A Q&A with MSDS student Kayla Lee as she reflects on her fieldwork through UVA’s Global Data Science Fellowship researching infectious diseases in Tanzania
Professors Sheng Li and Chirag Agarwal earn 2025–2027 Capital One Fellowships, supporting PhD research in trustworthy AI and data science for financial applications.
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Industry Partner
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Professor Paul Perrin receives the 2025 Dick & Nancy Guerrant Global Health Equity Professorship Award to advance data-driven research in health equity.
Driven by curiosity and a passion for sports, Ph.D. student Aaron Giddings applies data science to real-world challenges like athlete performance and injury prevention.
Assistant Professor of Data Science Aiying Zhang studies how brain development differs between boys and girls and what it means for autism and mental health.
Ph.D. student Navya Annapareddy helped draft Virginia’s first AI bills as a COVES fellow, testifying before lawmakers on digital authenticity and health data use.
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Government and Democracy
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AI is reshaping local government, raising urgent questions of bias, accountability, trust. Algorithms may act as public servants, but who do they truly serve?
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Data Ethics
Government and Democracy
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