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Using sports analytics to get ahead in the game , articleThe Introduction to Sports Analytics course debuted this fall to prepare students for the more advanced Sports Analytics Statistical Research course. Both are equipping students with the knowledge to be successful in sports and in any number of other careers.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 -
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Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund names 2023-24 award recipients , articleThe Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund, which was established in 2021, supports the use of data science in interdisciplinary research.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
Video ItemJason LeGrow, Gretchen Matthews receive Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund award , video
Jason LeGrow, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Gretchen Matthews, a mathematics professor and director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia, have been named the recipients of a research award from the Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund. LeGrow, the lead principal investigator for the project, discusses his research, which addresses problems in the realm of code-based cryptographic protocols.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
Video ItemEmily Gentry receives Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund award , video
Emily Gentry, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named the recipient of a research award from the Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund. She discusses her current project, which aims to discover and phenotype new dietary phytochemical metabolites in humans.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
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Psychology’s Ivan Hernandez named Data Science Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2018, Hernandez’s research program is focused on developing new methodologies to facilitate studying organizations and people and incorporates statistical modeling, machine learning, and natural language models.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Xin Xing named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2020, Xing’s research focuses on two main areas: differential privacy and uncertainty quantification.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Anne M. Brown named Data Science Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2016, Brown has continued to focus her research and teaching in the applied data science domain with an emphasis on biomedical and life sciences.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
Video ItemInside the new Data and Decision Sciences Building , video
The 120,000-square-feet Data and Decision Sciences Building houses faculty and classes from multiple colleges, including the College of Engineering, the College of Science, and the Pamplin College of Business. The building includes a multilevel commons area, team rooms in which students across disciplines can work together, specialized labs, data visualization classrooms, and more.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
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Researchers cross international boundaries to predict better water quality , articleAwarded a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Virginia Tech researchers Cayelan Carey and Quinn Thomas have teamed up with researchers at three Australian universities to lay the foundation for a water quality forecasting center that can be scaled for all bodies of water.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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‘The real deal’: Students thrive and grow in summer hands-on research experiences , articleThis was the seventh summer of programs aimed at engaging and training the next generation of scientists. This year, 34 students from colleges in Virginia, North Carolina, and as far away as California, and from five area high schools, participated in summer undergraduate research fellowship programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
Video ItemGetting to know Virginia Tech's 2023 CUBE cohort , video
The Collaborative Undergraduate Biostatistics Experience (CUBE), an eight-week summer program hosted by the Virginia Tech Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, returned in 2023 for its second year. With a mission to raise awareness of collaborative biostatistics and diversity in the field, CUBE is geared toward underrepresented undergraduate students. Hear from the three students housed at Virginia Tech for CUBE 2023, who share their thoughts about the program.
Date: Sep 05, 2023 -
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Scientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , articleCayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences, will serve as the lead principal investigator on a $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the first automated, real-time system to forecast the toxic blooms that endanger drinking water.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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Research collaboration uncovers stories of racial discrimination in housing covenants , articleThe project shows how racial segregation in Northern cities "was a system that was intentionally created, house by house, block by block, and subdivision by subdivision, across the city and across the country,” said LaDale Winling, associate professor of history and the study's principal investigator.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 -
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Program for underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM receives NIH funding , articleAlexandra Hanlon, director of the Virginia Tech Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, was awarded a $1.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Collaborative Undergraduate Biostatistics Experience, an eight-week summer program geared toward underrepresented undergraduate students.
Date: Jun 06, 2023 -
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Environmental data science capstone students strive and succeed in applying data to real-world projects , articleStudents in the environmental data science capstone course use environmental data to design web apps to aid in conservation research and education.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: A childhood fascination leads to innovation in undergraduate research for Victor Mukora , articleMukora has been researching solar energy since middle school and has continued his efforts throughout his time at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 09, 2023 -
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Women in Data Science Blacksburg comes to campus April 20-21 , articleWomen in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg – which is free and open to all genders – is one of an estimated 200 regional WiDS events worldwide designed to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work in the realm of data science.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
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Board of Visitors approves new master’s degree in applied data science , articleIf approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the new degree program will prepare students to be data scientists who can analyze complex, large-scale data sources.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
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Berkeley researcher to headline ecological forecasting event at Virginia Tech , articleThe Spring Seminar, Skills and Social event hosted by the Ecological Forecasting Project at Virginia Tech will take place Thursday, Feb. 23, in Fralin Auditorium.
Date: Feb 13, 2023 -
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Physicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue , articleIn a study published by Biophysical Journal, scientists Wenya Shu and Nadir Kaplan explored mesenchymal migration through cell simulations and mathematical modeling.
Date: Jan 03, 2023
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