ABOUT the Initiative
The Computational Sciences Initiative (CSI) is a university-wide, faculty-driven program to enable and develop resources for Big Data and data science, with a special emphasis on the Life Sciences. Continue reading…
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Recap: Big Data symposium brings experts from NASA, IBM, Google, Deere, and Academia among others to Innovation Campus
In an effort to connect and share insights with UNL faculty, students and postdocs in the computational sciences, experts specializing in data management, analytics, and the future of information gathered at Nebraska Innovation Campus for the UNL Symposium on the Future of Big Data. Continue reading…
Gaining Momentum: Big things are happening at our Big Ten university
At UNL we continue to grow our research enterprise, investing in big ideas, new faculty and new facilities, and our researchers have been focused on pursuing new opportunities. These investments of time, energy, creativity and dollars are paying off. This report highlights some of our successes. Continue reading…
Heuermann Lectures
Through the Heuermann Lecture series Nebraskans and others can participate in conversations with diverse leaders in various walks of life who are working to meet the world's food and food-related challenges. Continue reading…
UNL BIG DATA expert Blum to open biotech/life sciences series Jan. 21
Blum, professor of biological sciences and associate director of UNL's Center for Energy Sciences Research, will discuss "The Synthetic and Omic Biology of Extremophiles." Continue reading…
BIG RED Ideas: Hasan H. Otu
We are currently working on three areas related to Computational and Systems Biology to understand biological phenomena within the context of networks by applying mathematical, statistical and engineering approaches to identify active known biological pathways given high-throughput biological data. Continue reading…
BIG News: Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values
May 2014: Executive Office of the President
Filed by JOHN PODESTA, Counselor to the President; PENNY PRITZKER, Secretary of Commerce; ERNEST J. MONIZ, Secretary of Energy; JOHN HOLDREN, Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy and JEFFREY ZIENTS, Director, National Economic Council Continue reading…
More BIG News: New Plan Will Guide Agencies’ Big Data R&D Investments
The federal government is devising a national strategy that will guide agencies’ Big Data research and development programs, policies and investments over the next five to 10 years. Continue reading…
BIG Events
Women in Strategy Summit
The Food Leaders Summit 2015
[MC]2 Conference
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BIG Opportunities
Big Data For Social Change Challenge
National Data Science Bowl
The Climate Resilience Data Challenge
Winter Data Science Fellowship Opportunity: The Data Incubator Continue reading…
BIG Resources
Links to a variety of websites related to the field of Big Data science. Continue reading…
Originally published January 1, 2015 -
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