Solving problems and understanding our world by making decisions earlier, faster
At Oregon, data doesn’t just live in the cloud. We harness it to improve daily life in the real world. Drawing on our long history of transdisciplinary collaboration, UO researchers are using the insights and techniques of data science to make groundbreaking discoveries across a wide range of academic disciplines, from biology and geography to linguistics and marketing.
Big data informs critical decisions in areas like cancer research, where “smarter and faster” can mean the difference between life and death.
Our engagement with data science serves the public good. Fighting cancer and many other diseases, we’ve teamed up with Oregon Health Sciences University to create a joint center in biomedical data science. And UO data scientists recently have partnered with other public universities in a National Science Foundation-funded effort to address earthquake preparedness, power grid security, and environmental health issues across the Pacific Northwest.