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Fafa Hoshyargar: Empowered by data science

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She enrolled in our Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program to learn data-driven tools to apply in her field.

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Faculty awards and honors

Dan Keefe wins Bowers Faculty Teaching Award for 2021

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This award honors a professor with an exceptional commitment to students in the College of Science and Engineering.

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Student awards and honors

M.S. student receives President’s Student Leadership & Service Award

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Becca Dura was selected for organizing the Women in Data Science workshop.

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Program news

Virtual Data Science Poster Fair held on April 23

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Twenty data science M.S. students presented their capstone projects via Zoom for this year's event.

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Student awards and honors

For grad student, big win in NFL Big Data Bowl

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Sports analytics whiz and data science M.S. student Sam Walczak also shines in ‘March Madness’ picks.

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Student awards and honors

Undergraduate advisor wins Gopher Spirit Award

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Jacquelyn Burt embodies everything that the Gopher Spirit Award stands for: positivity, inclusiveness, and diversity.

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Student awards and honors

Graduate staff recognized by Center for Educational Innovation

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Joe Nieszner and Allison Small are committed to the development of data science graduate students.

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Faculty awards and honors

Professor Keshab Parhi named ACM Fellow

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He was recognized for "contributions to architectures and design tools for signal processing and networking accelerators.”

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Profiles

Hahnemann Ortiz: Evolution of a data scientist

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He found his way back to the University of Minnesota to strengthen his knowledge of data science and machine learning.

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Faculty awards and honors

Wei Pan chosen for the Academy for Excellence in Health Research

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Biostatistics and data science professor earned the U's highest recognition of distinction in health-related research.