{"id":1001,"date":"2021-02-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2023-07-28T20:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:50:06","slug":"spring-2021-collaborative-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/spring-2021-collaborative-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating A Year of Collaborative Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">from the director<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that February marks the first anniversary of the <strong>University of Miami<\/strong> Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC).\u00a0 Despite the unprecedented challenges of the global COVID pandemic, IDSC has been successful in attracting top-tier faculty, launching new programs, and building collaborative academic and industry partnerships in many different disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, the past year has demonstrated the importance of applying powerful data science and computing tools to the world&#8217;s most pressing issues, including <strong>health disparities, extreme weather predictions, smart cities,<\/strong> and <strong>social media disinformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this Spring 2021 issue, you can read about how talented faculty members, trainees, and partners are applying IDSC&#8217;s advanced resources, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/triton\/\"><strong>Triton<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/pegasus\/\"><strong>Pegasus<\/strong><\/a> supercomputers, in developing new applications and accelerating their research.<\/p>\n<p>We also appreciate our <strong>strategic industry allies,<\/strong> who help align our educational programs with their workforce requirements, while bringing real-world learning experiences to our students.<\/p>\n<p>IDSC is also focused on expanding our educational offerings on the UM campus, in the community and throughout the world.\u00a0 For instance, enrollment in our new<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msdatascience.miami.edu\/\">Master of Science in Data Science<\/a><\/strong> (MSDS) program has already surpassed our expectations.\u00a0 In the fall semester, we also welcomed four interns from the U.S. and Canada who spent last semester gaining skills in programming, analytics, and other computational topics in preparation for rewarding careers in data science.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it is a pleasure to announce our first round of <a href=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/spring-2021-idsc-launches-new-grants-programs-with-6-interdisciplinary-awards\/\"><strong>IDSC grants for six interdisciplinary projects<\/strong><\/a> that will bring our computation and analytic resources to bear on complex issues.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support as we begin our second year of education, research, and service.<\/p>\n<p><img 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