datascience@uw

In 2026, @UWMadison will move from early investment in AI toward broad institutional readiness, centering people, judgment and institutional guardrails. DSI Director @KyleCranmer will serve on the AI Readiness and Competency Working Group. news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-des…

Over 200 people attended last week's @dairy_hub Dairy Symposium @UWMadison. The event kicked off with a keynote by@KyleCranmer, who shared insight into the impacts of AI and data science on the dairy industry, agriculture and society. morningagclips.com/dairy-symposiu…

"Deep Learning Applications in Ophthalmology" is the focus of the 14th annual McPherson Lecture on May 28 with Dr. Aaron Lee, WashU. Reception at 3pm and lecture at 4pm in the Health Sciences Learning Center. vision.wisc.edu/event/14th-ann…

Join DSI at the WI Digital Symposium, hosted by @UWEBCweb on 6/1 at Lambeau Field. Learn how teams are scaling digital initiatives, aligning technology with business priorities, and enabling collaboration among leaders. Use code "DSI" for a $50 discount. uwebc.wisc.edu/wisconsin-digi…

Michal Engelman @EngelmanMichal will lead the RISE-THRIVE Collaboration HQ @WIDiscovery. This effort will bring together new RISE hires and established @UWMadison researchers working at the forefront of immunology and healthspan. research.wisc.edu/press-release/…

Three DSI Affiliates were recently honored with Vilas Awards. @lauraalbertphd was named a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, and @SharonYixuanLi and Shamya @s_karumbaiah received Vilas Early Career Investigator Awards. Congratulations! news.wisc.edu/48-faculty-hon…

Join us for the last GeoDS seminar of the semester at noon this Friday, 5/15, 140 Science Hall. Yun Hang will introduce a spatial data science approach that integrates satellite data with machine learning to assess environmental exposures. @gissong today.wisc.edu/events/view/22…

The ML4MI seminar with Hoifung Poon, @MSFTResearch, has been moved to July 13, 11am on Zoom. Dr. Poon will discuss AI-powered virtual clinical trials for advancing medical discovery. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-oppor…

Tomorrow at 1PM CT: Join the Alliance for Data Science and AI for a talk on building and sustaining campus-wide data science and AI research institutes, with Sarah Stone (@UW) and @KyleCranmer (@UWMadison). Register at zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Faculty mentors and other supporters recently gathered to hear 24 lightning talks from the largest cohort to date of @UWMadison Open Source Program Office interns. These undergrad and grad students highlighted what they learned from open source projects. ospo.wisc.edu/activities/int…

A newly released study estimates that #UWMadison and its affiliates and spin-offs have a combined annual impact of $38.9 B on Wisconsin’s economy. The Wisconsin Idea, our commitment to benefit lives in the state and beyond, has a powerful impact. More: go.wisc.edu/impactnews

Join the @NelsonInstitute Center for Climatic Research for "When Soil Meets AI" tomorrow at 12:30, 811 AOSS. Prof. Yakun Zhang will present case studies illustrating the growing role of AI and machine learning in soil science. ccr.nelson.wisc.edu/events/when-so…

It's easy to think of data as living in spreadsheets, but it rarely starts—or ends—there. This Wed, 12-1:30 in Memorial Library 224, join the @UWMadLibraries Digital Scholarship Hub for a conversation about data and the physical world. today.wisc.edu/events/view/22…

Happy Earth Day! We're looking forward to presentations and conversations about AI and the environment at the Water @UWMadison Spring Symposium this afternoon. water.wisc.edu/event/spring-s…

Congratulations to DSI Affiliate @lauraalbertphd on receiving this well-deserved award for grad student mentoring!

DSI Director @KyleCranmer will keynote the Water@UW Spring Symposium on April 22, 2–5 pm. This event will highlight the technology, innovations, partnerships, and policies redefining how we understand, manage, and protect vital water resources. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Dr. James Cole, University College London, is working to bridge the gap between AI/ML methods and the use of neuroimaging to help patients with brain health conditions. He will present his work at the April 20 ML4MI seminar, 10am on Zoom: ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-oppor…

It was great to have @burchette_tyler of the RedSox talk about sports analytics! He’s holding a CD with the first release of R signed by the core developers

Tyler Burch, an analyst for the Boston Red Sox, will present a seminar tomorrow at 11am, 1310 Sterling. His talk will trace how changes in baseball analytics have shaped front office decision-making, on-field strategy, and player development. today.wisc.edu/events/view/22…

Join the Digital Scholarship Hub and Andrew Hahn, this year’s faculty/staff winner of Bucky’s Data Viz Challenge, for an event that delves into representing data in unexpected ways, including texture, textiles, and physical media. Register by April 13: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…