Research Blog — School of Data Science

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February 18, 2026

Spatial Intelligence: The Future of AI

Researchers like AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li and UVA professor Lei Li are building 3D world models to help machines understand and interact with the physical world.

Artificial Intelligence Faculty Health and Medicine Machine Learning Research

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February 16, 2026

Data Science Faculty Awarded Fellowships to Advance Ethical AI

Three UVA data science faculty were awarded fellowships from the LaCross AI Institute to advance ethical AI in management, radiology, and digital advertising.

Artificial Intelligence Health and Medicine Machine Learning PhD Research

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February 11, 2026

New Report Illuminates Economic Impact of Virginia’s Nonprofit Sector

UVA data scientists and nonprofit leaders reveal nonprofits’ $80B impact, 388K jobs, and vital services shaping Virginia communities.

Research Society and Culture

Book cover of Data Protection in Humanitarian Action, with three guest speakers

February 2, 2026

UVA Data Points Podcast: Data Protection in Humanitarian Action

This episode explores data governance in the humanitarian sector and discusses how data regulation is shaping privacy and security for vulnerable communities.

Data Ethics Faculty Government and Democracy Multimedia Research

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January 23, 2026

Is Winter Coming? Meteorologist Explains Why We Don’t Trust Weather Data

UVA M.S. in Data Science alum discusses how input data impacts real world conversations around weather forecast accuracy.

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January 23, 2026

UVA Research Co-Leads $4.7M Initiative to Advance Automated Diabetes Care

UVA's Heman Shakeri co-leads a $4.7M grant to advance automated insulin delivery. The Forlenza-Shakeri project uses AI to personalize Type 1 Diabetes care.

Faculty Health and Medicine Machine Learning Research

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January 23, 2026

MSDS Alumnus Presents Machine Learning Research on Gamma Knife Radiosurgery at International Conference

Brett Castro (MSDS '25) represented his capstone team at the 2025 World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Societies Scientific Meeting in Honolulu.

Alumni Health and Medicine Machine Learning MSDS Research

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January 22, 2026

UVA Launches Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health

UVA launches the Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health, uniting six schools and UVA Health to turn data and AI into better care and healthier communities.

Artificial Intelligence Collaboratory Health and Medicine Research

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January 21, 2026

Tom Hartvigsen Receives $1M NIH Grant for Multimodal AI

Tom Hartvigsen and his colleagues were awarded a $1 million NIH grant to develop a new participatory approach to multimodal AI systems in dermatology.

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