Last week, some of the University of Miami’s outstanding faculty members were honored at the 2026 Provost’s Awards for their devotion to advancing research and elevating teaching, learning, and mentorship across the institution. Read more “Congratulations to Provost’s Awards Honorees Daniel, Marybeth, and Juan Carlos!”
As the final Compass Seminar Series lecturer of the academic year, IDSC Core Faculty Member and Assistant Professor of Ocean Sciences, Dr. Milan Curcic spoke at the Rosenstiel School’s series on April 22, 2026. In case you missed it, catch the replay on YouTube. Read more “Catch the Replay: Milan Curcic on “Wave Action Balance in Strongly Varying Currents””
A new National Science Foundation grant is helping the University of Miami expand research networking and AI capacity at smaller institutions across the region along with a partnership with Florida LambdaRail.
The Institute congratulates Dr. Mingzhe Chen, one of only 119 in the field of Computer Science worldwide and one of 2,670 in the United States to make the Clarivate 2025 list of the World’s Highly Cited Researchers. Dr. Chen was one of three University of Miami professors honored.* Read more “Mingzhe Chen identified by Clarivate as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2025”
The Future of Health Data Innovation virtual seminar series continues with a lecture by Dr. Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup. Dr. Hendricks-Sturrup is Research Director of Real-World Evidence at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, where she leads work at the intersection of health policy, innovation, and ethics. Read more “Future of Health Data Innovation Lecture by Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup 12/4”
The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “Python” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Read more “FULL—Free 2-Day Python Workshop 10/23+24 at Rosenstiel”
The fall 2025 issue of the IDSC Data Science and Computing magazine is chock full of cutting-edge research, grants and honors, and forward-thinking partnerships. Top stories include our SIVOTEC-GENA partnership, addressing national and state level cybersecurity, and IDSC Deputy Director Ben Kirtman becoming Rosenstiel School Dean, and so much more. Read more “The UM IDSC Magazine Fall 2025 Issue is Now Online!”
Please join the Miller School of Medicine (MSOM) Department of Informatics and Health Data Science and the Media and Innovation Lab (The MIL) in welcoming Dr. Alexander Brost for a cutting-edge presentation on how AI is revolutionizing the radiology. Read more “Dr. Alexander Brost on How AI is Revolutionizing Radiology 10/23”
The University of Miami College of Engineering is advancing air mobility through pivotal partnerships and cutting-edge research. Named in the list of the College of Engineering’s research priorties is IDSC Core Faculty Member Mingzhe Chen, who is working with AI for the navigation and interaction of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Read more “UM’s College of Engineering is Driving Miami’s Mobility Transformation”
With a little help from The U’s Pegasus supercomputer, two Rosenstiel School scientists have discovered 230 new giant viruses that shape ocean life and health. Their study revealed new insights into giant viruses and their role in marine ecosystems, and led to the creation of a now publicly shared bioinformatic tool. Read more “Pegasus Powered Giant Virus Study Yields Publicly Shared Bioinformatics Tool”