{"id":227092,"date":"2017-04-24T10:12:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=227092"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:13:29","slug":"wegmans-hall-floor-by-floor-227092","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wegmans-hall-floor-by-floor-227092\/","title":{"rendered":"Wegmans Hall opens doors to data science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Named in recognition of the support of the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, the 58,000-square-foot Wegmans Hall is designed as an interdisciplinary campus hub for work involving data science. Danny Wegman, chair of the University\u2019s Board of Trustees, announced the foundation\u2019s $10 million commitment to the project in 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"height: 78vh; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/news\/wegmans-hall\/wegmansFloors.html\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/news\/unlocking-big-data\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220142\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dandelion-data-science-logo.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of dandelion with data as seeds\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"lighter\">Unlocking big data<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"lighter\">A Newscenter series on how Rochester is using data science to change how we research, how we learn, and how we understand our world.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated during Meliora Weekend 2016, the building is opening to researchers this year. On the main level of Wegmans Hall is a new cafe featuring Peet\u2019s Coffee, known for their commitment to socially responsible purchasing of fair trade coffees. Wegmans Hall is home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/dsc\/\"><strong>Goergen Institute for Data Science<\/strong><\/a>, a University-wide center that helps to advance the University\u2019s research strengths in machine learning, artificial intelligence, biostatistics, and biomedical research, and to foster research collaborations throughout the University and through industry partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>The institute is named in recognition of the support of University Board Chair Emeritus Robert Goergen \u201960 and his wife, Pamela, who committed $11 million to the University\u2019s multi-million dollar initiative in data science, a centerpiece of the University\u2019s strategic plan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239422\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-lecture-hall.jpg\" alt=\"auditorium with walls made to look like computer punch cards\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-lecture-hall.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-lecture-hall-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-lecture-hall-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The auditorium in Wegmans Hall, with walls made to look like computer punch cards. (University photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239432\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-peets-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"coffee shop with worker handing coffee to a customer\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-peets-coffee.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-peets-coffee-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-peets-coffee-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-peets-coffee-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peet&#8217;s Coffee on the ground floor of Wegmans Hall, opened on Monday, April 24. (University photo \/ Jim Ver Steeg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239442\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-seating.jpg\" alt=\"students sitting in a window seat\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-seating.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-seating-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-seating-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wegmans-hall-seating-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students gather in one of the public spaces in Wegmans Hall. (University photo \/ Jim Ver Steeg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dedicated during Meliora Weekend last fall, Wegmans Hall will open for researchers this year and will become the home to the Goergen Institute for Data Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":239412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[41372,11716,29502,25592],"class_list":["post-227092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-news","tag-big-data-2017","tag-data-science","tag-featured-post-side","tag-goergen-institute-for-data-science-and-artificial-intelligence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wegmans Hall opens doors to data 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