School of Data Science
{{Short description|School of the University of Virginia, US}}
{{Infobox university
| name = School of Data Science
| image_name = File:University of Virginia School of Data Science logo.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt = Logo of the School of Data Science
| established = September 19, 2019{{Citation |author=School of Data Science |year= |title=03 - A School Without Walls |work=Story of Us |publisher=University of Virginia |publication-place= |url=https://story.datascience.virginia.edu/chapters/a-school-without-walls}}
| type = public school of data science
| motto = A School without Walls
| affiliations = University of Virginia
| dean = Philip Bourne{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Francis |author1-link=Francis Collins |title=Statement on the Departure of Dr. Philip E. Bourne |url=https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/statement-departure-dr-philip-e-bourne |website=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |publisher=National Institutes of Health |language=EN |date=6 January 2017}}{{cite journal |last1=Mura |first1=Cameron |last2=Candelier |first2=Emma |last3=Xie |first3=Lei |title=A Tribute to Phil Bourne—Scientist and Human |journal=Biomolecules |date=16 January 2023 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=181 |doi=10.3390/biom13010181|doi-access=free |pmid=36671566 |pmc=9856016 }}
| students =
| city = Charlottesville
| state = Virginia
| country = United States
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| campus = Suburban
| website = [https://datascience.virginia.edu/ datascience.virginia.edu]
}}
The School of Data Science is the University of Virginia's school specializing in data science. It offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. It was established in 2019. The school's physical building opened in April 2024.{{cite web |last1=Hausman |first1=Sandy |title=UVA launches the nation's first school of data science |url=https://www.wvtf.org/news/2024-04-26/uva-launches-the-nations-first-school-of-data-science |website=WVTF |language=en |date=26 April 2024}}
History
File:School of Data Science - University of Virginia.jpg
Prior to the formation of the school, University of Virginia professor Don Brown established the Data Science Institute in 2013.{{cite web |last1=McCance |first1=McGregor |title=Questions and Answers About UVA's Plans for a School of Data Science |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/questions-and-answers-about-uvas-plans-school-data-science |website=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=18 January 2019}} In early 2019, University of Virginia president Jim Ryan publicly discussed plans for establishing a school of data science.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Jim |author1-link=James E. Ryan (educator) |title=Jim Ryan column: Why UVa is planning a school of data science |url=https://richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/jim-ryan-column-why-uva-is-planning-a-school-of/article_a096598d-ead5-5987-8600-9f46ac0d9e70.html |url-access=subscription |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en |date=19 January 2019}} Later that year, the university's board of visitors approved those plans,{{cite web |last1=Moody |first1=Melissa |title=UVA Board Approves Establishment of School of Data Science |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-board-approves-establishment-school-data-science |work=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=7 June 2019}} followed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia approving the school.{{cite web |last1=Moody |first1=Melissa |title=UVA Receives Official Approval to Form School of Data Science, Taking Steps to Transform Society |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-receives-official-approval-form-school-data-science-taking-steps-transform-society |work=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=17 September 2019}}
The school offered data science master's degrees from 2014, doctorates from 2022{{cite web |last1=Malas |first1=Meghan |title=UVA launches data science doctoral program |url=https://fortune.com/education/articles/uva-launches-data-science-doctoral-program/ |website=Fortune Education |publisher=Fortune |language=en |date=28 April 2022}} and bachelor degrees from 2024.{{cite web |author1=News Staff |title=UVA students can now major in data science |url=https://www.cbs19news.com/news/education/uva-students-can-now-major-in-data-science/article_dc010bb5-6cbb-5777-bd4a-ae498694c1a1.html |website=CBS 19 News |publisher=WCAV |language=en |date=21 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Buddendeck |first1=Alex |title=U.Va approves new Data Science B.S. |url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/11/u-va-approves-new-data-science-b-s |website=The Cavalier Daily |publisher=University of Virginia |date=2 November 2023}}
Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin officiated the opening ceremony of the School of Data Science building in April 2024.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Amaya |title=Gov. Youngkin attends opening of UVA's new Data Science building |url=https://www.29news.com/2024/04/26/gov-youngkin-attends-opening-uvas-new-data-science-building/ |website=29news.com |publisher=WVIR-TV |language=en |date=26 April 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Andrews |first1=Kate |title=U.Va. opens School of Data Science building |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/u-va-opens-school-of-data-science-building/ |website=Virginia Business |date=26 April 2024}}
Hopkins Architects is the design architect and VMDO is the architect of record.{{cite web |last1=Flatman |first1=Ben |title=Hopkins unveils new School of Data Science on University of Virginia's historic campus |url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/hopkins-unveils-new-school-of-data-science-on-university-of-virginias-historic-campus/5131002.article |website=Building Design |language=en |date=15 August 2024}}{{cite web |author1=Hopkins Architects |author1-link=Hopkins Architects |title=School of Data Science, University of Virginia – Education – Hopkins Architects |url=https://www.hopkins.co.uk/projects/education/school-of-data-science-uva/ |website=hopkins.co.uk |language=en |date=2024}}{{cite web |author1=VMDO |title=University of Virginia School of Data Science |url=https://www.vmdo.com/university-of-virginia-data-science-center.html |website=VMDO Architects |language=en |date=2024}} The building is 61,000 square feet and four stories. The architects collaborated with researchers in the school to create a building which emphasized the ethics of artificial intelligence, open science, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and translational research. The building conforms to the style of the university as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is designed to match the university's existing Jeffersonian architecture and to evoke Jefferson's story of the university and The Lawn as an academical village.{{cite web |author1=New London Architecture |author1-link=New London Architecture |title=University of Virginia, School of Data Science |url=https://nla.london/projects/university-of-virginia-school-of-data-science |website=nla.london |language=en |date=31 May 2024}} The building has a green certification through LEED.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Cooper |title=New Data Science Building Embodies School's Core Values |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/new-data-science-building-embodies-schools-core-values |website=news.virginia.edu |language=en |date=25 April 2024}}
The data science building is the first construction in a development of Charlottesville's corridor at the intersection of Emmet Street and Ivy Road.{{cite web |last1=Hilburg |first1=Jonathan |title=At UVA, the new data science center blends classic looks with contemporary sustainability |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/10/uva-work-begins-data-science-center-blends-classic-looks-contemporary-sustainability/ |website=The Architect’s Newspaper |date=25 October 2021}} Planned future interconnected construction includes a hotel and conference center, a performing arts center, and a space for the University's Karsh Institute of Democracy.
Funding
Donors to the School of Data Science include the Quantitative Foundation with a gift of $120 million in January 2019,{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Nick |title=Record $120 million gift to U-Va. going to hot subject in academia: Data science |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/record-120-million-gift-to-u-va-going-to-hot-subject-in-academia-data-science/2019/01/17/4e8e3e1c-19b0-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html |url-access=subscription|newspaper=Washington Post |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190119005359/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/record-120-million-gift-to-u-va-going-to-hot-subject-in-academia-data-science/2019/01/17/4e8e3e1c-19b0-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html?utm_term=.9b3e7d9784f8 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |date=18 January 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Haynes |first1=Jonathan |title=Whopping donation: $120 million funds UVA's new School of Data Science |url=https://www.c-ville.com/whopping-donation-120-million-funds-uvas-new-school-of-data-science/ |website=C-Ville Weekly |date=21 January 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Crichton |first1=Danny |title=University of Virginia announces $120M gift to fund new data science school |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/18/uva-data-science-school/ |website=TechCrunch |date=18 January 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hester |first1=Wesley P. |title=UVA Plans New School of Data Science; $120 Million Gift is Largest in University History |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-plans-new-school-data-science-120-million-gift-largest-university-history |website=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=18 January 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Alexander |first1=Sophie |title=Hedge Fund Quant Gives $120 Million to UVA for Data Science |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-18/hedge-fund-quant-gives-uva-120-million-for-data-science-school |url-access=subscription |website=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg News |language=en |date=18 January 2019}} Capital One which gave $2 million in April 2021,{{cite web |last1=Boudouris |first1=Charity |title=Capital One Gives $2 Million for School of Data Science Building Hub |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/capital-one-gives-2-million-school-data-science-building-hub |website=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=20 April 2021}} and university alumnus Oscar Woods who gave $100k in October 2023.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Cooper |title=Returning the Favor: Alum's Gift Helps Build Bridge Program |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/returning-favor-alums-gift-helps-build-bridge-program |website=news.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |language=en |date=17 October 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://datascience.virginia.edu/}}
- [https://story.datascience.virginia.edu/ Story of Us], the school's own digital exhibition
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