Big data may be watching you; now you could be watching it
U of M program applicable for workforce training or curious individuals
"You might say, ‘I am going to learn computer science this year.' You would spend an hour every day on it. After six months, you would have gone through our entire program," said Professor Andrew Olney (at the FedEx Institute of Technology, Tuesday, Feb. 11.) (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The University of Memphis has received more than $6 million to help a modern but untrained workforce learn data science without having to attain a university degree in statistics.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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