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Fall 2023 Scholars Present Projects and Reflect on the Semester
Written by Tilde Jaques, MDI Journalism Intern The Massive Data Institute’s Fall 2023 MDI Scholars Showcase occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 6. MDI Scholars shared posters of their…
December 19, 2023
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Inter-Branch Exchange Working Session: SNAP
Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern Practitioners, policymakers, and academics came together on November 16, 2023, to discuss their shared work on the Supplemental…
December 15, 2023
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Workshop Highlight: Cutting Large Language Models Down to Size
Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern This Fall, Massive Data Institute’s Workshop Series focused on using text as data. For the last installment of the series, MDI…
December 13, 2023
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MDI and la Universidad de la Sabana Collaborate for Data4Policy Challenge
Written by Paige Kupas “How do you improve the trust of Colombians in their institutions?” That is the question students from la Universidad de la Sabana (Unisabana) in…
December 4, 2023
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Faculty Spotlight: Rebecca Ryan
Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern Professor Rebecca Ryan studies parenting and child development to connect people, policy, and data across her work. Her research,…
November 28, 2023
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MDI Scholars Fall 2023 Research Showcase
On December 6th, 2023, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Fall 2023. MDI Scholars will present their…
November 17, 2023
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Spring 2024 MDI Scholar Job Description
We are excited to announce a call for applications for the Spring 2024 cohort of the MDI Scholars Program. For full consideration, the application deadline is December 8th, 2023…
November 9, 2023
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MDI Faculty Spotlight: Micah Sherr
Written by Carrie McDonald, MDI Journalism Intern Professor Micah Sherr’s research is contributing to an “arms race” against censoring states to work toward a future…
November 8, 2023
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Engaging Education Data Users to Better Understand the Future of Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern The Massive Data Institute (MDI) and DXtera Institute collaborated to host a conference titled “Privacy Enhancing Technologies and…
November 6, 2023
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Workshop Highlight: Advanced Models Using Text
Written by Tilde Jaques, MDI Journalism Intern Artificial Intelligence seems to be dominating the headlines recently – whether it’s new technologies being developed, or the…
November 3, 2023