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SpaceHACK for Sustainability advances global collaboration

SpaceHACK for Sustainability is an annual two-day hackathon led by the ASU Library Unit for Data Science and Analytics. Held March 27 and 28 at Hayden Library in Tempe and online, the event brought to...

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Data belongs to everyone

At ASU Library, the Unit for Data Science and Analytics supports students, faculty and staff as they explore data in meaningful, ethical and practical ways. We believe data-informed thinking belongs a...

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ASU Library student employees recognized for outstanding service

Every day, ASU Library student employees engage visitors, students, faculty and staff with library services and resources, in person on all campuses and online. Last month, two of those ASU Library s...

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Arizona Social Vulnerability Index (AZSVI): Technical Documentation

As part of the Arizona Health Improvement Plan (AZHIP), Arizona State University (ASU) provided technical assistance to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Data Advisory Committee (DAC) t...

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Should we believe innocent looks or statistics? Explaining P-Value

Should you believe innocent looks or statistics? I hope you side with statistics after reading this blog. Otherwise it would mean I have failed as an educator. Well, one day I came home and found my d...

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Kerri Rittschof named director of data science and analytics

The ASU Library is pleased to announce Kerri Rittschof as the new director of its Unit for Data Science. Rittshof was previously the program manager and will now lead, plan and organize operations of ...

Unit for Data Science and Analytics Fall 2022 Schedule

The Unit for Data Science is a hub for research collaborations and student mentorship. It is a one-of-a-kind resource at ASU Library. Opportunities to get involved and learn about data science are thr...

2022 Research Computing Expo

2022 Research Computing Expo

ASU Research Computing will be sponsoring a two-day in-person expo to prepare students, staff, and faculty for usage of the ASU supercomputer. The intent of this Expo is to inspire and motivate our r...

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ASU Library hosts inaugural data science conference

The data science field is rapidly expanding, but is often driven by the private sector, which monetizes data. On Wednesday, June 8, nearly 50 people from three dozen academic institutions across the ...