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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 31, 2023

Meet The 2023-2024 Minor Ambassadors

Meet the 2023-2024 Data Science Minor Ambassadors, who are happy to connect with you and answer questions about the program, how it complements a variety of majors and what the minor can do for you.

Admissions Minor in Data Science Student Life Student Spotlight Team Profile
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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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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.

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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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August 11, 2023

Online Data Science Master’s Students Cap Off Program With Project Presentations

Disaster resilience and quantifying university leadership were among the issues analyzed by this summer’s graduating class.

Admissions MSDS Research
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August 4, 2023

Grad Student Perspective: Moving to Charlottesville

MSDS Residential student Elisabeth Waldron shares her exciting summer move to Charlottesville along with a few tips and what she loves most about the city.

Admissions MSDS Student Life Student Spotlight
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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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July 20, 2023

MSDS Residential Student Profile: Elisabeth Waldron

M.S. in Data Science Residential student Elisabeth Waldron shares her data science journey, advice for prospective students, hot topics, her favorite parts of the program and much more.

Admissions MSDS Student Spotlight
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July 10, 2023

Ph.D. Student Profile: Kevin Lin

Ph.D. student Kevin Lin shares his journey to the School of Data Science, and talks Bayesian Machine Learning, research interests, and a couple of fun facts.

Student Spotlight
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June 20, 2023

Seven Reasons to Get a Ph.D. in Data Science from UVA

Bryan Christ shares his top reasons to get a Ph.D. in Data Science from UVA, including the benefits of a small, collaborative cohort and the focus on ethics.

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