Task Force on Data Science
The Provost has charged the Ad Hoc Committee on Data Science with recommending a coordinated strategy to catalyze, nourish, and sustain educational programs and research initiatives that (1) equip undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge and skills necessary for the increasingly data-oriented world; (2) develop and use data science methods in research; and (3) attract and retain faculty using data and associated methods in their disciplines.
Membership
Find a list of Task Force on Data Science members.
Additional Information
- Dr. Bruce Childers to serve as Special Assistant to the Provost for Data Science, Sept. 13, 2019, Provost memo
- SCI’s Childers to add role in provost’s office, Sept. 24, 2019, University Times
- Bruce R. Childers Named Special Assistant to the Provost for Data Science, Sept. 25, 2019, @Pitt