Community Outreach-Archived – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Frost Science UBMS Program Summer Speaker Lecture 7/5/18

Science can be a powerful pathway to prosperity, yet under-resourced students often miss out on both a focused curriculum in school, and science role models in their lives. The award-winning* Frost Science Upward Bound Math and Science program (UBMS), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, tackles this issue by recruiting top-notch students from Title 1 schools in the Miami area, and enrolling them in a four-year, after-school, weekend and summer program focused on science, technology, and a culture of intellectual curiosity. Read more “Frost Science UBMS Program Summer Speaker Lecture 7/5/18” →

Spatial+ Data Viz Spring Meeting 4/27/2018

Join us for the 2nd meeting of the Spatial+ Data Visualization Group. Read more “Spatial+ Data Viz Spring Meeting 4/27/2018” →

WiDS Conference 3/5/2018

The Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and support women in the field. This annual Conference is held at Stanford University and 100+ locations worldwide, hosted by WiDSAmbassadors. Read more “WiDS Conference 3/5/2018” →

Data Scholars Summer Camp for Female Coders

What did you do during the summers when you were a teenager? Did you play video games? Did you spend your time at the pool or beach? Or perhaps you favored the park? For 17 local girls, this summer has been all about learning computer science. Read more “Data Scholars Summer Camp for Female Coders” →

3rd annual Girl Scouts Can draws 38 Participants

On December 4, 2016, IDSC Training & Outreach had the pleasure of welcoming 38 Girl Scouts to the second annual “Girl Scouts Can” Tech Event. The girls were eager and enthusiastic to meet computer scientists and graduate students in computational fields who led them through activities designed to create a scaffold of computational thinking and inquiry. Read more “3rd annual Girl Scouts Can draws 38 Participants” →

She Innovates Tech Event Saturday 10/29/2016

“She Innovates Tech”—a collaboration between IDSC and CODeLLA—aims to inspire girls in Miami-Dade County between the ages of 9 and 17 to become next-generation innovators, problem solvers, and digital creators. This event is intended to build their skill sets and their confidence, while inspiring and encouraging them to pursue STEM education and careers. According to code.org, Florida had only 2,114 computer science graduates in 2014, of which, only 19% were women. Also, the percentage of female computer science majors in the US decreased 19% in 2016. Read more “She Innovates Tech Event Saturday 10/29/2016” →