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A field-defining intellectual hub for data science research, education, and outreach at the University of Chicago. Follow us on IG & Tik Tok: DSI_UChicago
🏆 Announcing the inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize winners:

@kylecranmer.bsky.social for pioneering simulation-based inference in particle physics

@deboramarks.bsky.social for advancing language modeling in evolutionary biology
Inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence Announces Winners - DSI
CHICAGO, IL (November 10, 2025) The University of Chicago and Caltech announce the recipients of the inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence, presented during the...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Discover a novel perspective on “life” and “intelligence,” and how AI development can be understood as the next stage in an ongoing process of computational symbiogenesis, at this week’s entry in the Distinguished Speaker Series!

Featuring @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google

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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Opportunity Alert for Faculty in Nigeria

Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellows at the University of Chicago: uchicago.infoready4.com#competitionD...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Curious about student life in the University of Chicago’s MS in Applied Data Science program?

Get your questions answered by a current student at today’s “Ask a Student” information session!

Join us at 6pm - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
✨ Streaming now: Join us virtually at the Caltech and University of Chicago Conference on AI+Science!

🎥🔗 Livestream Link: aiscienceconference.caltech.edu

At 10:30am PST / 12:30pm CT, we’ll be awarding the Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence
AI+Science Conference
The California Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago are centers of gravity for the study, application, and use of AI and Machine Learning to enable scientific discovery across the physical and biological sciences, advancing core AI principles and training a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists. To both advance this scientific and technical pursuit and demonstrate the leadership of Caltech and UChicago in this space, we will host the The Caltech and University of Chicago Conference on AI+Science, Sponsored by the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation, at Caltech from November 10-11, 2025. This event will bring together an elite and diverse cohort of leading researchers in core AI and domain sciences to lead conversations and drive partnerships that will shape future inquiry, industry investment, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar Series on Friday, November 14th!

Featuring Chao Huang, assistant professor of computing & data science at the University of Hong Kong

Join us online or in-person at DSI - ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Job Opportunity Alert

2026 Research Director, Data Science for Social Impact (DSSI) Summer Program

More information: tinyurl.com/bdd2khkn

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2026 Research Director, DSSI Summer Program.pdf
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November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How can you prepare your team to navigate a fragmented data and AI landscape?

Set up your organization for success at Chicago Data Night! Featuring a presentation from Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon

Join us on Wednesday, November 19th!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A Computational View of Life and Intelligence

@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google, shares a novel perspective on both “life” and “intelligence,” and it’s implications for AI, at the Data Science Institute on Friday, November 14th!

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November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Job Opportunity Alert

Instructional Professor (open rank) in Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/176416

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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🔋 A new AI model identified four battery electrolytes that rival the state of the art—using only 58 data points

Explore new research from Ritesh Kumar, PhD, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at UChicago, and Chibueze Amanchukwu, Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science

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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Prospective students: Interested in learning how you can apply your data science skills to real-world projects with partners in industry, academia, and social impact?

Join us on Thursday, November 13th for a virtual information on the Data Science Clinic!
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Peichen Zhong, assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, joins us TODAY for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!

Participate virtually or in-person at the Data Science Institute. Learn more at tinyurl.com/2x3v87rb
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In the rapidly changing AI ecosystem, should you organize your team for specialization or broad versatility?

Discover how you can adapt in a world where technology changes faster than you can hire at Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, November 19th!

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November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Faculty Co-Director of Novel Intelligence James Evans' recent PNAS paper on shifting dynamics in global scientific leadership featured in @nature.com! bit.ly/43dSat7

Original article here: bit.ly/3XfjYd2
Chinese scientists increasingly lead joint projects with the UK, US and Europe
Although China needs to strengthen its leadership in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy, say researchers.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Looking to grow your skills and knowledge in the rapidly growing field of data science?

Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a virtual information session exploring the University of Chicago’s MS in Data Science program

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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about the University of Chicago’s innovative PhD in Data Science program!

Join us today for an information session discussing the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and much more

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November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Congratulations to Assistant Professor @kalealex.bsky.social on winning a Best Short Paper Award at @ieeevis.bsky.social
2025! Kale's work examines how data visualizations support decision-making contexts. Read the paper: arxiv.org/abs/2508.06751
Toward a Logic of Generalization about Visualization as a Decision Aid
Visualization as a discipline often grapples with generalization by reasoning about how study results on the efficacy of a tool in one context might apply to another context. This work offers an accou...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Discoveries in fluid dynamics using neural networks

Today, Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, shares examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries

Join us at 4pm!
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November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ready to pursue your doctorate in the dynamic world of data science?

Join us tomorrow for a virtual information highlighting University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science!

We’ll discuss the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and more

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November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Don’t miss this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!

Featuring Peichen Zhong, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore!

Join virtually, or in-person at the Data Science Institute, on Friday, November 7th at 11am CT
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November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tomorrow: Explore two examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries!

Join us for this week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series, featuring Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford

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November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Opportunity Alert for Faculty in Nigeria

Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellows at the University of Chicago: uchicago.infoready4.com#competitionD...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Job Opportunities Alert - positions remain open for applications, apply here today:

Associate Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/174768

Assistant Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/174766

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November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Moon Duchin, Faculty Director of Data & Democracy, talks to @nytimes.com about the "mathematical quagmire" of gerrymandering, why weird-shaped districts aren't actually the problem, algorithmic benchmarks for fairness, and why alternative voting systems might be democracy's future

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November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM