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Good Intentions Lead Enterprising Computer Science Student to UVA Biocomplexity Institute Internship Program

Learn about Chase Dawson's transformative summer internship experience through our Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars program.

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Researchers Build App to Monitor Irrigation Water Quality

An Oregon State University researcher and student research team from universities across Oregon are developing an internet-based application for measuring on-farm water quality.

University of Virginia Signs MOU with Turkey Municipalities

The University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute announces that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with five entities in Turkey, establishing the Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Young Scholars program in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey’s capital city.

Young Scholars Program Goes Virtual

More than 60 undergraduate and graduate join postdoctoral fellows, faculty, government professionals, and community leaders to tackle over 30 research projects throughout the summer, all in a virtual format.

Partner Universities to Advance Economic Mobility in Rural Communities

The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, Iowa State University, Oregon State University, and the universities’ respective Cooperative Extension Systems (CES), will pilot a three-state initiative, “Towards A National Community Learning Network.”

Data Science for the Public Good Initiative Expands Beyond Commonwealth of Virginia

A three-state Coordinated Innovation Network supported by a $1 million grant from the USDA will help guide Data Science for the Public Good programs at land-grant universities in Iowa, Oregon, and Virginia.

Doing Data Science to Do Good

The Data Science for the Public Good initiative leverages cutting-edge public policy analytics and unprecedented data access to serve as a resource to identify, visualize, and understand how data science can be used for the public good.

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Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars

The Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Young Scholars program is a summer program for college students offered in collaboration with partners at the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, Iowa State University, and Oregon State University.

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"We aren’t just doing data science, we're also preparing a new generation to support social issues, and we're bringing the discussion to other like-minded individuals and members of the community."

Sallie Keller, Division Director at the Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia

A partnership of five universities—the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, Iowa State University, and Oregon State University—is piloting an initiative that utilizes data science to unravel complex, community challenges and advance economic mobility across Virginia, Iowa, and Oregon with the help of our Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars program.

Advancing Economic Mobility

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Skilled Technical Workforce: Demand, Supply, and Pathways: People in positions that require a high level of technical knowledge, but not a college education, are part of the skilled technical workforce. Having workers in these positions is critical to the success of the American economy. The variety of various skill formation pathways for the skilled technical workforce in Virginia is explored through the evaluation of local job markets, current workforce characteristics, and training opportunities.

Research Spotlight

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