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students at steel topping
August 3, 2022

Students Sign Beam During Steel Topping Ceremony

Data science students, University personnel, and workers celebrate the placement of the last and highest steel beam on the new building.

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Students working on boards
July 25, 2022

Tacos and Think Tanks: Master’s Students Map Their Ideal Experience 

Students from the M.S. in Data Science, Residential program recently joined the Office of Student Affairs for a “Tacos and Think Tanks” brainstorm activity. 

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Bella Samper
July 21, 2022

MSDS Student Profile: Bella Samper

Bella Samper (MSDS Residential '23) wants to use psychology and data science to improve athletic performance.

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Raymond Mora
July 21, 2022

MSDS Student Profile: Raymond Mora

From astronomy to data science, Raymond Mora (MSDS Residential '23) shares his story.

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Chelsea Le Sage
July 18, 2022

MSDS Student Profile: Chelsea Le Sage

Chelsea Le Sage (MSDS Residential '23) shares her story from computer science to data science and offers helpful tips on how to get ready for graduate school.

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Chris Longchamp
July 14, 2022

MSDS Student Profile: Chris Longchamp

Chris Longchamp (MSDS '23) talks about his interest in data science and sports analytics.

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Bryan Christ and dog
July 11, 2022

Doctoral Student Profile: Bryan Christ

Ph.D. candidate Bryan Christ discusses his interest in how data science can help promote educational equity in policy and practice.

UVA Pride
June 30, 2022

Faculty Op-Ed: Beyond Inclusion in Numbers

Pride month highlights the need to look around and ask whose voices are heard in our field and what we want the future of data science to look like.

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Lane Rasberry
June 30, 2022

Four things to know about LGBT+ Activism on Wikipedia, with Lane Rasberry

In honor of Pride Month, UVA School of Data Science Wikimedian-in-Residence Lane Rasberry shares how to use data science to edit Wikipedia and advance LGBTQ act

Connor Nickol
June 29, 2022

From Data Science Minor to Data Science Master's

Connor Nickol paired his statistics major with a minor in data science and enjoyed it so much he's now pursuing the master's in data science.

Welcome MSDS Residential Class of 2023
June 14, 2022

Meet the M.S. in Data Science, Residential Class of 2023

The School of Data Science welcomed 66 new students to the M.S. in Data Science, Residential Class of 2023.

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A Conversation: Every Data Point Tells A Story
June 9, 2022

How Do Social Media Algorithms Impact LGBTQ People? 

A conversation on algorithms, social media, protective community use policies, and how “echo chambers” can harm or protect the LGBTQIA community