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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 18, 2023

Doctoral Students Present Summer Research Topics

Second-year doctoral students at the University of Virginia School of Data Science presented their summer research projects as part of Ph.D. orientation day.

Academics Admissions
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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
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August 11, 2023

Ph.D. Student Navya Annapareddy Receives FAA-Sponsored Research Award

Annapareddy has been selected to receive an award to pursue her research on ergonomic risk analysis for baggage handling.

Admissions Research Student Spotlight
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July 24, 2023

Data Justice Academy Students Share What They Hope to Learn This Summer

Four Data Justice Academy students talk about their passion and what they hope to do with data science to change the world.

Academics Data Ethics Research Student Spotlight
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July 14, 2023

Inclusive Excellence Grant Will Improve Undergraduate Learning Experience

The School of Data Science was recently awarded a $9,600 Inclusive Excellence grant to improve the undergraduate learning experience and teaching platforms.

Research
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July 13, 2023

Assistant Professor Jundong Li Named 2023 UVA Research Communications Fellow

Jundong Li represents School of Data Science and School of Engineering & Applied Science as a 2023-2024 University Research Communications Fellow

Research
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June 26, 2023

Data Justice Academy Welcomes 15 Student Researchers to Second Year

The Data Justice Academy returns for a second year welcoming 15 students to the University of Virginia for a 10-week summer research residency.

Data Ethics Research Student Spotlight
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June 15, 2023

UVA Among National Leaders in Collaborations, Publications on COVID-19

iTHRIV, a research collaboration involving UVA, ranked first in author count and 11th in publication count in a national COVID initiative.

Research
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December 9, 2019

Cloudy, with a Chance of Algal Blooms

Doctoral students Cal Buelo and Neda Nazemi are studying algal blooms and water toxicity using machine learning

Environment Research
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October 31, 2019

Using machine learning and image data to study bacterial communities

Cell behaviors and the coordination of those behaviors affect how bacterial communities amass and operate as a population. Jie Wang and Mingxie Zhang are using image data and machine learning to study that behavior.

Biology Machine Learning