Michigan Institute for Data Science

March 8, 2021
Campus briefs

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
March 3, 2021
Proposals sought for 2021 PODS grants through MIDAS

The Michigan Institute for Data Science has announced the next round of pilot funding for data science and artificial intelligence research.
October 21, 2020
Michiganders with COVID-19 felt a medical, economic double whammy

A joint study that seeks to document Michiganders’ experiences with the novel coronavirus found Michigan residents have endured long recovery and reduced employment because of COVID-19.
September 21, 2020
Campus briefs

U-M ranked No. 1 public university in U.S., 23rd overall The University of Michigan was ranked as the top U.S public university by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education in their 2021 U.S. college ranking. U-M moved up four spots to No. 23 overall in a list of universities throughout the United States,…
July 20, 2020
Campus briefs

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
May 14, 2020
Seven teams chosen to receive funding for COVID-19 research

The Michigan Institute for Data Science announced seven interdisciplinary teams, chosen from 49 submissions, will receive funding support of up to $30,000 for COVID-19 research.
April 20, 2020
Campus briefs

Parking payroll deductions to be refunded Parking permit payroll deductions for faculty and staff will be suspended for the months of April and May, Parking Customer Services announced. Employees do not need to return their parking permits. Departmental university contributions will also be suspended for the same period. For active faculty and staff pay-in-full parking…
April 13, 2020
MIDAS offers special round of funding for COVID-19 research

The Michigan Institute for Data Science is offering a special round of mini-grant funding for COVID-19 research projects. Proposals are due April 28. Up to 10 projects will receive up to $30,000.
March 24, 2020
Data science fellow figuring out how quickly COVID-19 spreads

U-M Institute for Data Science research fellow Qianying Lin has been working with a team of Hong Kong- and China-based researchers to estimate the transmissibility of COVID-19.
February 24, 2020
MIDAS announces challenge to promote research reproducibility

The Michigan Institute for Data Science has announced the 2020 Reproducibility Challenge to highlight high-quality, reproducible scientific work at U-M by collecting examples of best practices across diverse fields.