And just to close the year with another great work coming out of DINS, read more about the new study by Prof. Frank and his colleagues published @Nature in the following thread
New @NatureHumBehav paper tracks mobility to reveal surprisingly long-distance dependencies between businesses. These insights could improve policy to bolster neighborhood economies and help business owners see how closures elsewhere might impact them
@estebanmoro@takayabe_0505
New grant from @Walmart with @YoungjinYoo and others to build a Learning and Employment Records Ecosystem. The goal is a platform where employers can understand workers' skills in a fair, privacy-preserving, and evolving way.
bit.ly/4dMm7mT
Join us in congratulating DINS Profs. @frostaf & @amy_babay for receiving an @NSF grant with Profs. Erin Walker & Christina Ndoh for a community-driven socio-technical infrastructure for data-driven air quality advocacy. Learn more about the grant here: nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAwar…
The #OlympicGames are just 10 days away! Did you know that #data and #analytics play a huge role in sports today? You can learn all about it at INFSCI0530: Decision Making in Sports, offered this Fall: courses.sci.pitt.edu/courses…
PSA for all @PittTweet students: This Fall I'll be offering again my #sportsanalytics class "Decision making in sports". Make sure you check it out & register. It'll be fun & you will get a good introduction to #data#analytics. Here is the last offering: sites.pitt.edu/~kpele/infsci…
We had so much fun celebrating all of our SCI graduates last week! 🎓 We’re so proud of all you accomplished. Welcome to the Pitt alumni family! 💙 #H2P@PittDINS@ISPPitt@PittCompSci
Emily Yarish (SCI ’18, KATZ '22), an Epic systems analyst at @UPMC & member of the SCI Alumni Board, recently sat down for a Q&A! One piece of advice for SCI students? "You are on your own path, forge it in time." Read more: sci.pitt.edu/news/alumni-qa-…@PittDINS@KatzPittBiz
STEM Through Games is a project that aims to transform computer science curriculum and increase accessibility to STEM in high schools across Pittsburgh. The project is a semi-finalist in the 2023-2024 Pitt Seed funding program. Read more: sci.pitt.edu/news/stem-throu…@PittCompSci
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dr. Robert Perkoski, teaching assistant professor at SCI.
A "Celebration of Bob's Life” will be held on Friday, December 8, at 1 p.m. in the Information Sciences Building. Learn more: sci.pitt.edu/news/sci-commun…
Join us in congratulating DINS faculty @angelaebstewart for receiving an @NSF award for racial equity in STEM. Dr. Stewart will work with colleagues from ASU, UT Arlington, the Assemble &the Manchester Youth Development Center in Pittsburgh. More details: nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAwar…
The University of Pittsburgh has been re-designated as a NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). Check out more about our cybersecurity programs and information below in the 🧵
BSIS Cybersecurity pathway: dins.pitt.edu/academics/mast…
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