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Tatiana Kalainoff gives complex data meaningful shape
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (369+ words) What I loved about UVA was that the architecture school is a very tight knit community within a larger university. One of our first classes is called Lessons of the Lawn." That class taught such a foundation in what architecture…...
Seth Green's path from philosophy to data science led to a search for meaning in the numbers
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (284+ words) So, I ended up being a full-time musician and touring for about nine years. All of us in the band were broke, except for our keyboard player, A Wilson. He had a job, doing part time work as a draftsman,…...
Q&A: In the age of AI, what is a library for?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (572+ words) In December 2022, when University of Virginia Librarian and Dean of Libraries Leo Lo worked for another institution, students began asking for books and articles that did not exist. It alarmed him. Chat GPT, Open AI's consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot, had…...
In memoriam: Philip Bourne, founding dean of the School of Data Science
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (583+ words) Philip E. Bourne, founding dean of the School of Data Science and an international leader in the field who positioned the University of Virginia as a pioneering institution for data studies, died Sunday after a protracted battle with mesothelioma. He was…...
Math meets romance in UVA student's Valentine's equations
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) UVA graduate student Shiraz Robinson celebrates holidays with themed equations and encourages others to find everyday applications for math. (Illustration by John Di Julio, University Communications) Math isn't just assignments and deadlines " it can be playful, creative and enjoyable as…...
Math Anxiety Is Contagious. This UVA Researcher Knows How To Break the Cycle
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (620+ words) Few people are truly bad at math. Practicing everyday math skills, like adding up steps and comparing prices, can make people more comfortable with numbers, a UVA researcher says. (Illustration by John Di Julio, University Communications) It's an old joke…...