Data Science

Students to Tackle Machine Learning Challenges in Virtual Crypto Hackathon

The UConn Data Science Initiative is partnering with TradeBlock and CoinDesk Indices to host a virtual Hackathon, a machine learning competition, that will challenge students to develop innovative solutions for tracking and visualizing the cryptocurrency market.

Neag School Researcher Receives NSF, Google Grants to Improve Science Education

Todd Campbell has received grants from the NSF and Google to make next-generation science education more justice-oriented and accessible

Associate Professor of Physics Cara Battersby talks to attendees at a solar eclipse viewing on Horsebarn Hill in 2017. Her work uses high-performance computing to understand astronomical questions

The Study of Big Data: How CLAS Researchers Use Data Science

UConn researchers are using big data to attack issues of climate, space, genetics and public health

Exterior photograph of the building where UConn's new Stamford Technology Incubation Program is based.

UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator

UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) is expanding to Stamford with a new location focused on data science startups.

A student writing math problems on a white dry erase board.

Two CLAS Faculty Receive First Makuch Awards in Mathematics and Data Science

The awards include a two-year title and funds for faculty to advance their research. 

Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering Mike Willig on April 4, 2016. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

How ‘Big Data’ Changed the Science of Ecology

UConn researcher Mike Willig discusses the 'ecological revolution.'

Jill Wegrzyn, ecology and evolutionary biology assistant research professor, at a Christmas tree farm. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Big Data and the Science of the Christmas Tree

A UConn bioinformatics researcher is helping develop tools that will enable more scientists to start finding meaning in massive amounts of data.