSEC Co-awarded NSF Grant for Open Source Workshop
The Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Washington has been co-awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to host a workshop that will explore an open-source development model for public datasets. Data science tools and methods, including AI and machine learning, have the ability to accelerate scientific discovery in a wide…
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SSEC Learnathon 2023
By: Juliana Kilty, SSEC Student Assistant The Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC) held their first Learnathon from September 5th-7th this fall. Participants had the opportunity to explore topics in three general categories: tools, infrastructures, and processes. The Learnathon was conducted in tutorial style, led by SSEC team members with specific expertise. These informative presentations enabled…
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Data Science Profile: Michelle Ndugulile
By: Louisa Gaylord Michelle Ndugulile (‘23) recently graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Data Science. Prior to her undergraduate studies at UW, Michelle was interested in a variety of STEM subjects, such as math, anatomy, and physiology. But it was biology that captured her interest the…
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Data Science Profile: Ben Roscoe
By: Louisa Gaylord Photo credit: Tara Brown Photography The University of Washington launched the Data Science Minor in Fall 2020 to help undergraduate students gain data science skills and literacy to help supplement the area of their major. Since its inception, the minor has been one of the fastest growing programs at UW, as students…
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Analyzing Groundwater Insecurities in the Colorado River Basin
By: Louisa Gaylord Groundwater is a vital source of water for a large part of the United States; it’s used for drinking and irrigation, keeps wells and springs filled, and generally contains fewer contaminants than surface water. Declines in groundwater levels are a growing problem in recent years, resulting in lakes and reservoir levels dropping,…
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Using Data Science to Examine Heat Pump Feasibility Across Alaska
By: Louisa Gaylord 2023 is on track to be one of the hottest years across the globe. Warming occurs at double the global rate in Arctic regions, necessitating the need for viable decarbonization options that help move away from dependence on fossil fuels. This summer, one of UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) teams…
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2023 DSSG Student Fellows Reflect on Their Experiences
Since its inception in 2015, the Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program at the University of Washington has convened interdisciplinary teams of students, stakeholders, data scientists, and researchers for an immersive 10-week program in Seattle, WA. Historically, the program has leveraged data to engage with topics as diverse as intergenerational poverty, voting rights, and…
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Call for Presenters: UW Data Science Seminar 2023-24
Call for Invited Presenters – UW Data Science Seminar – University of Washington Seattle We are inviting applications for guest presenters for the UW Data Science Seminar, an annual lecture series at the University of Washington that hosts scholars working across applied areas of data science, such as the arts, engineering, humanities and sciences along with…
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2022-23 “End of Year” Message from eScience Director Andy Connolly
We are ending another academic year at the eScience Institute, and we are celebrating themes that have been central to our mission for many years. In September 2022, we held the first “Learning and Doing Data for Good” conference, where researchers and participants from around the country came together to discuss how data can help…