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Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative offers analytics boot camp May 17
May. 12, 2021—The Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative’s annual boot camp series will introduce participants to an analytical and experimental workflow and web-based visual tools to study and investigate the microbiome. Workshop II in the series is scheduled for Monday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT. This one-day Zoom workshop is open to the Vanderbilt campus—from trainees to...
Vanderbilt Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Mar. 23, 2021—The Vanderbilt Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics meets biweekly on Thursdays. AWM aims to foster a sense of community among students who love math and are passionate about diversifying the field. We provide a space where people of all gender identities, backgrounds, and majors can talk about their experiences in mathematics,...
Information Sessions on Data Science Minor
Mar. 16, 2021—With the launch of the new undergraduate minor in Data Science, we are offering several student information sessions to provide an overview of the minor and answer any questions. Sessions will last approximately one hour. Please RSVP using the Eventbrite link provided, which will provide you with access to the Zoom link to join a...
Women in Data Science (WiDS) Nashville Virtual Conference
Feb. 24, 2021—Announcing the inaugural Women in Data Science (WiDS) Nashville virtual conference – co-hosted by Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute (DSI) and Genetics Institute (VGI) – as a part of WiDS Worldwide! On March 8 from 10-5pm CT, join our event to hear featured talks from women data scientists in Nashville and at Vanderbilt, along with a...
DSI Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Program
Feb. 24, 2021—The Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program is a ten-week experience where students (undergraduates and/or graduate students) work as part of a data science team on a pre-selected project for a not-for-profit organization, Vanderbilt group, or government organization. In the event that there are multiple Social Good projects, interns will be able to rank...
Vandy Machine Learning Club
Feb. 17, 2021—From the Vandy Machine Learning Club: If you’re interesting in becoming a machine learning engineer or researcher, developing algorithms applicable to industry, or applying your newfound computer science and math skills, then the Vandy Machine Learning Club is for you. With a community of like-minded individuals, we plan on helping members develop a deeper understanding...
Data Science Institute welcomes 18 undergraduate fellows for virtual summer research
May. 5, 2020—The Data Science Institute (DSI) welcomed its second cohort of Summer Research fellows. The summer research program (DSI – SRP) engages students who are interested in carrying out data-science-related research with a Vanderbilt faculty member and integrates them into the institute’s community of data science scholars.
Launch of Summer Research Program Welcomes Eight Undergraduates to the DSI
Jun. 24, 2019—The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute welcomed its first cohort of undergraduate summer research fellows in early June. The Data Science Institute Summer Research Program aims to engage students who are interested in data science-related research with Vanderbilt faculty.