UW Data Science Center Relocated Into New School of Computing

The University of Wyoming announced Tuesday that its Data Science Center is relocating to the new School of Computing. The re-envisioned center will provide an academic hub for data science, catalyzing new programs and opportunities in state science for students at all levels. According to information from the University of Wyoming,  the Data Science Center was established in 2018 as a deliverable of the $20 million research infrastructure improvement award from the National Science Foundation that focused on microbial ecology and data science. In the initial phase, the center played a role in applying data science discussions across UW; served as a data science hub with weekly seminars and working sessions; and hosted and facilitated data science internships for the university’s undergraduate and graduate students.

Immediate goals of the center are to appoint a director; establish a broad faculty group to work on new academic programs and student opportunities in data science; provide incentives for faculty to include data science in existing courses; provide students with research opportunities and experiential learning in data science and to pursue external funding. The center will also play a leadership role in the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP) project to develop a DataHub to facilitate the sharing and reuse of research data.