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September 19, 2023

Dean’s Blog: The Joys of a Four-Year Old

This week marks the School's fourth birthday and the approval of a new data science major for UVA undergraduates.

Academics Admissions Multimedia
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September 1, 2023

Unraveling the Universe with Data: My Master’s Capstone Experience

MSDS Online Graduate '23 and Student Ambassador Haley Egan reflects on her Capstone Project experience, the joy of scientific discovery, and the complexity and allure of real-world projects.

Admissions Careers MSDS Student Spotlight
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August 30, 2023

Griffin McCauley (MSDS ‘23) Takes on LLM for Long Text Sequences

Recent UVA School of Data Science graduate (MSDS '23) Griffin McCauley spent his summer building and testing a novel LLM for long text sequences.

Admissions Alumni Careers MSDS
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July 24, 2023

Brandtly Jones (MSDS '23) Named a U.S. Digital Corps Fellow

M.S. in Data Science alumnus Brandtly Jones was named as a 2023 Fellow to the U.S. Digital Corps (USDC), recognizing early career technologists in the federal government.

Admissions Alumni Careers MSDS
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May 3, 2023

Class of 2023: NSF Deputy CFO Feels “Future Proof” After Data Science Master’s Degree

The accounting field is poised for a significant shift as AI advances. Mike Wetklow, who has built an impressive career at several government agencies, knew he needed to be ready. He turned to the UVA School of Data Science.

Admissions Alumni Careers MSDS
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May 2, 2023

Ryan Spencer Cox (MBA/MSDS ’23) Named Among “Best & Brightest” by Poets & Quants

Named to the "Best and Brightest Class of 2023" list by Poets & Quants, Ryan Spencer Cox is graduating with dual master's from the Darden School of Business and School of Data Science.

Admissions Alumni MSDS
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November 8, 2021

Video: Data Science Project Demo with Data Scientist Melissa Phillips

Data Science Project Demo with Data Scientist Melissa Phillips

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September 2, 2021

Video: A Day In the Life of a Machine Learning Engineer

Video: A Day In the Life of a Machine Learning Engineer

Alumni
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June 24, 2021

MSDS Student Finds Home Amongst Machine Learning Engineers at Apple

MSDS Student Finds Home Amongst Machine Learning Engineers at Apple

Student Spotlight
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June 24, 2021

Youssef Abubaker (MSDS '21) Will Use Data Science for Operations Research with the U.S. Air Force

Youssef Abubaker (MSDS '21) Will Use Data Science for Operations Research with the U.S. Air Force

July 15, 2020

Menuka Jaiswal Joins the Team at Facebook

Menuka Jaiswal Joins the Team at Facebook

Alumni Careers MSDS
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April 2, 2020

From Biochemistry to Data Science: Alum Abhijith Mandya's Path

Abhijith Mandya (MSDS '19) charts path from biology to data science

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