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After 12 Years at Google, Eric Tassone Joins School of Data Science

Tassone will help lead the new Collaboratory for Applied Data Science in Business, a partnership between the School and Darden.

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A Deep Dive into Neuroscience

New research published in April shows how autism spectrum disorders manifest differently in boys and girls. Combining genetic research with brain imaging, researchers including UVA’s Kevin Pelphrey and John D. Van Horn identified differences in genes and the “genetic burden” of the condition in boys and girls, and ways the brains of girls with autism spectrum disorders respond differently to social cues than girls without autism.

Autism Research
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Hyperspectral Imaging: Q&A with Bill Basener

Logistics Management Institute (LMI) recently sat down with Professor Bill Basener of the University of Virginia School’s School of Data Science to discuss his research in processing hyperspectral imaging.

The Muon g-2 ring, at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., operates at minus 450 degrees Fahrenheit and studies the wobble of muons as they travel through the magnetic field.Credit...Reidar Hahn/Fermilab, via U.S. Department of Energy

A Tiny Particle’s Wobble Could Upend the Known Laws of Physics

Pete Alonzi, Lead of Research Computing at the School of Data Science, is part of a team of physicists researching the power of a tiny subatomic particle.

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Five Reasons Why Organic Data Is Healthy For A Data Science Model

Sree Mallikarjun, Chief Data Scientist at Reorg and adjunct professor at the School of Data Science, advocates in Forbes for the use of organic data, particularly when working with text-based data. "One challenge of working with text data is that you need a large training data set to build robust models. You also need good, organic training data that is rich, robust and reliable."

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Caitlin Wylie's Open-Access Book Examines the Intersection of Fossil Preparation and Data Collection

Have you ever thought about dinosaur fossils as data? Caitlin Wylie, Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and who holds a courtesy appointment with SDS, approached the study of dinosaur fossils with data in mind, as outlined in her book Preparing Dinosaurs. She found data collection varied widely depending on the person, country, and custom.

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Zhang Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Computer Science

Aidong Zhang, Professor at the School of Data Science, was just appointed to be Interim Chair of the Department of Computer Science. She is a pioneer in analyzing biomedical data using computer science.

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Rafael Alvarado Receives NSF Grant To Develop Database of Mayan Literature and Culture

Associate Professor of Data Science Rafael Alvarado and Associate Professor of Spanish Allison Bigelow are the recipients of an NSF research grant to use data science, digital humanities, and linguistics to develop a database of Mayan literature and culture.

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Meet Professor and Free Culture Activist Jess Reia

Jess Reia recently joined the School of Data Science as an Assistant Professor. Reia is a free culture activist, and their work focuses on public interest advocacy and research that addresses power relations between technologies, people, and spaces. 

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Can a Heartburn Drug Help Doctors Treat COVID-19?

Researchers from the School of Data Science say an over-the-counter acid reflux medication might hamper some of the most deadly effects of the virus.

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Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation for Healthcare Appoints Don Brown to Board

Don Brown, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Quantitative Foundation at the School of Data Science, was recently appointed to the board of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Coalition for Healthcare (AI3C). Brown is one of 12 executives on the board representing forward-thinking organizations, AI leadership, and innovation.

Jundong Li Receives Two Faculty Research Awards

Jundong Li Receives Two Faculty Research Awards

Assistant Professor of Data Science Jundong Li is the recipient of two prestigious faculty research awards. Li received an award from Cisco for his work on developing fairness-aware graph mining algorithms and an award from J.P. Morgan Chase to support research on causal inference for financial applications.