January 24, 2024

Sign up to compete in the WiDS Annual Datathon!

The WiDS Datathon is an opportunity to discover and hone data science skills while solving an interesting and critical social impact challenge. Whether you are an aspiring data scientist or a data science enthusiast, or just looking to challenge yourself with a curiosity voyage, the WiDS Datathon is an opportunity to practice working on data intensive research in a real world context. The datathon is an independent project you can work on alone or on a team, and support is available to you through the Data Associates Drop-in Hours and Digital Scholarship Services. Learn more: https://dss.lafayette.edu/wids-datathon-2024/

 

Poster promoting the Women in Data Science Worldwide annual datathon, inviting students to participate in the WiDS Datathon 2024: Equity in Healthcare. An unordered list names the student benefits of participation as: career building, preparation for real-world situations, potential entry-level job placement, projects on inspiring topics, and foster skill-building and learning. The text block beside the list states: "Work with real-world oncology datasets. Women in Data Science (WiDS) partners with Gilead Sciences to offer a datathon competition featuring a real-world oncology dataset. The dataset contains informaton about breast cancer patients' demographics, diagnosis, treatment options, and insurance." Below the textblock is a QR code, the dates for the Global Challenges (January-March 2024, and April-June 2024) and University Challenge (Sept 2023-June 2023), and the URL to learn more: https://www.widsworldwide.org/learn/datathon/.