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Article ItemAcademy of Data Science Discovery Fund makes awards to six interdisciplinary research projects , article
The projects supported in this year’s awards focus on the use of data science methods in the fields of chemistry, computer science, forest health, mathematics, psychology, public health, social sciences, and statistics.
Date: Jun 13, 2024 -
Article ItemJunior researchers honored at 12th Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference , article
Five poster awards were granted at the Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of Statistics in mid-May.
Date: May 24, 2024 -
Article ItemIndustry leader spotlight: Paul Sabin Ph.D. '19 , article
Sabin drew on his interests in sports and math to build statistical models for ESPN and is now a lecturer and senior fellow for sports analytics at the Wharton School.
Date: May 22, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech undergraduates tackle real-world problems in a single weekend during annual data competition , article
Nearly 80 students competed in Virginia Tech's eighth-straight American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest event this spring.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
Article ItemIndustry Leader Spotlight: Fred Collins '87 , article
Collins, a Distinguished Engineer and Federal Sector Solutioning Team Executive at IBM, credits Virginia Tech for teaching him how to research complex topics properly.
Date: May 15, 2024 -
Article ItemDesign and Analysis of Experiments Conference comes to Virginia Tech , article
The Department of Statistics will host the event, which attracts researchers from around the world, on May 15-17. Early bird registration closes April 15.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
Article ItemLeaves of three, let it be? Maybe not anymore , article
Virginia Tech researchers have found wide variability amongst poison ivy plants, rendering identification and avoidance more challenging.
Date: Mar 29, 2024 -
Article ItemAnnual Women in Data Science Blacksburg event returns for its sixth year , article
The event Feb. 12-13 is part of the mission to increase participation of women in data science and features outstanding women in the field.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 -
Article ItemUsing sports analytics to get ahead in the game , article
The 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 -
Article ItemTraining teaching assistants , article
Brett Jones, a professor of educational psychology, is leading a project to improve training opportunities for teaching assistants in the field of computer science.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
Article ItemXin Xing named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow , article
A 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 -
Article ItemScientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , article
Cayelan 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 -
Video ItemHigh schoolers catapult themselves into the world of data science , video
Rising high school juniors and seniors experience what it's like to be a data scientist during a three-day Explore Data Science camp.
Date: Jul 19, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech benefactor, fitness enthusiast creates health science fellowship at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , article
Ray Gaskins ’64, an accomplished marathon runner, is 81 and still hits the gym three to four hours a day, seven days a week and is deeply interested in the connection between exercise and human health.
Date: Jun 27, 2023 -
Article ItemA new twist on understanding tornadoes , article
Virginia Tech researchers use meteorological data to explore the relationship between atmospheric processes and tornado risks.
Date: Jun 13, 2023 -
Article ItemProgram for underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM receives NIH funding , article
Alexandra 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 -
Article ItemPre-Tenure Pandemic Course Relief Program gives faculty what COVID-19 stole: time , article
The Office of Faculty Affairs awarded 49 early-career faculty members course releases designed to help them catch up after pandemic setbacks.
Date: Apr 21, 2023 -
Article ItemWomen in Data Science Blacksburg comes to campus April 20-21 , article
Women 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 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Major? - Statistics , video
Christian shares why he chose statistics and his love for data. Part of his research involves finding ways to help new Hokies feel welcome in Blacksburg.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
Article ItemBoard of Visitors approves new master’s degree in applied data science , article
If 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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