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Environmental Justice Clinic Law Fights for Overtown

Overtown opened its arms to Casey Munga nine years ago. That’s when the single mother of one moved to the historic Miami neighborhood after becoming homeless and nearly losing her son to a bout with sepsis that left him in a wheelchair. “We were traumatized because of what happened to us,” she recalled. “When we moved to Overtown, no one knew us, but we were never treated like strangers. Read more “Environmental Justice Clinic Law Fights for Overtown” →

Data Citizens

Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Rafael Rodriguez…

Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series is pleased to present ultra contemporary artist and data scientist Rafael Rodriguez Gárciga. Join us on Thursday, October 26, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public (light lunch). The lecture navigates the exhaustion of creativity, probing its implications for science, art, and philosophy as the tripartite domain of thought. Read more “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Rafael Rodriguez Gárciga 10/26” →

Grants Programs

CATCH THE REPLAY! IDSC Call for Proposals Information Session

Thank you to everyone who attended our INFO SESSION yesterday for the IDSC Grants Program “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM” fall 2023 Call for Proposals. In case you missed it, you can watch now on U Miami MEDIA SPACE. Read more “CATCH THE REPLAY! IDSC Call for Proposals Information Session” →

Awards & Honors

David Chapman Has a Passion for Image-Related Research

As a child, David Chapman spent hours in front of his family computer, playing StarCraft, Spyro the Dragon, and other video games that used high-quality graphics to take players on fantastic adventures. Chapman was intrigued, but not just with the games. He was captivated by the imagery, and wanted to understand how computer-generated images were made. Read more “David Chapman Has a Passion for Image-Related Research” →

Earth Systems Science

Dr. Ben Kirtman Joins the Rosenstiel School CLIMATE CAFÉ…

With 2023 on pace to become one of the warmest years on record, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is relaunching its Climate Café Series! Each Climate Café is designed to be an informative, casual gathering that encourages conversations focused on groundbreaking climate science. Read more “Dr. Ben Kirtman Joins the Rosenstiel School CLIMATE CAFÉ Conversation 10/18” →

Events

Inaugural “IDSC Day” Showcasing UM’s Interdisciplinary Research 9/28

Please plan to attend our first annual “IDSC Day” on Thursday, September 28, in the great room of the new Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building. It will be an exciting face-to-face celebration that brings together faculty, staff, students, and industry partners, and marks the formal introduction of the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC). Read more “Inaugural “IDSC Day” Showcasing UM’s Interdisciplinary Research 9/28″ →

Grants Programs

CALL for PROPOSALS: Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data…

IDSC invites UM faculty to respond to our Call for Proposals for Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM. The opportunity is designed to increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Awards include $20K in discretionary funds plus 1M Service Units (SUs) to be used for high performance computing (HPC) on IDSC systems. It is anticipated that five awards will be made. Read more “CALL for PROPOSALS: Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM—Deadline 9/29” →

IDSC Fellows

Apply for the 2023-2024 IDSC Fellows Program by 10/2

Attention: UM Graduate and Undergraduate Students! Do you have a research idea or project you need help with? TODAY is the deadline to apply for the IDSC Fellows program.

Magazine

The UM IDSC Magazine Fall 2023 Issue is Now…

The fall 2023 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 partnerships with NASA, the FDA, the WHO, NIH, and others. Read more “The UM IDSC Magazine Fall 2023 Issue is Now Online!” →

Events

Justin Gammage Speaks on Operational AI at SWIFT Conference…

This year marks the first full SWIFT Conference since 2019 and the first “Equipment Year” expo since 2017 where suppliers display and demonstrate airfield equipment of all sizes. The 2023 SWIFT Airfield and Conference Trade Show will be held from Monday, September 25 to Thursday, September 28.