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The Data Science Institute at Columbia University
@datascicolumbia.bsky.social
Training the next generation of data scientists and developing innovative technology to serve society. Founded in 2012, now Columbia-wide.
REMINDER: The deadline to apply for the DSI Scholars Program is Sunday, November 2!

Spring 2026 projects include real-world research challenges in climate, engineering, neuroscience, psychiatry, public health, & more!

Learn more & submit your application: datascience.columbia.edu/research/pro...
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#ColumbiaAI News: Scientists at Columbia's @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Institute have come up with powerful new software driven by AI that can map the architecture of our brain cells 🧠

Read more about this breakthrough: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/ai-tool-reve...
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Employers looking for data science talent 🤝 Our talented Data Science students

Earlier this month, the Data Science Fall 2025 Career Fair connected our students (and future data scientists!) with companies and organizations hiring in their field.
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Last year's DSI Scholars worked on research related to climate data, self-driving cars, phytoplankton, quantum architectures, machine learning, volcanic eruptions, & more!

Each scholar was mentored by a @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty member & got hands-on, collaborative research experience
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEWS: @columbiaseas.bsky.social and the @ethereum.foundation have launched a research center to advance blockchain infrastructure.

Read more about the Columbia-Ethereum Research Center for Blockchain Protocol Design:
www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/c...
Columbia Engineering and Ethereum Foundation Launch Research Center to Advance Blockchain Infrastructure | Columbia Engineering
The Center will support research and education to advance the development and understanding of blockchain protocols and their applications.
www.engineering.columbia.edu
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Founding Director of the Data Science Institute, Kathleen McKeown, is driving bold, cross-disciplinary research that redefines the field of natural language processing.

The Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) recently awarded her the ACL Lifetime Achievement Award!
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Imagine a future where data science and AI help solve global challenges and empower our communities. @datascicolumbia.bsky.social is helping build that future through pioneering research, transformative education, and strategic partnerships.

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Columbia Researchers! Join us for the inaugural session of our new IICD Workshop Series: a hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop led by Sanket Rane.

📅 Date: Nov 19, 2-5 PM ET
📍 Location: Schermerhorn Hall 603
✍️ Register by: Nov. 17 (5 PM ET)
Link: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Can you tell what part of this image is AI and what part is photography? Akira Kawahata combines still photos with AI-generated imagery of the same object, stitching them into collages that blur the line between machine- and human-made.

#ColumbiaAI
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🎓 Every year, a new cohort of our MS in Data Science grads heads out into the world to design solutions that drive real-world impact in their fields. Data Science is reshaping how our world works - and our grads are leading the way. 🌎
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Big News: @columbiauniversity.bsky.social is now connected to the New York quantum network! 🙌

The SCY-QNet network will link different quantum devices across 10 locations.

Read more about the network via @columbiaseas.bsky.social: www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/c...
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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✨Alumni Spotlight: Mingzhang Yin, former @cancerdynamics.bsky.social and @datascicolumbia.bsky.social postdoc, is now a faculty at University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.
His work bridges statistics, AI, & marketing to drive new insights in research and industry.

bit.ly/47nRyT9
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🗓️ Supporting the Data Science Institute on @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Giving Day means empowering the next generation of data scientists through student research, transformative education, & interdisciplinary innovation

Mark your calendars for Oct 21: givingday.columbia.edu/pages/data-s...
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Shruti Pandey, @datascicolumbia.bsky.social class of 2016, is using her data science skills to protect vulnerable children and families.

"I know that my work is directly changing lives, changing a family’s outcome.”

Read more about her important work: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/wh...
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
**Students** submit your projects for the Columbia Undergraduate Research Fair 2025! Dive into AI’s future - technological, ethical and social 🧠

Deadline: Oct 22
Event: Nov 6
More info: datascience.columbia.edu/events/under...

#ColumbiaAI @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @barnardcollege.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Welcome to Anirban Nath, a PhD student in statistics co-advised by Genevera Allen (@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) and Ming Yuan (@datascicolumbia.bsky.social). His research focuses on developing distribution-free inference methods for interpretable machine learning and high-dimensional statistics.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Career advice for our students, straight from data scientists at the top of their field 🙌

These impressive data scientists shared their advice and experiences from their successful data science careers during our recent "Careers in Data Science" panel discussion.
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💡 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social graduate students -  come share your thoughts about how AI is affecting you and your education

October 8 at 11:30 AM

www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-educati...

#ColumbiaAI
October 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Did you know? The original data processor was invented at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Herman Hollerith's automated punch-card system, which he developed as part of his Columbia PhD dissertation, revolutionized data analysis

Read more in Columbia Magazine: magazine.columbia.edu/article/25-c...
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#ColumbiaAI News: Think AI and dentistry don't overlap? Think again. 🦷

The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine used artificial intelligence to solve the jigsaw puzzle that is their dental student schedules.

Read more: www.dental.columbia.edu/news/ai-stre...
September 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Calling all @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty 📣 Have a research project that requires data expertise? The DSI Scholars program will match you with a talented Data Science student to help!

Apply here by September 28 to participate in the Spring 2026 cohort: form.jotform.com/250544752316...
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
AI-generated research is flooding scientific journals. Are we prioritizing speed over quality?

George Hripcsak says the issue isn't how quickly we're publishing, it's whether we're doing science with the structure & transparency needed for trustworthy results.

ai.columbia.edu/news/ai-didn...
AI Didn’t Create the Medical Research Crisis—But It’s Scaling It | Columbia AI
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September 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Coming up on Sep 25: the 11th Annual Bloomberg-Columbia Machine Learning in Finance Conference.

Join leading practitioners & academics as they share cutting-edge applications of machine learning in finance. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annua...

@columbiaseas.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In The Lever (@columbiaseas.bsky.social's limited series newsletter), faculty experts weigh in on the challenges and opportunities of AI agents.

Read more and access the newsletter: www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/f...
September 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#ColumbiaAI: On a recent episode of the @columbiauenergy.bsky.social "Energy Exchange" podcast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed AI's impact on global energy and climate systems.

🎧 Listen to his conversation with CGEP Inaugural Fellow, David Sandalow: www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/jensen-huang...
Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM