DSI Infrastructure Working Group member Annie Johnson, associate University librarian for research, teaching and technology, is the coauthor of “The Benefits of Working with a University Press to Establish a Library Publishing Program: Case Studies from Temple University and the University of Delaware”.

Miguel Garcia-Diaz, UD vice president for research, scholarship and innovation (right) and DSI Infrastructure Working Group member Amy Slocum, Delaware EPSCoR director (second from left) named five new Innovation Ambassadors to serve as mentors and champions for research translation and innovation across campus.  DSI affiliated faculty member Matthew Mauriello (center) was among those named.

The 2025 Delaware Data Science Symposium, an event organized by the UD Data Science Institute, brought together UD researchers and local partners interested in Data Science applications, theory, and pedagogy across domains. The symposium was held on October 24th in-person at UD’s Star Campus in the Audion at STAR Tower. Among other activities, the symposium included a keynote talk by Professor Katie Shilton, a poster session and associated lightning talks, networking opportunities, a panel discussion, and a series of breakout sessions.

An Event Held During Data Science Week at UD

DSI Fellow, Doctoral student Siddharth Chaini received one of only 24 NASA FINESST astrophysics grants, selected from more than 450 applications. He will create a method for combining data from surveys of the night sky collected with different scientific goals in mind. The work will make it easier for scientists to analyze the data and identify astral events, or previously unknown objects.

DSI Training Working Group member Esther Biswas-Fiss, (left) professor and chair of medical and molecular sciences, senior honors medical diagnostics major Sean Fletcher, and Sam Biswas, professor of medical and molecular sciences, worked together to uncover specific mutations that may alter protein function and significantly increase cancer risk, paving the way for improved approaches to diagnosing and treating HPV-related cancers.

DSI Resident Faculty member Sanford Student, assistant professor in CEHD’s School of Education, was named to the Maryland State Department of Education Technical Advisory Committee and California’s Desired Results Developmental Profile Technical Advisory Committee and has also recently published several articles with DSI Resident Faculty member Ethan McCormick, SOE Assistant Professor.