IDSC Fellows
Attn: University of Miami Undergraduate Students (sophomore level or above) and Graduate Students—Apply Now for the prestigious IDSC Fellows Program. Applications are being accepted through Monday, September 30 by 5:00 PM. Read more “Application Deadline Extended to 9/30 5PM for 2024-2025 IDSC Fellows Program”
Grants Programs
This program is designed to increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Read more “Deadline 11/22—Step 2 “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science” Grant”
Grants Programs
An INFO SESSION for your questions on the IDSC “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM” Grants Program CALL FOR PROPOSALS will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 4:00 PM (:30 minutes) via ZOOM. Read more “IDSC Grants Program Call for Proposals INFO SESSION via ZOOM Thursday 9/19 4PM”
AI + Machine Learning
Discover innovative strategies and emerging technologies that will elevate your business and see how other companies are revolutionizing their digital presence at WebCongress Miami 2024.
Connect with industry leaders and learn about the latest trends in the digital world on Wednesday, 9/11/2024, 8:00AM-4:00 PM. Read more “Dr. Yesha Keynotes WebCongress Miami 2024 at Lakeside Village Expo Center 9/11”
Grants
An INFO SESSION for your questions on the IDSC “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM” Grants Program CALL FOR PROPOSALS will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 4:00 PM (:30 minutes) via Zoom. The submission deadline is Friday, September 27, 2024 by 5:00 PM. Read more “IDSC Grants Program Call for Proposals INFO SESSION Monday 9/9 4PM via ZOOM”
Earth Systems Science
Graduate students and scientists specializing in oceanographic, climate, and statistical sciences gathered for a week-long summer school program designed to teach best practices for understanding, deriving, and communicating the uncertainties involved in gathering and analyzing ocean and climate data. Read more “Summer Program Explored Uncertainty in Ocean and Climate Data”
Earth Systems Science
A new study from U.S. and Brazilian scientists shows that the Amazon Basin could be even more adept at capturing carbon than experts previously realized via a highly nutrient- and carbon-rich soil called terra preta, or “dark earth.” “The ancient Amazonians put a lot of carbon in the soil, and a lot of that is still there today,” University of Miami’s Samuel Goldberg, co-author of a new study, said in a press statement at the time. Read more “Geologist Sam Goldberg on “Terra Preta” for Popular Mechanics Magazine”
News
On July 25, 2024, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) announced the election of Dr. Yelena Yesha to its Board of Directors. Dr. Yesha will also serve on ICMEC’s Global Technology Committee to support efforts to further the organization’s impact and influence on existing and emerging child protection technologies. Read more “Int’l Centre for Missing & Exploited Children Elects Dr. Yesha to Board of Directors”
Software Carpentry
On May 27 and 28, 2024, Dr. Timothy Norris and PhD student Francisco Cardozo Macias taught a two-day intensive Software Carpentry workshop (SWC) and introduced over 50 students at the Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes) in Bogotá Colombia to the basics of scientific computing and programming with Python. Read more “UM Professor and Grad Student Teamed up to Bring Software Carpentry to Bogotá”
Creative Technologies
Where It Started
First, a little background. Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) in Turku, Finland is the only exclusively Swedish language, multi-faculty university in Finland (or anywhere outside Sweden). Looking to extend their campus into the immersive, virtual world of XR, a couple of years ago Podcast Host Tobias Andtfolk (ÅAU’s IT Projektchef, and IT Project Manager, ICT Services) bought a couple of headsets and began evaluating them with teacher and students. Read more “A Look at Where UM XR Started and Where it’s Going | Tom Merrick on The DUTAR Pod”