Data Fellow Reflection: Sahil Chugani

I’m Sahil Chugani, and I’m currently a senior at Florida State University. I’m going to graduate on May 3 with a degree in Statistics. After graduation, I’m going to be a data analyst in South Carolina for BlueCross BlueShield. My time as a Data Fellow has been nothing short of phenomenal. When I first started... Continue Reading →

A primer on Research Data Management

Introduction  As the amount of data used by academic researchers and private businesses continues to grow, proper management of that data becomes a critical component of a well-defined data handling strategy. Generally speaking, data management can be defined as the practice of collecting, storing, and using data securely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. The main goal of... Continue Reading →

Championing Data Justice in Research and Beyond

"Why am I always being researched?" This poignant question reflects a deep-seated concern among racially, socially, economically or otherwise marginalized community members—a concern that speaks to power imbalances, privacy violations, and a lack of accountability in the realms of data and research which often extract knowledge in a way that reproduces harm. As FSU Libraries... Continue Reading →

STEM Data Fellow Spotlight: Carlos Bravo

Hello! My name is Carlos, and I am currently a junior majoring in Computer Science. My relationship with Computer Science is a very complicated one, from not liking it to loving it. Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved video games, specifically games like Minecraft because they allowed me to create things from scratch... Continue Reading →

Love Data Week 2024

Introduction Love Data Week is coming back to FSU in 2024! Love Data Week, or LDW, is an international event where individuals and groups are encouraged to host and participate in activities related to any and all data. It occurs every week that Valentine’s Day lands, and focuses on helping people learn about the best... Continue Reading →

A Short Dive Into Data Science

Introduction Data science is a multidisciplinary field that combines math, statistics, programming, and artificial intelligence to analyze and discover insights embedded in large amounts of data. These insights can then be used to help data scientists ask and answer questions about data, such as: what happened, why it happened, what will happen, and what can... Continue Reading →

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