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Jed Baul is graduate student with UVA’s Department of Media Studies and is completing the digital humanities certificate. (Photo by Alyssa Brown)
February 13, 2024

From Politics to Twitch: A Grad Student’s Journey to Digital Humanities

Jed Baul, a graduate student with UVA’s Department of Media Studies, found the digital humanities program to be a great fit.

Academics Careers Student Life Student Spotlight
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January 30, 2024

Student Perspective: MSDS Online Program Favorite Things

Get insider info from graduate student Hannah Koizumi as she shares her favorite things about the UVA MSDS online program for working professionals.

Admissions MSDS Student Spotlight
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January 24, 2024

Ph.D., Data Science: Jiahao Tian Successfully Defends Dissertation

Jiahao Tian was set to receive a Ph.D. in data science following his dissertation defense.

Research Student Life
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January 22, 2024

UVA Professor: Don’t Think of Data Science as ‘Derivative’ of Other Fields

Brian Wright, director of undergraduate programs at UVA's School of Data Science, spoke at The Data Science Career Pathways Summit in December.

Admissions Careers
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January 15, 2024

Data Science Opens Path to Government Service for UVA Alum

A former high school Latin teacher, Brandtly Jones is using the skills he developed at UVA's School of Data Science to make an impact on a global scale.

Admissions Artificial Intelligence Careers
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January 4, 2024

Student Perspective: Opportunities to Learn About Ph.D. Research

Discover the many ways Ph.D. students can learn more about and become involved in the groundbreaking research being conducted at the School of Data Science.

Admissions Datapalooza Guest Speaker Research
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December 14, 2023

A Week in the Life: Online MSDS Student Hannah Koizumi

MSDS online student Hannah Koizumi shares what it's like to be a full-time working professional and part-time graduate student at the School of Data Science.

Admissions MSDS Student Spotlight
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December 12, 2023

Two School of Data Science Students Honored to Join the Raven Society

The Raven Society is the oldest and most prestigious honor society at the University, and two data science students were recently selected to join its ranks.

Academics Admissions MSDS Student Life Student Spotlight
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December 11, 2023

UVA Students Study Lessons from Pandemic

Over 14 weeks, students heard from instructor Rebecca Schmidt and other experts who were deeply involved in the pandemic response.

Academics Admissions
A blonde woman talks to a group of attendees, holding resumes and notebooks, at a career fair.
December 6, 2023

Connecting Passion with Profession: Data Analytics Night Networking

Data Analytics Night gives students from a variety of academic and career backgrounds the opportunity to meet with recruiters and employers.

Academics Admissions Careers Minor in Data Science MSDS Student Life
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November 30, 2023

Grad Student Housing: Insider Tips from an MSDS Ambassador

MSDS Residential Student Ambassador Rachel Holman shares her insight and advice for securing housing as an out-of-state graduate student and Cville newcomer.

Admissions MSDS Student Life
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November 16, 2023

MSDS Student Profiles: August Lamb and Will Tenpas on Balancing Swimming and Graduate School

Lamb and Tenpas discuss how they handle time management, what advice they'd give prospective students, and more in our latest student profiles.

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