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Data Science for
Social Good
2024 marked the 3rd and final year of the
Data Science for Social Good Research
Experience for Undergraduates, a program
designed to bring students from around the
country together to tackle real-world problems
through applications of data science methods.
OIT worked closely with this program in
partnership with the Office of Engaged
Learning (co-PI Dr. Jen Ebinger) and co-PI
Dr. Monnie McGhee (Department of Statistics
and Data Science). OIT facilitated a two-week
bootcamp to learn data science techniques
using Python. Led by Dr. Eric Godat from
OIT, “The purpose of the bootcamp is to
level-set... to give students a common floor in
programming from which to build through
the rest of the summer.” The OIT Research
team also provided mentorship throughout
the summer on a wide variety of projects the
students undertook, including urban farming,
evictions, and human trafficking.
“ The purpose of the
bootcamp is to level-
set... to give students
a common floor in
programming from
which to build through
the rest of the summer.”
DR. ERIC GODAT
DIRECTOR, OIT RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY
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