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Data Analytics and Computational Social Science

Students who graduate from this program will be equipped to design research to support evidence-based decision-making, work with large datasets using a range of analysis methods, and communicate their results to general audiences—both visually and in writing. Degree students will pursue interdisciplinary coursework and learn to:

  1. Identify sources of evidence to use in decision-making 
  2. Work with large datasets
  3. Develop reliable and ethical data management practices
  4. Interpret and visualize results of analysis
  5. Communicate about data and research to a general audience

Only a handful of universities offer similar degrees that specifically go beyond training in core computer programming and data management skills to also train students to collect, analyze and interpret data in order to inform decision-making and communication in the public and private sector.

As a new program (just 2 years old) that seeks students from previously underrepresented groups in STEM, we are raising money for financial aid and the development of career services.

 

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Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Minutemen Racing 118
2 $500 Gospel Choir 23
3 $500 Pre-Law Club 13
4 Football 9
5 Operations & Information Management Department 7
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Student Alumni Association 90
2 $500 UMass Club Sailing 69
3 $500 UMass Women into Leadership 66
4 Richard Jones Scholarship 64
5 McCormack Department of Sport Management 45
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The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from noon – 1:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Stonewall Center 114
2 $500 University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies 107
3 $500 Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy 77
4 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 51
5 Arab Cultural Association 42
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The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Minuteman Marching Band 114
2 $500 Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship 57
3 $500 Earthfoods 51
4 UMass Theatre Guild 38
5 Sylvan Snack Bar 22
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The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 286
2 $500 Student Care Emergency Response Fund 83
3 $500 UMass ALTITUDE 61
4 CHAARG 60
5 UMass Emergency Medical Services 48
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11:00 a.m. – noon EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 The Massachusetts Daily Collegian 174
2 $500 Protect Our Breasts 126
3 $500 UMass Alpine Ski Team 43
4 Cape Cod Alumni Network 32
5 Hockey 29
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The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Duly Noted 72
2 $500 Gamma Iota Sigma 44
3 $500 Women for UMass Amherst 37
4 Film Studies Program 34
5 UMass Dining/Food Security Program 20
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The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Club Rowing 133
2 $500 Women's Ice Hockey 88
3 $500 Filipino Student Association 87
4 UMass Women's Rugby Football Club 84
5 Newman Catholic Student Association 54
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Rank Department/Group % +/- Goal
1 Institute for Social Science Research +231.25% $6,625.00
goal: $2,000.00
2 SBS Academic Fellows +141.67% $7,250.00
goal: $3,000.00
3 Labor Center +72.92% $2,075.00
goal: $1,200.00
4 Department of Journalism +6.33% $4,253.00
goal: $4,000.00
5 Department of Political Science +3.95% $10,395.15
goal: $10,000.00
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Rank Department/Group % +/- Goal
1 Senior Completion Fund +80.00% 9
goal: 5
2 Department of Anthropology +75.00% 35
goal: 20
3 SBS Academic Fellows +60.00% 16
goal: 10
4 Labor Center +40.00% 14
goal: 10
5 UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) +39.00% 139
goal: 100
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