Michigan Institute for Data Science

  1. January 24, 2017

    Projects use Big Data to predict diseases, advance genomics analysis

    Three U-M research projects will use Big Data and mobile technology to learn how to predict when individuals will get diseases including depression and hepatitis C, and to unlock the potential of single-cell gene sequencing.

  2. January 24, 2017

    Big Data research projects to seek insights from social media

    Two recently funded U-M research projects will use Big Data from social media to gain new insights into economics and the way people communicate about parenting and politics.

  3. June 22, 2016

    Transportation, learning analytics projects get data science funding

    Four research projects — two each in transportation and learning analytics — have been awarded funding in the first round of the Michigan Institute for Data Science Challenge Initiatives program.

  4. February 18, 2016

    MIDAS announces second round of data science project funding

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science has announced the second round of competition for MIDAS Challenge Thrust awards, to stimulate research in two of four key areas.

  5. October 15, 2015

    MIDAS announces competition for data science project funding

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science has announced the first competition for MIDAS Challenge Thrust awards.