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Spur new research directions focused on AI-enabled scientific discovery across the physical and biological sciences at the 2025 AI+Science Summer School! Register by April 1, 2025 datascience.uchicago.edu/events/aisci...

Join us Thursday, March 6th for a computer science and DSI joint colloquium featuring Akari Asai (@akariasai.bsky.social), PhD student at @uwcse.bsky.social! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/akari...

Explore the use of responsible AI in a regulated industry, with a focus on research utilized by Discover in consumer lending, at Chicago Data Night! Featuring Arjun Ravi Kannan, Director of Data Science Research at Discover Financial Services! Join us on Wednesday, March 12th

Next week’s entry in the AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series features Hae Kyung Im, Associate Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago! Join us on Tuesday, March 4th! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/hae-k...

Today is your opportunity to explore an advanced degree in a rapidly growing field at the MS in Applied Data Science in-person program information session! Learn about the program from Director of Enrollment Daniel Truesdale and Associate Clinical Professor Don Patchell! 🔗👇

An Op-Ed by DSI's Faculty Director of AI Rebecca Willett (@beccawillett.bsky.social) and colleagues published today in @fortune.com explores why federal research funding is essential to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research like ChatGPT, self-driving cars, and more tinyurl.com/r4x9cfb4

Join us tomorrow for an information session on the MS in Applied Data Science in-person program! Learn about program curriculum, admission requirements, and more from Director of Enrollment Daniel Truesdale and Associate Clinical Professor, Don Patchell! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ms-in...

Explore responsible AI advancement with data attribution at today’s Computer Science and DSI joint colloquium! Featuring Jiachen Wang, PhD Student at Princeton University datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jiach...

The Grocery Gap Atlas, developed by DSI's Open Spatial Lab and nonprofit partner Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI), is featured by @rwjf.bsky.social on projects visualizing the data behind structural racism Learn more - www.rwjf.org/en/our-visio...

Thank you to our expert panelists for participating in Friday’s Gen AI Fireside Chat! 🧵(1/4)

Jiachen Wang, PhD student at Princeton University, joins us for tomorrow’s Computer Science and DSI joint colloquium! Don’t miss Wang’s presentation on “Fueling Responsible AI Advancement with Data Attribution” datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jiach...

Are you a high school student interested in AI and data science? Work on real-world case studies, hear from guest speakers, learn about potential career paths, and more at the Spring Data4All workshop! Learn more and apply by Sunday, March 9th docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Learn more about the online MS in Applied Data Science program at today’s information session with Director of Enrollment Daniel Truesdale, and Assistant Clinical Professor Jonathan Williams! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ms-in...

Don’t miss today’s Statistics and DSI joint colloquium! Featuring Jeremy Bernstein, postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on “Metrized deep learning: Fast & scalable optimization via programmatic theory” datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jerem...

High school students in Hong Kong: The deadline for early bird applications to the Data Science Summer Academy are fast approaching! Learn more and submit your application at uchicago.hk/dssa2025

Curious about the latest breakthroughs in Generative AI and what they mean for the workforce? Join top UChicago experts in-person or virtually for an insightful Generative AI Fireside Chat this coming tonight at 5:30 PM CT! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/gen-a...

Join us for the next Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025! Featuring Arjun Ravi Kannan, Director of Data Science Research at Discover Financial Services! RSVP - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/chica...

We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2025 AI+Science Summer School in Paris is now open! Join us as we build community across institutions and spur new research directions focused on AI-enabled scientific discovery across the physical and biological sciences 🔗👇

Make an impact this summer at the 2025 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience! Applications are due today! Don’t miss this exciting summer research opportunity! datascience.uchicago.edu/outreach/dat...

Thank you for joining us for Chicago Data Night! Featuring Becca Taft, Senior Engineering Manager at @cockroachdb.bsky.social!

Peter Hase (@peterbhase.bsky.social), AI researcher at @anthropic.com, presents research tackling key issues with the interpretability and controllability of large language models at today’s Computer Science and DSI Joint Colloquium! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/peter...

Applications for the 2025 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience are due Friday! Engage in innovative research with external partner organizations making an impact in a wide range of fields Learn more and submit your application datascience.uchicago.edu/outreach/dat...

Gain valuable insights into the MS in Applied Data Science in-person program curriculum, admission requirements, scholarship opportunities, and more at an information session on Wednesday, February 26th! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ms-in...

AI Safety Through Interpretable and Controllable Language Models Don’t miss tomorrow’s Computer Science and DSI Joint Colloquium, featuring Peter Hase (@peterbhase.bsky.social), AI researcher at @anthropic.com! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/peter...

Tonight is Chicago Data Night! Meet data science practitioners, academics, and aficionados in the Chicago area and experience an engaging exploration of CockroachDB with @cockroachdb.bsky.social Senior Engineering Manager, Becca Taft! Join us tonight at 5:30pm at Drive Capital!

We're proud to share that Faculty Co-Director for the Data Ecology Research Initiative, Raul Castro Fernandez, was awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship! Congratulations Raul Castro Fernandez! Learn more - lnkd.in/g3T_QAR6

Fueling Responsible AI Advancement with Data Attribution Join us on Tuesday, February 25th for a Computer Science and DSI Joint Colloquium featuring Jiachen Wang, PhD student at Princeton University! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jiach...

Mingle with data scientists from industry and academia and explore the architecture of CockroachDB’s novel transaction model at tomorrow’s Chicago Data Night! Featuring Becca Taft, Senior Engineering Manager at @cockroachdb.bsky.social datascience.uchicago.edu/events/chica...

Data science is one of the most rapidly expanding and relevant disciplines You may have heard of data science, but might not know all you can achieve with it Chicago-area high school students are invited to apply for Data4All, an 8-week data science workshop at the University of Chicago! 🔗👇

Discover efforts to use AI/ML to enable the seeing of atomic structures from experimental characterization data at today’s entry in the AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series! Featuring Maria K. Chan, scientist at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory!

Jeremy Bernstein, postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joins us on Monday, February 24th for a Statistics and DSI Joint Colloquium! Learn more datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jerem...

MaterialEyes - Seeing the Invisible using Experiment, Theory, and AI Maria K. Chan, scientist at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory, joins us tomorrow for this week’s entry in the AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/maria...

The deadline for applications to the 2025 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience are due this week! Don’t miss your opportunity to gain valuable research experience and make an impact with data science this summer datascience.uchicago.edu/outreach/dat...

Today is the priority review deadline for applications to be an Undergraduate Mentor or Non Degree Program Assistant at the Spring Data4All workshop! Undergraduate Mentor - tinyurl.com/mdvbmvxm Non Degree Program Assistant - tinyurl.com/2x3hauwd

Xiang Lisa Li, PhD candidate at Stanford University, explores “Controlling Language Models” at today’s Computer Science and DSI Joint Colloquium! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/xiang...

Join us today for a Statistics and DSI Joint Colloquium! Featuring Alex Damian (@adamian.bsky.social), PhD student in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University, on “Foundations of Deep Learning: Optimization and Representation Learning” datascience.uchicago.edu/events/alex-...

Tomorrow is the priority application deadline for both the Undergraduate Mentor and Non Degree Program Assistant opportunities at the Spring 2025 Data4All workshop! Submit your application by Monday, February 17th to be given priority review Links to learn more and apply below!

Hong Kong High School students: Have you ever wondered what you could do with data? Discover the possibilities with the Data Science Summer Academy! Early Bird applications are due February 22nd, 2025 uchicago.hk/dssa2025

Support the next generation of data scientists and gain experience working in education and mentorship as a Non Degree Program Assistant at the Spring 2025 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop! Priority application deadline is Monday, February 17th drive.google.com/file/d/1kJSU...