In an article titled “Visualizing Trans Coverage: A new tool, the Trans News Initiative, draws from data to reveal patterns and proportions,” Columbia Journalism Review author Carolina Abbott Galvão looked at The Trans News Initiative’s (TNI) “collection of 190,000 articles organized under 13 themes.” Read more “The Launch of a New Tool, the Trans News Initiative Sheds Light on Coverage”
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 University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies’ Heartbeat magazine looked at “Innovative Learning Through AI and VR: Faculty-lead grants to test educational value of new technology” in its fall 2025 issue. The article examined the power of VR to enhance health care education thanks to a partnership with Bodyswaps Inc. and Meta’s XR Higher Education program. Read more “Heartbeat Magazine Looks at Innovative Learning Through AI and VR”
IDSC is pleased to announce the seven recipients of the fall 2025 “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM” grants program call for proposals. The response to the call was exceptionally strong, with submissions received from all three campuses: Coral Gables, Miller School of Medicine, and Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Read more “Announcing the Fall 2025 IDSC Collaborative Data Science Grant Awardees”
The Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) cordially invites you to the 3rd annual IDSC Day on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the University of Miami Lakeside Village EXPO CENTER. Demos, posters, and presentations will showcase the impact IDSC has made on the University of Miami, South Florida community, and beyond.
Read more “NOW ACCEPTING Posters + Demos for IDSC DAY 2026 | Thursday 1/22”
The Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (aka “IDSC” eye-disk) Advanced Computing Systems platform (“ACS”) is hosting an Advanced Computing User Training Session on Monday, January 26, 1:00-2:00 PM via ZOOM. This session is free and open to the public. Read more “Join us for an INTRO to IDSC Advanced Computing Systems + Services 1/26 1PM via ZOOM”
The Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is pleased to announce the IDSC Fellows chosen for the 2025-2026 academic year. Congratulations to graduate students Juliette Casemajor, Samuel Courtney, Ramiro Valdes Jara, Stephanie Kim, Kayla Schwartz, and undergraduate student Isaiah Wang. Read more “Announcing the 2025-2026 IDSC Fellows and their Research Projects”
Modern scientific progress is often driven by numerical computations and simulations to represent large numbers of complex and interrelated physical processes. In recent years, machine learning (ML) applications in earth system simulation and prediction have promised to accelerate the accuracy and computational processing power of Earth system models including physics-constrained approaches, super ultra-high resolution, large language models for earth systems, and uncertainty quantification.
Read more “Mathematics and Machine Learning for Earth System Simulation 2/2-6/26”
Miami XR is back! Join us in Miami for two unforgettable days of discovery, connection, and creativity. Reconnect with the XR community while exploring groundbreaking research, inspiring talks, hands-on demos, interactive session, keynote speakers, and lively after-hours events. Read more “Miami XR 2026: Where Innovation Meets Imagination 2/12+13”
Hosted by Joseph Johnson and Mitsunori Ogihara, this new webinar series promotes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among University of Miami faculty, staff, and students, and the surrounding community. Read more “AI Lecture Series Explores Practical Applications with Andres Sawicki 2/20”