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Latest News + Links
- Newly Funded: Six Faculty Special ProjectsThe Harvard Data Science Initiative is pleased to announce support for six new faculty research projects: Accelerating Improvement in Medical Education Delivery (AI-MED) Kevin Croke, Associate Professor of Global Health, proposes the first field deployment of a self‑administered, LLM‑driven clinical‑vignette platform to measure primary care provider competencies and evaluate education interventions in Vietnam. Addressing the…
- Data Brokerage as a Digital Native: One Student’s Perspective By Matthew Huang Matthew is a high school senior from Alpharetta, Georgia. Our world is undeniably digital. For a growing number of us, life online is the primary stage for learning, connecting, and playing. Yet, each tap, click, and search in this immersive environment contributes to an underground ecosystem, quietly collecting and cataloging our digital footprints. …
- Harvard Data Science Initiative Announces AI‑Enhanced One‑Week Online Course “Generative AI: Wisdom and Warnings from Harvard Data Science Review”The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) is offering Generative AI: Wisdom and Warnings from Harvard Data Science Review, a one-week online intensive course taught by members of the HDSR boards and grounded in materials from HDSR publications. The course uses the AI‑based learning platform developed, trained, and pedagogically supported by Next Gen Learning (NGL). The…
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