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Scholar Athlete Celebrates Passion for Golf and Data Science as Graduation Nears

   May 6, 2022

Jaime Cassell of Roanoke, VA will receive her master’s degree in Data Science and Business Analytics this month as a scholar athlete. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, she was on the Catawba College women’s golf team. 

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School of Data Science Student Spotlight: Naomi Nikita Thammadi

   May 2, 2022

The School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte takes pride in regularly highlighting its students, especially as commencement is quickly approaching for graduate student Naomi Nikita Thammadi

Naomi, who earned her undergraduate degree in computer science from JNTU Hyderabad in India, will receive a master’s degree in...

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School of Data Science Student Spotlight: Yash Patel

   April 19, 2022

As we approach graduation, this is an excellent time to highlight one of the School of Data Science’s graduate students: Yash Patel

Yash has had many memorable experiences as a student of UNC Charlotte throughout six years of his educational journey. While earning his undergraduate degree in...

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School of Data Science Alum Takes on Mission to Aid Ukraine

   March 24, 2022
 
 
Zhenya Goncharov (DSBA ‘19) leaves Silicon Valley job to help rescue workers in war-torn hometown
 
UNC Charlotte alumnus Zhenya Goncharov (DSBA ‘19), has put his career - and life - on hold to aid the people in his hometown of Irpin, Ukraine in their fight against the Russian Invasion.
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UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science and Lee College of Engineering establish partnership

   January 31, 2022

UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science and the William States Lee College of Engineering have established a partnership that will benefit both students and faculty with collaborative initiatives and a cross-listed curriculum. A goal of this effort is to enhance engineering graduates’ knowledge and use of data analytics, which has become increasingly integral across the professional...

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School of Data Science Affiliate Faculty Members Receive 2021 National Science Foundation I-Corps Grant

Utilizing data analytics to uncover solutions to enterprise problems
   January 12, 2021

By: Mia Sturdivant, SDS marketing undergraduate assistant

A group of UNC Charlotte researchers have received a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Grant, allowing the team to develop an interactive platform to visualize statistical and machine learning...

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Virtual “Cheers!” To the School of Data Science Class of 2020

Faculty, staff, students and alumni share their pride and congratulate the School's graduates.
   January 11, 2021

Many of our master’s students had a dream of graduating with an in-person ceremony, walking across the stage, turning their tassels among their classmates, and celebrating with friends and family. Unfortunately, 2020 had other plans.

As UNC Charlotte’s May and December Commencement Ceremonies transitioned to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the School of Data Science...

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Introducing the Founders of UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science

   December 1, 2020

UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science has raised more than $100,000 through its Founding Members program to support the educational and research needs of the School. With the recent launch of Bachelor’s of Science in Data Science degree, much of...

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UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science Selected as Finalist for the Public Sector Project Award by NC TECH

   November 3, 2020

Charlotte, N.C. (Nov. 3, 2020) UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science, is a finalist in one category for the NC TECH Awards: Public Sector Project. 

The NC TECH Awards are North Carolina’s statewide technology awards organized by the ...

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AI Ethics In The Data Science Classroom

SDS faculty understand the harm data science can cause and are teaching students to do the same
   October 12, 2020

Automated resume screeners eliminating female candidates, facial recognition tools missing black faces and crime predictions determined by the neighborhood, not by the individual. These are just a few examples of the challenges and consequences that have emerged from the growth and development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models. 

These issues have raised many...

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