Larson Data for Good Fellowship News

The Data for Good fellowship supports MIDS students who desire to use data science to benefit society. Successful applicants will have a background working for non-profits, government, or community service organizations or be able to demonstrate how they intend to use the data science skills acquired in the MIDS program for the betterment of society.

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Seven School of Information students have been awarded fellowships for 2023-24. From research on tracking natural disasters to migration, these…
Elijah Mercer (MIDS ’25) has been awarded the Spring 2023 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work involving the use of data science…
Maria Isabel Navarro Sanchez has been awarded the Fall 2022 Data For Good Fellowship for her work using data science to improve the…
Lee Gary has been awarded the Summer 2022 Jack Larson Data For Good Fellowship for his work using data science to assist at-risk communities.
MIDS student Allison Fox has been awarded the Data For Good Fellowship for her work to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged countries. 
Three recent alumni joined current MIDS students at Immersion this November for a series of fifteen-minute lightning talks to showcase their work…
MIDS student Kevin Lustig has been awarded the Fall 2021 Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship.
5th Year MIDS student Ben Chu has been awarded the Summer 2021 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work on improving supply chain…
Tony Di Sera (MIDS ’21) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her wide-ranging contributions to genomic research using data…
Mahdieh Taher (MIDS ’20) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her work as a data engineer dedicated to improving…