Tag: data science

  • Science & Tech

    Applying cloud computing to major global problems

    New alliance between Harvard Data Science Initiative and Amazon Web Services set to transform how faculty use data to solve the world’s biggest problems.

    7–11 minutes
    David Parkes and Francesca Dominici.
  • Science & Tech

    University seen as well-equipped to meet goals of ambitious institute

    Scholars across University say Harvard is well-suited to the challenge owing to breadth, size of intellectual resources, experience.

    8–12 minutes
    Venkatesh N. Murthy.
  • Campus & Community

    Harvard journal speaks to publishers’ association

    Harvard Data Science named best new journal in science.

    2–3 minutes
    Science illustration.
  • Science & Tech

    An emergency response team for data?

    Data science provides a foundation for an important front in the battle against COVID-19. The Harvard Data Science Review, a journal of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, is helping keep data scientists connected and up to date on the latest findings.

    13–20 minutes
    Xiao-Li Meng and Francesca Dominici.
  • Health

    App predicts hospital capacity

    Harvard’s Global Health Institute puts its research expertise into motion, helping hospitals assess capacity and quality of care so they can prepare for COVID-19 patients appropriately.

    4–6 minutes
    Screen shot of data from the model.
  • Health

    Debunking old hypotheses

    Biology Professor Cassandra G. Extavour debunks old hypotheses about form and function on insect eggs using new big-data tool

    4–6 minutes
    Cassandra Extavour in her office
  • Science & Tech

    Speeding up single-cell genomics research

    Harvard researchers have devised a time-saving method that makes it possible to speed up the process of profiling gene regulation in tens of thousands of individual human cells in a single day, a development that promises to boost genomics research.

    4–6 minutes
    Image of a cell
  • Science & Tech

    The evolution of flightless birds

    Based on an analysis of the genomes of more than a dozen flightless birds, including an extinct moa, a team led by Harvard researchers found that while different species show wide variety in the protein-coding portions of their genomes, they appear to turn to the same regulatory pathways when evolving flight loss.

    5–7 minutes
    Researchers display skeletons of flightless birds.
  • Science & Tech

    Easy on the eyes

    New computer program uses artificial intelligence to determine what visual neurons like to see. The approach could shed light on learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and other neurologic conditions.

    3–5 minutes
    Photo manip of a person in profile, over clouds
  • Science & Tech

    AI model predicts TB resistance

    A Harvard undergrad, working with Harvard Medical School scientists, has designed an artificial intelligence model that predicts tuberculosis resistance to 10 most commonly used drugs. The new model outperforms previous machine-learning tools, and incorporating it into clinical tests could dramatically enhance early detection and prompt treatment of drug-resistant TB.

    7–10 minutes
    Secondary tuberculosis in lungs and close-up view of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, 3D illustration
  • Science & Tech

    ‘Seeing the unseeable’

    A years-long effort by dozens of researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole.

    7–11 minutes
    In the first picture of a black hole, it is outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity near its event horizon.
  • Science & Tech

    Breaking down ‘Beowulf’

    Using a statistical approach known as stylometry, which analyzes everything from the poem’s meter to the number of times different combinations of letters show up in the text, a team of researchers found new evidence that “Beowulf” is the work of a single author.

    6–9 minutes
    Madison Krieger.
  • Science & Tech

    Tapping the collective mind

    Machine learning is an adaptive form of artificial intelligence that could allow physicians to use the collective wisdom of billions of medical decisions, patient cases, and outcomes to inform diagnosis and treatment.

    6–9 minutes
    Illustration of abstract technology.
  • Science & Tech

    Workshops explore data and computational science

    Two Harvard events on data and computational science showcase the breadth of data experts and help meet the demand for training in the field.

    3–5 minutes
    A hand reaching out to graphs and charts
  • Science & Tech

    Data analysis could be key to success

    New course brings data to a different audience as its importance continues to grow in different directions.

    3–5 minutes
    David Kane
  • Science & Tech

    Connecting the dots in data sciences

    Harvard’s new Data Science Initiative hosted its inaugural event, the first in a series of planned seminars featuring talks by faculty members focusing on new methods of managing and analyzing data and on cutting-edge applications.

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Inaugural DataFest reflects a growing interest

    The inaugural session of the Harvard DataFest conference brought attention to Harvard’s growing interest in data science.

    2–3 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    The promise of ‘big data’

    Harvard symposium embraces the goals and challenges of collecting and processing massive amounts of information on key complex issues.

    6–9 minutes