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Making better decisions with data

DATA SCIENCE — Data science is a growing field in large part because of its potential application to a wide variety of other fields. The College of Arts and Sciences data science program is supporting researchers like Jake Searcy in leading the way, using AI and machine learning to solve some of the biggest problems facing our world.

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UO researcher wins $200,000 grant and top paper honor

COMPUTER SCIENCE — Computer science professor Yu Wang has received two major honors in the past few months. First, a team he has been leading won a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Second, his dissertation, which investigates ways to improve limited data sets to promote equity in data science, was awarded an honorable mention.

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Cybersecurity program receives important designation from NSA

COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERSECURITY — The Department of Computer Science is wearing a new badge of honor. The National Security Agency designated the College of Arts and Sciences' Cybersecurity program as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Research (CAE-R), which specifically recognizes institutions that contribute significant, peer-reviewed cybersecurity research and is the result of a rigorous review process.

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Finding the needle in the information haystack

COMPUTER SCIENCE — With the help of the UO resources and research assistants, Assistant Professor Yu Wang’s research is helping us move toward a world where the accurate information we need to solve nearly any problem is right at our fingertips. The potential applications of Wang and his team’s efforts to mitigate this gap are nearly limitless.

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Students in Cahoots with CAHOOTS

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In Applied Data Science for Social Justice, a new course developed by Associate Professor Rori Rohlfs in the School of Computer and Data Sciences, students partnered with the city-funded program CAHOOTS to help its organizers analyze data for insights on how they can improve their services.

SCDS adds seven new computer and data science faculty

Interest in computer and data science at the University of Oregon continues to build, and the School of Computer and Data Sciences is expanding to accommodate the growing number of students who want to enter the field. This year, the school added seven new faculty members—five in computer science and two in data science—to help meet the demand for courses in key subject areas.

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Cybersecurity camp turns high school students into data defenders

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COMPUTER SCIENCE - At NW Cyber Camp, a free weeklong summer camp hosted by the University of Oregon Department of Computer Science, high school students learn some of the same skills cyber criminals use to hack into computer networks—but unlike illegal hackers, they’re using their abilities for good. Now in its second year at UO, the camp draws high school students from Eugene and beyond to campus for a week of experiential learning activities.

Brittany Erickson Receives NSF Career Award

COMPUTER SCIENCE - Assistant Professor Brittany Erickson, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, had her first encounter with an earthquake in 1989. She was an 8-year-old, playing outside when Loma Prieta violently shook California’s Central Coast at a magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX. The event was terrifying and memorable.

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