Students News — School of Data Science

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June 13, 2024

Bridging Academia and Real-World Impact: Insights from LMI’s Executive in Residence

Brant Horio, vice president of applied research and partnerships at LMI, discussed capstone projects with MSDS students in partnership with Career Services.

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June 11, 2024

Staying Afloat (Or Treading Water) in the MSDS Residential Program

Michael Vaden used lessons learned from UVA's club water polo team to succeed during his time in the residential data science master's program.

Admissions MSDS Sports Student Spotlight

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May 31, 2024

Master's Students Examine How Machine Learning Can Help Detect Illegal Fishing

A group of master's students recently presented their capstone project that examined how automatic identification system data can help detect illegal fishing.

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May 30, 2024

How Science, Math, and Tech Can Propel Swimmers to New Heights

A new research paper outlines how a UVA professor's work with swimmers is helping to transform how they reach their peak performance.

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May 19, 2024

UVA’s School of Data Science Honors the Class of 2024

Sunday’s diploma ceremony was held at Old Cabell Hall and followed UVA’s Final Exercises and Academic Processional, which took place on the Lawn.

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May 14, 2024

MSDS Student Experience: 2024 INFORMS Analytics Conference

MSDS students Tatev Gomtsyan and Ethan Assefa attended the 2024 INFORMS Analytics Conference with speaker sessions, workshops, poster presentation, and an award gala.

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May 6, 2024

Data Science Master’s Students Tackle Diverse, Real-World Challenges in Capstone Projects

Fifteen student groups recently presented the findings of their capstone projects before a sizable crowd of faculty, staff, and fellow students.

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May 3, 2024

A Week in the Life: Online MSDS Student Nicholas Cagliuso

MSDS online student Nicholas Cagliuso shares what it's like to career pivot, job hunt, and be a part-time graduate student at the School of Data Science.

Admissions MSDS Student Spotlight

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April 30, 2024

MSDS Residential Student Profile: Sunidhi Goyal

Sunidhi Goyal, a residential student in the MSDS program, shares her journey to data science, her favorite class, ideas for prospective students, and more.

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