Task Force on Data Science
The Ad Hoc Committee on Data Science was charged by the provost with recommending a coordinated strategy to catalyze, nourish, and sustain educational programs and research initiatives that
- Equip undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge and skills necessary for the increasingly data-oriented world;
- Develop and use data science methods in research; and
- Attract and retain faculty using data and associated methods in their disciplines.
Report of the Data Science Task Force
Read the final Report of the Data Science Task Force (January 18, 2021).
View a video introduction to the report below:
Feedback on an earlier version of the report was accepted through the end of 2020, and the response survey is now closed.
Task Force on Data Science Membership
- Task Force Members
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Name Represented Area Bruce Childers Office of the Provost; School of Computing and Information Colin Allen Center for Philosophy of Science Michael Becich School of Medicine/Department of Biomedical Informatics Michael Blackhurst University Center for Social and Urban Research Aaron Brenner University Library System Michael Colaresi Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Social Science/Political Science Kevin Crowley School of Education Eleanor Feingold Graduate School of Public Health Nathan Glasgow Postdoctoral Fellow Catherine Greeno School of Social Work Mike Holland Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Heng Huang Swanson School of Engineering Satish Iyengar Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences/Statistics Brett Jones Undergraduate student rep Chris Kemerer Katz Graduate School of Business/College of Business Administration Alison Langmead Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Humanities Young Ji Lee School of Nursing Alan Lesgold Learning Research and Development Center Sera Linardi Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Michael Madison School of Law Mary Marazita School of Dental Medicine Bambang Parmanto School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Kostas Pelechrinis School of Computing and Information Melissa Ratajeski Health Sciences Library Ralph Roskies Research Computing Brett Say University Honors College Sera Thornton University Center for Teaching and Learning Steve Wisniewski Office of the Provost Sean (Xiang-Qun) Xie School of Pharmacy