The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub The mission of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) is to build and strengthen partnerships across industry, academia, nonprofits, and government to address societal and scientific challenges, spur economic development, and accelerate innovation in the national big data ecosystem. Our leadership network includes […]
The Penn State University Chapter of the NSDC was founded in September 2022 and is open to all the current students of the university. Read on to learn more about upcoming activities, events, and opportunities brought to you by this Chapter! Students of Penn State University are welcome to join […]
The NSDC Institutional Chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles was built to provide students with the ability to explore, participate, and grow within an inclusive data science community. This chapter was founded in September of 2022. Read on to learn more about upcoming activities, events, and opportunities brought […]
Research Experience and Leadership Program The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub’s Research Experience and Leadership (REAL) program provides opportunities for students in various academic programs and data science professionals to get involved with projects that enable scientific and societal impact across the focus areas of the Hub: Health, Education + […]
This National Student Data Corps DSEU Pusa Campus Campus Chapter was founded in August 2022 to create a community of support and a network of data science enthusiasts interested in learning about data science and applying it in their educational and career endeavours. We will create an inclusive and welcoming environment […]
The NSDC Institutional Chapter at Tufts University was built with the aim of serving as a community for those within different majors at the university, who want to network and learn more about Data Science specifically. Read on to learn more about upcoming activities, events, and opportunities in this Chapter. […]
This National Student Data Corps Kasturba DSEU Pitampura Campus Chapter was founded in July 2022 to create a community of support and a network of data science enthusiasts interested in learning about data science and applying it in their educational and career endeavours. We will create an inclusive and welcoming environment […]
This National Student Data Corps Bhai Parmanand DSEU Shakarpur Campus II Chapter was founded in June 2022 to create a community of support and a network of data science enthusiasts interested in learning about data science and applying it in their educational and career endeavours. We will create an inclusive and […]
The May 2022 COVID Information Commons (CIC) webinar took place on May 5th, 2022. In this forum, leading COVID-19 scientists funded by the NSF presented their current research on the global pandemic. Florence Hudson, Executive Director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University and COVID Information Commons […]
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) is a community convener, collaboration hub, and catalyst for data science innovation in the Northeast Region. The NEBDHub amplifies the successes of the community and encourages collaboration and mutual success in data science endeavors. A substantial portion of the NEBDHub’s community studies in […]
Guest post by Dr. Seth Cooper, Northeastern University This Success Story is a report on the results of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub’s 2020 Seed Fund program. The main goal of this project was to integrate location-based images into an augmented reality (AR) citizen science game toolkit by interfacing […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, the NEBD Hub and the National Student Data Corps (NSDC) launched a month-long program in March 2022. This campaign leveraged social media and the NEBD Hub’s newsletters to share resources, opportunities, and information about how women can establish a successful career in data science. […]
The National Student Data Corps Data Science Mentorship Program facilitates mentorship opportunities for data science enthusiasts of all ages, professions, and education levels from across the U.S. and beyond! The Data Science Mentorship Program places individuals into one-on-one or group mentorship relationships based on experience, interest area, and career goals. […]
Every month, the National Student Data Corps answers a question from our community with the help of a data scientist. To submit your data science question to the NSDC, ask our team via this Form or post it in the NSDC Slack‘s #Office-Hours channel. We may feature your query in […]
Guest Post: Isabella Graham Martinez A recording of this event is available at the Northeast Big Data Hub’s YouTube channel as well as at covidinfocommons.net. The COVID Information Commons is an NSF-funded project brought to you by the Big Data Innovation Hubs, led by the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub […]
Meet the scientists seeking new insights on COVID-19. Every month, we bring together a group of researchers studying wide-ranging aspects of the current pandemic, to share their research and answer questions from our community. Learn more about their ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19, including opportunities for collaboration. Join […]
HACU’s Annual Conference provides a unique forum for the sharing of information and ideas for the best and most promising practices in the education of Hispanics. The 2021 Annual Conference will be a virtual format. The conference goals are to: Showcase successful, effective, and exemplary programs and initiatives of HACU […]
Solving Health Tech Challenges Lies with Females: Meet the Women Leading Global Standards Development Moderator: Maria Palombini, Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Leader, IEEE Standards Association Heather Flannery Chair, IEEE P2418.6: Standard for the Framework of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Use in Healthcare and the Life and Social Sciences Dr. Madhuri […]
Join Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Executive Director, Florence Hudson, in a conversation about women’s career trajectories in STEM at the NSF INCLUDES National Network Virtual Convening 2021. Women and girls are often dissuaded from pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and careers by their family, fellow students, teachers, […]
Research Experience and Leadership Program The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub’s Research Experience and Leadership (REAL) program provides volunteer opportunities for students in various academic programs and data science professionals to get involved with projects that enable scientific and societal impact across the focus areas of the Hub: Health, Education […]
Python or R? Python or R for data analysis by DataCamp: Both Python and R are programming languages frequently used by data scientists. Read this article that goes over the benefits and limitations of each to help you decide which one you should get started with. Computer Tools The Missing […]
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Register here Meet the scientists seeking new insights on COVID-19. Every month, we bring together a group of researchers studying wide-ranging aspects of the current pandemic, to share their research and answer questions from our community. Learn more about their ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19, including opportunities for collaboration. Join […]
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub was highlighted for “Building a Collaborative Community to Drive Data Science Innovation” in the EdgeDiscovery Fall 2020 issue published by Edge, the research and education network community headquartered in New Jersey supporting research connectivity, collaboration and partnerships. Florence Hudson, the Northeast Hub’s executive director, discussed the focus […]
Edge is adapting EdgeCon 2021 to a virtual gathering where leaders from Higher Education and K-12 will come together to discuss technology breakthroughs and best practices. With our theme of “Vision to Value,” EdgeCon will provide insights to help you execute on the promise of innovation and transformation through technology. […]
Over 80 people convened for this month’s COVID webinar, as six NSF Rapid Response Research investigators from across the United States shared their research topics and findings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and the new COVID Information Commons Student Paper Challenge was announced. This month’s presenters included Foad Hamidi (University of […]
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Guest post by Catherine Cramer, Founder and Principal, Woods Hole Institute. The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub supports the work of DS4All and has done so since 2015. While there are several different strands to this work, the focus on data science in K-12 education continues to be prominent. The […]
The mission of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) is to build and strengthen partnerships. Great partnerships cannot rest on a foundation of inequality; they must advance equity and accessibility for all partners, of all backgrounds. That’s why building a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community is central to […]
Guest post by Jerad Bales, Executive Director, CUAHSI The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) located in Cambridge, MA, has been selected to be the Coordinating Hub for the National Science Foundation’s Critical Zone (CZ) Collaborative Network. The 5-year cooperative agreement became effective September 1, 2020. The […]
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) invites you to participate in a virtual Urban to Rural Communities Working Group. This working group provides a vehicle for community members to collaborate to determine how we might leverage data in new ways to address scientific and societal challenges of interest to the […]
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub is excited to announce Florence Hudson as our new Executive Director. Florence has been engaged with the Northeast Hub since its founding – as a Steering Committee member, special advisor for Next Generation Internet, and a member of the Northeast and All Hubs Strategic Working Groups. As an aerospace and […]
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub The mission of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) is to build and strengthen partnerships across industry, academia, nonprofits, and government to address societal and scientific challenges, spur economic development, and accelerate innovation in the national big data ecosystem. Our leadership network includes […]
REGISTER HERE Join us for hacking the biases, discrimination, and fairness in machine learning, algorithms, big data analytics! Our goal is to have each team develop websites to address these issues. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the day. The winning team will receive a Surface Pro 4 […]
NSF and the four Regional Big Data Innovation Hubs are planning a Twitter Chat to connect and introduce all the Spoke Project Awardees and interested community members. Join on us Twitter by following @NEbigdatahub and #BDHubs. Learn More about the Northeast Hub’s Spoke Awards here Background: A Twitter Chat or Tweet Chat is where a group of Twitter users meet (virtually) […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published the Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation, spanning the Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE); Education and Human Resources (EHR); Engineering (ENG); Geosciences (GEO); and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). The goal of the S&CC program solicitation is […]
The Center for Discrete Mathematic and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) at Rutgers University recently announced details of the planning grant it received from the National Science Foundation as part of the Big Data Hubs program. One of four planning grants (along with three full awards) issued to Northeast Big Data […]
