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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 andโ€ฆ

September 29, 2022

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Assessing the American Community Survey Program

Professor Amy Oโ€™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 Woodโ€ฆ

August 22, 2022

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William E. Winkler: A High-Impact Career in Statistical Computing โ€“ Yves Thibaudeau

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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,โ€ฆ

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,โ€ฆ

July 30, 2022

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Fast Bayesian Record Linkage for Streaming Data โ€“ Andee Kaplan

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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 routineโ€”so I started aโ€ฆ

July 20, 2022

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Identifying and Mapping Communities Placed at Risk of Negative Climate Change Effects

Exploring the Role of the LIHEAP Program in Mitigating the Effects of Extreme Heat for Families with Low Incomes The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is anโ€ฆ

June 23, 2022

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How Upzoning Changes DC Neighborhoods

Upzoning increases the amount of housing in a neighborhood, but what else might change? Upzoning, legally allowing taller and more dense buildings, is a controversial topicโ€ฆ

June 16, 2022

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Comparing State Climate Policy Commitments Over Time

How a combination of domain knowledge and data science can enhance visibility into climate policy challenges Over the past year and a half, I worked on an MDI research projectโ€ฆ

June 9, 2022