July 25, 2023
Data Science Innovation to Advance Journalism
COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 24, 2023) — Damon Kiesow is now the Knight Chair in Journalism Innovation at the Missouri School of Journalism, an update from his previous title of Knight Chair in Digital Editing and Producing. The new title reflects the evolution of the endowed chair position and Kiesow’s research and service as he finishes his fifth year at the School. Read more…
July 24, 2023
Productive Summer Curriculum Retreat at the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics
The faculty members at the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics recently concluded a highly successful curriculum retreat this summer. The primary focus of the retreat was to meticulously review the curriculum, spanning from bootcamps to capstone projects, with the ultimate goal of providing an unparalleled learning experience for our students. Throughout the retreat, our dedicated faculty engaged in rigorous discussions and collaborative sessions to ensure the continuous refinement of our curriculum. By doing so, we aim to maintain the utmost coherence in our courses, while simultaneously delivering cutting-edge AI/ML tools and techniques in our data science training. This…
July 21, 2023
Deer spread COVID to humans multiple times, new research suggests
Americans have transmitted COVID-19 to wild deer hundreds of times, an analysis of thousands of samples collected from the animals suggests, and people have also caught and spread mutated variants from deer at least three times. The analysis published Monday stems from the first year of a multiyear federal effort to study the virus as it has spread into American wildlife, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS. Read More……
March 27, 2023
AI@Mizzou and Generative AI (ChatGPT) Workshop
Join us April 6th for lunch followed by the workshop. To register or get more information, click here.
Feb. 1, 2023
IDSI PhD student Will Baskett crunched EHR data, finding only a few long-haul symptoms directly related to COVID in comparison to generic viral infection
In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers made an unexpected discovery: people experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19 — known as “long COVID” or post-COVID conditions — are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection. They are: fast-beating heart, hair loss, fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, joint pain and obesity. Read More…
Feb. 1, 2023
Two IDSI Core Faculty Elected as Fellow of AAAS
Dr. Xiu-Feng “Henry” Wan and Dr. Xiaoqin Zou were named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More…
July 21, 2022
2022 Mizzou Faculty Alumni Awards – Notable Presence from MUIDSI
The 67th Annual Faculty Alumni Awardees were announced on July 20, 2022. Dr. Chi-Ren Shyu, MU IDSI Director; Dr. Lori Popejoy, MU IDSI Core Faculty and Interim Dean of Sinclair School of Nursing; and Dr. Dr. Stevan Whitt, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs of Medicine and MU IDSI’s long term physician collaborator, were among the six faculty awardees this year. According to Mizzou Alumni Association, “First celebrated in 1968, the Faculty Alumni Awards highlight the contributions of exceptional individuals to the University’s growth and core mission, through their professional accomplishments, teaching and research excellence or service to the institution.” To…
July 5, 2022
Dr. Popejoy leads MU Sinclair School of Nursing as Interim Dean
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May 3, 2022
Dr. Blake Meyers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Blake Meyers, MUIDSI Informatics PhD program Core Faculty and Professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, and jointly appointed as a Principal Investigator and Member of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, has been elected as a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences. https://www.danforthcenter.org/news/blake-meyers-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences/