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    <p>The Eric & Wendy Schmidt</p>
     Data Science for Social Good
    <p>Summer Fellowship 2013</p>
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    We’re training data scientists to tackle the problems that really matter.
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        The Eric & Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good fellowship is a <a href="http://www.uchicago.edu/">University of Chicago</a> summer program for aspiring data scientists to work on data mining, machine learning, big data, and data science projects with social impact.
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        Working closely with governments and nonprofits, fellows will take on <strong>real-world problems</strong> in education, health, energy, transportation, and more.
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        For <strong>three months in Chicago</strong> they’ll apply their coding and analytics skills, collaborate in a fast-paced atmosphere, and learn from mentors coming from industry, academia, and the Obama campaign.
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    <h3>Our Fellows</h3>
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    <p>We're bringing thirty six aspiring data scientists from across the country to Chicago. They're graduate and undergraduate students from quantitative and computational fields - from computer science to machine learning to statistics to public policy.</p> 
    <p>From June to September, they'll work in small teams on an analytics project for a nonprofit, local government, or federal agency. Fellows will work on high impact problems, analyze dozens of datasets, and learn from decision-makers on the front lines of public policy.</p> 
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        <h6>Kyla Cheung</h6>
        <p>Computer Science</p>
        <p>Columbia University</p>
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        <p>Linguistics</p>
        <p>UT Austin</p>
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        <h6>Varoon Bashyakarla</h6>
        <p>Statistics, Economics</p>
        <p>Yale University</p>
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      <h3>Our Mentors</h3>
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        Our mentors are experienced data scientists and researchers from business, academia, and nonprofits. They'll work with fellow teams full-time this summer. They'll help fellows brainstorm projects, apply their coding and quantitative skills, and work with partner organizations. 
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          <h6>Nick Mader</h6>
          <p>Economist PhD at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago</p>
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          <h6>Elena Eneva</h6>
          <p>Machine learning expert at Accenture</p>
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          <h6>Tom Plagge</h6>
          <p>Astrophysicist PhD turned data scientist</p>
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      <h3>Our Volunteer Mentors</h3>
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        Professional data scientists, web developers, and researchers from Chicago's data community and beyond. They're sharing their skills and expertise with the fellows part-time. 
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          <p><a href="http://shron.net/">Data strategist</a> based in New York City, former data scientist at OkCupid</p>
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          <h6>Forest Gregg</h6>
          <p>Sociology PhD student at the University of Chicago</p>
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          <h6>Dean Malmgren</h6>
          <p>Data scientist at <a href='http://datascopeanalytics.com/'>Datascope Analytics</a></p>
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      <h3>Staff</h3>
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        The fellowship is led by <a href="http://www.rayidghani.com">Rayid Ghani</a> from the Computation Institute & Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago, and former chief data scientist of the 2012 Obama campaign. It's organized by an interdisciplinary team from the <a href="http://www.ci.uchicago.edu/">Computation Institute</a>, a joint initiative between the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. 
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          <h6>Rayid Ghani</h6>
          <p>Currently at University of Chicago, former Chief scientist of 2012 Obama campaign</p>
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          <h6>Juan-Pablo Velez</h6>
          <p>Civic technologist with Open City, former data journalist</p>
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          <h6>Kate Kusiak Galvin</h6>
          <p>Senior Associate Director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data, University of Chicago</p>
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          <h6>Rob Mitchum</h6>
          <p>Staff science writer for the Computation Institute</p>
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          <h6>Charlie Catlett</h6>
          <p>Director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data</p>
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