Data Science Grants/Funding

Grants/Funding received to support the Data Science Academy.

Photo was generated by Adobe Firefly. Brain made of data points with textbook in the corner.

May 14, 2024

Teaching History Through Text Mining

A project aimed to introduce machine learning into classrooms to foster historical thinking and AI literacy among students.

AI generated photo with neurons on a computer screen in a lab.

Apr 25, 2024

WormScanAI: Machine Learning Aging Analysis

This project integrates deep-learning approaches with high-throughput, high-content images in the model organism C. elegans, also known as worms. The outcomes of the project will allow for the identification of neuronal defects and the in-depth analysis of features that can reveal mechanisms that lead to diverse structural changes, such as the drivers of neurodegeneration in different contexts.

Apr 11, 2024

WolfWebs Project to Foster Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Social Network Analysis

WolfWebs: Social Network Analysis at NC State aims to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of Social Network Analysis (SNA).

Feb 29, 2024

Seed Grant Awardees Aim to Revolutionize Farming with Data Science

The project, titled “Delivering On-Farm Recommendations through Interdisciplinary Data Science,” leverages cloud computing, analytics infrastructure, and data science expertise, and seeks to develop a farmer decision support tool via the SAS Viya platform

Students presenting in data visualization course

Dec 5, 2023

Innovation Unleashed: Students Explore Data Science Research

Three students from the OUR Research Assistant Program were able to make strides in computing, K-12 STEM education, and AI research.

Aug 17, 2023

A Transformative Summer Journey: Exploring Data Science for Social Impact

From NC State's PhD program to the Capacity Accelerator Network’s Data Science for Social Impact Summer Program at the University of Chicago, discover how interdisciplinary collaboration, immersive learning, and impactful projects reshaped my perspective.

Apr 6, 2023

Developing courses for North Carolina Government Professionals

DHHS has granted the DSA $28,109 to develop a fifteen-week course customized to support DCDEE staff to develop data analysis capacity.

Feb 23, 2023

Data Internships for Social Good Thanks to data.org!

The Data Science Academy (DSA) was awarded $106,950 to create an internship course focused on data science for social good.

Dec 15, 2022

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant to Support Data Consulting

Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the DSA and University Libraries are leading the Models for Sustainable and Inclusive Data Science Consulting and Collaboration in Higher Education workshop series.

Aug 30, 2022

COMAP Gift to Data Science Academy and Science House to Support High School Students

A non-profit mathematics education organization has donated $60,000 to the Science House and the Data Science Academy at NC State to support high school programming that gets more students interested in data science.