News & Events

Interested students are invited to attend one of the information sessions scheduled for later this month to hear more about the minor and ask questions. Data Science Minor Information Sessions Tue Feb 23 @12pm, Eventbrite Link Wed Feb 24 @5pm, Eventbrite Link Thu… Read More

The DSI offers a series of workshops to get students, faculty, and community members familiar with data science tools. Workshops are open to the entire Vanderbilt community. Read More

Vanderbilt announced on January 29, 2021 that a new undergraduate data science minor will be introduced in the Fall 2021 semester. The 19-credit minor will span across all four undergraduate schools and include an elective and courses in statistics, data science, machine learning and computer programming. Read More

Vanderbilt University has announced the addition of an undergraduate minor in data science beginning with the fall 2021 term. Driven by the growing interest on the part of the data science community at Vanderbilt for an undergraduate program in data science, the Data Science Minor Working Group was established in March… Read More

November 2020 newsletter from the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Vanderbilt. Read More

Tyler Derr, Xin (Maizie) Zhou and Zhongyue (John) Yang, the newest faculty co-hires joining the Data Science Institute this fall, have more in common than an interest in revealing patterns through big data. In line with both the goals of the institute and the larger mission… Read More

June 2020 newsletter from the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Vanderbilt. Read More

On your journey as a data scientist, being able to develop an effective learning strategy can be vital in determining your trajectory and career outcomes. Even if you are embarking on a structured graduate program where you are bound to learn the skills you need, it might be a good… Read More

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. Read More

The Data Science: Next Generation Committee has been formed to evaluate current computing expertise and resources at Vanderbilt University. The committee will assess future needs to strengthen the foundations of computing across campus, establish cross-disciplinary connections, and emphasize social and ethical aspects of computing. Read More