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Bruce Childers

Bruce R. Childers Named Special Assistant to the Provost for Data Science

In addition to his current role as senior associate dean in the School of Computing and Information, Bruce R. Childers will report directly to the provost and collaborate across the University with a focus on data science.
Stephen Wisniewski

Pitt Using Analytics to Advance the Higher Ed Experience

An old approach to solving problems has often been waiting until a problem happens before trying to solve it. “Now we’re trying to get to the students in advance and offer help,” said Stephen Wisniewski, University of Pittsburgh vice provost for data and information and chair of the inaugural Advanced Analytics Summit held at Pitt this month.