Tag: data science education

• Data Science Minor Student Profile: Bonnie Du

  

  By: Louisa Gaylord Last Fall quarter, the University of Washington launched the Data Science minor program to bring data science to a wide range of undergraduates within and beyond the STEM fields. Data science is incredibly versatile because it brings together scientific processes and analytical tools, like deep learning and data visualization, to extract insights…

• Data Science for Social Good Program Launches for Summer 2021

  

  By: Emily Keller On June 14th, the University of Washington’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer program began with eight student fellows working on two project teams in collaboration with data scientists from the eScience Institute and project leads from academic institutions. Student fellows joined the program from colleges and universities around the country.…

• ‘Creating Institutional Change in Data Science’ paper published

  

  A new paper intended for academic leaders who seek to accelerate data-intensive discovery and data science education on their campuses has been released. It is based on the experiences of the three institutions (New York University; University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Washington) in the Data Science Environments effort sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and…