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\"EricWHAT:<\/strong> Dr. Eric Horvitz, director of Microsoft Research, will show how breakthroughs in the new field of data science are solving previously intractable problems in clinical medicine, public health, transportation, disaster recovery, and many other areas. Dr. Horvitz is a member of the\u00a0External Advisory Committee<\/a>\u00a0for the University of Rochester’s Institute for Data Science and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<\/p>\n

TIME, DATE AND PLACE:<\/strong> 11 a.m. to noon\u00a0presentation, followed by an open reception with lunch from\u00a0noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at the Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall, University of Rochester River Campus.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND:<\/strong> The talk is presented by the University’s Institute for Data Science, which brings together interdisciplinary research in this field and also offers bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s programs in data science and related subjects. Data science is a centerpiece of the University\u2019s strategic plan for the next five years.<\/p>\n

The University has committed $50 million\u2014in addition to more than $50 million it has invested in recent years\u2014to greatly expand its work in this burgeoning field of data science. The commitment included the newly created Institute for Data Science and the planned construction of a state-of-the-art building to house it. The University is also recruiting as many as 20 new faculty members in many departments in which data science and data analytics play a critical role: biostatistics, brain and cognitive sciences, computer science, physics, political science, psychiatry, and others.<\/p>\n

New York State recently announced support to create a Rochester Center of Excellence in Data Science, complementing the Institute for Data Science, to leverage basic research, training, and technology development in this field and to drive regional economic development. A 2014 report by the Center for Governmental Research shows that the new Institute for Data Science will create 460 jobs and generate an estimated $530 million in research funding over a 10-year period.<\/p>\n

ADMISSION & FURTHER INFORMATION: <\/strong>No RSVP needed. Members of the media, please contact Leonor Sierra. All others, please contact Michelle Saile at 585-275-5288 or michelle.saile@rochester.edu<\/a> for more information. The talk will also be available via live stream at\u00a0www.rochester.edu\/data-science<\/a> or\u00a0http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/news\/live<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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