The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute and the Milwaukee Academy of Science recently partnered to introduce 7th graders to data science, and potential career paths in the field, through a virtual hands-on learning experience that led to a 78% satisfaction rate from the students.

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute would like to recognize Dr. Satish Puri, Assistant Professor in Marquette University’s Computer Science Department, and his graduate student, Jie Yang, for the publication of their paper "Efficient Parallel and Adaptive Partitioning for Load Balancing in Spatial Join" at the International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing. Dr. Puri recently sat down with the NMDSI to explain his work on operationalizing spatial join using geospatial data and the inherent challenges of storing and retrieving geospatial data.

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute is connecting students to the 2020 presidential campaign through a funded research project. The project uses data science to shed light on what might be driving voter behavior. CBS 58 interviewed the two Principal Investigators on the project to find out more.

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Instiute has sponsored the Marquette chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery-Women to attend the Grace Hopper celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.

Dr. Edward Blumenthal, Co-Director of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, joins a panel of Marquette faculty to discuss the role data science is playing in Marquette's COVID-19 Research Initiative.

COVID-19 has changed political campaigning. Large rallies meant to drum up support aren’t happening, and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions were mostly virtual events. This means the already cavernous echo chamber of social media has the potential to become even more influential. A project called Elecurator is tracking the major issues engaging both candidates and voters in the 2020 election. It will look at how Americans are talking about politics online as well as whether the issues dominating social media are actually important to the typical voter.

The Core Data and Analytics department at Northwestern Mutual hosted several interns, from both high school and college, in a fully virtual internship program over the summer. The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute launched an Internship Experience Support Program designed to offer these students additional resources for networking, career mentorship, and best practices for an all-virtual work environment. Check out what our interns had to say about their experience!

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute and UW-Milwaukee are proud to announce that they have awarded the first Data Science Certificate to Aniketh Kancherla, a student at Waukesha South High School. The Certificate is part of the newly created data science track in the College for Kids & Teens program.

UWM students are using data science to help shed light on what might be driving voters in the 2020 presidential election campaign. The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute’s Elecurator project took advantage of the Democratic National Convention last month in Milwaukee as an opportunity to evaluate the political landscape through a big data lens.

Check out the formal report for our student-led research project, "A Data Dream: Using Data Science to Empower the Future of Lindsay Heights".

Three Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute affiliated faculty members are working to cultivate the next generation of tech talent in Milwaukee by making data science accessible to students. Dr. Purush Papatla, Dr. Amber Wichowsky, and Dr. Andrew Ranson spoke with more than 100 students about the role data science plays in the fields of politics, marketing and criminal justice.

We're featuring one of our NMDSI Affiliated Faculty members - Dr. Stephen Guastello. Guastello’s research interests fall into several areas but his current work is focusing on cognitive workload and fatigue. A good example of this is in corporate jobs, especially during this work-at-home period as a result of COVID-19. Through his research, Guastello has already encountered some new types of downsides to tele-work and is exploring out of the lab for some of his experiments.

How can working on a research team or project help you land your dream job? Jake Beihoff shares how he choose his academic path, his experience with different research projects, and how he got his new job as a Data Science Manager for the North American Information Technology team at Molson Coors.

Marquette recently announced the hiring of three new faculty members who will join the Department of Computer Science: Dr. Keke Chen - Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute Associate Professor of Computer Science (NMDSI Endowed Chair), Dr. Sabirat Rubya - Assistant Professor, Computer Science (NMDSI Suppported), and Dr. Mumin Cebe - Assistant Professor, Computer Science.

A new NMDSI-funded research project recently launched tackling the opioid epidemic in Milwaukee.

How do you go from theather major to data science professional? Katie Shanahan shares her journey from a student with no connection to the field of data science to her new role as Senior Analyst, Credit and Fraud Risk at American Express.

In partnership with the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, UW-Milwaukee’s College for Kids & Teens program launched a data science track with curriculum directly influenced by industry professionals. Read on to learn how the experience impacted both the students and the data science experts!

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute congratulates Ben Garski on his recent hire as Risk Selection Data and Analytics Specialist for Northwestern Mutual. Learn about his unique journey from student to intern to data science professional!

What is data science? How is it being used in every day life? Listen to a recent podcast featuring NMDSI Co-Directors, and other experts, as they answer these questions and more.

Check out the recording of the live webinar hosted by Walnut Way and the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute that shares the results of our research project focused on increasing home ownership in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood.

Walnut Way Conservation Corp. is using data to develop a picture of homeownership, and the barriers that exist to it in its own backyard. The organization is doing this using new data tools and visualizations developed by a partnership between Northwestern Mutual, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University called the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI).

Walnut Way, in conjunction with the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, is hosting a webinar on April 22 to share the results of a research project focused on an initiative to increase home ownership in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood.

While the term “data science” may elicit images of complicated algorithms and artificial intelligence for the layperson, the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute is determined to use its research to improve the community.

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute announced the focus of its first research project, where students will work to address social issues, including voter sentiment, equitable housing and the opioid crisis.

With the help of volunteers, Milwaukee-area students were taught 10,300 hours of code through NEWaukee and Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition's "Hour of Code" initiative.