Task Force on Data Science
Provost Ann E. Cudd 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.
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.
Membership
Find a list of Task Force on Data Science members.
Additional Information
- Michael Colaresi: Associate Vice Provost for Data Science, December 19, 2022, Provost announcement
- Announcing the Year of Data and Society, April 28, 2021, Provost announcement
- 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