Social Good
Data Science for Social Good: Recycling in Nashville
Jul. 6, 2021—Would Nashville even be Nashville without the scores of construction cranes dotting the skyline of the city? Nashville is a rapidly growing and evolving city, in both population and infrastructure. With growth comes construction, renovation, remodeling, and demolition – generating tons of waste which can be responsibly recycled and reused. In 2017, Nashville Public Works initiated...
Data Science for Social Good: Legal Assistance for Tennesseans
Jul. 6, 2021—The need for legal assistance across Tennessee outpaces the capacity of available lawyers. Legal representation is more available in urban than in rural counties, and the magnitude and type of unmet needs in rural counties is unknown. This summer, three Data Science for Social Good Fellows are building predictive models to estimate the number and...