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Health, Demographics, and Superfund Sites in Maryland: A use case for the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative
To demonstrate the power of the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative, we have assembled environmental, health, and demographic data for Maryland to support location-based…
October 7, 2022
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Improving Firearm Research Using Social Media Data
Massive Data Institute researchers and students developed machine learning classifiers to identify tweets that pertain to firearm deaths and develop estimates of the volume of…
October 7, 2022
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Event – MDI Distinguished Lecture “The Unpredictability of Life Outcomes” by Dr. Matthew J. Salganik
On October 26, 2022 from 3:00-4:00pm at Copley Formal Lounge, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) will host the inaugural MDI Distinguished…
September 30, 2022
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Massive Data Institute Announces Fall 2022 MDI Scholars
With the start of the academic year, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 MDI Scholars Cohort. The MDI Scholars program was launched in 2019 and…
September 29, 2022
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Assessing the American Community Survey Program
Professor Amy O’Hara and her MDI team were recently awarded two grants, one from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) for $30,000 and one from the Robert Wood…
August 22, 2022
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William E. Winkler: A High-Impact Career in Statistical Computing – Yves Thibaudeau
August 25,…
August 15, 2022
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Integrating City Open Data for Environmental Impact
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) is developing the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative (EIDC) to enable community groups, policymakers, and researchers to discover, access,…
August 9, 2022
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Connecting Users to Past Research for The Environmental Impact Data Collaborative
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) is developing the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative (EIDC) to enable community groups, policymakers, and researchers to discover, access,…
July 30, 2022
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Fast Bayesian Record Linkage for Streaming Data – Andee Kaplan
July 21,…
July 28, 2022
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Two Years of GUITAR
When I finished graduate school and swapped coasts from California to DC amid the first summer of the COVID pandemic, I needed the comfort of a familiar routine—so I started a…
July 20, 2022