Data Driven Discovery Initiative
The Data Driven Discovery Initiative is the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Science’s data science initiative.
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February is LOVE data week! Here’s how we’re celebrating
LOVE data is an international celebration of all things data that takes place during the week of Valentine's Day. Each year, institutions and schools such as University of Michigan, Harvard, and Brown put on data events for the public and Penn is no exception. On...
Amy Gutmann Hall to House Data Science Hub
The new Amy Gutmann Hall is set to be completed in 2024 and will be a central location for data science training and research across disciplines. This article highlights the current plans. Initial construction was announced in 2019, upon receiving a $25 million gift...
Data Science for Social Good Seed Grants
The School of Arts and Sciences’ Data Driven Discovery Initiative is pleased to announce the 2022 Call for Proposals for the Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) seed grants. Data Science for Social Good projects may address any societal challenge that affects the...
Apply to Be a Data Science Fellow
DDDI invites all post-doctoral fellows in the School of Arts & Sciences who are developing or using data science methods to apply to be a Data Science Fellow. If data science is a significant part of your research and you are interested in cross-disciplinary...
Faculty instructions for data science post-doctoral salary support program
DDDI will support the hiring of outstanding postdoctoral fellows in the natural and social sciences with expertise in data science. The support will be in the form of partial (up to 50 percent) salary support for up to 3 years. We intend to support 4-6 postdocs across...
Big Data for Development and Governance
Organized by DevLab@Penn/PDRI and co-sponsored by Perry World House, USAID’s Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, USAID’s Innovation, Technology, and Research (ITR) Hub and Penn SAS’ Data Driven Discovery Initiative, this event will convene an excellent...