eScience Institute

Microsoft $1M gift for new UW, UBC urban data partnership

By Robin Brooks
The University of Washington and the University of British Columbia are partnering on a new collaboration called the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative (CUAC), which will connect researchers, students and public stakeholders working on urban issues across the region.

A $1 million donation from Microsoft will allow the two universities to work together using data science to […]

February 24th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative, Data Science for Social Good, DSSG, University of British Columbia, Urban@UW, Urbanalytics|

eScience Institute co-sponsors human services workshop

By Robin Brooks
On January 17 – 18, leaders and innovators from academic and governmental backgrounds will gather at the MetroLab Workshop on Big Data and Human Services to discuss common challenges and propose collaborative, data-driven solutions to human service issues. The workshop, co-sponsored by the eScience Institute, Urban@UW, the MetroLab Network, the City of Seattle […]

January 13th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: Bill Howe, City of Seattle, MetroLab Network, Thaisa Way, Urban@UW|