Notes

  • A map of the world showing where sharks live in each decade, 1950 - 2020.

    Bridging Data and Storytelling: Behind the Scenes of the Eco-Writing Apps

    This semester, a dedicated team of students and faculty at Bucknell University embarked on a unique interdisciplinary project that blended data science, creative writing, and ecological storytelling. Their mission was simple yet ambitious: to create interactive…

  • A hexagon design that says, "data: Dominguez Center for Data Science"

    DCDS Summer Workshop Series

    Check out the Dominguez Center for Data Science summer workshop series! We are partnering with the Emerging Scholars/Undergraduate Research Program, Library Services, and IT to provide different workshops to help you build data skills for your…

  • A group photos of 33 of the Data Science Student Fellows, mentors, and stakeholders.

    2025 Data Science Student Fellows Final Presentations

    Congratulations to all of the JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell ’75 & Andrew Ezzell Data Science Student Fellows! On May 5, 2025, all thirteen teams gathered to give 5-minute presentations about the results of their semester-long projects. See a…

  • A group photo of students from DataFest2025, all wearing tshirts with the name of the event on them. Standing with them is Keegan Kang, their faculty advisor.

    DataFest Philly 2025

    Congratulations to the Bucknell students who participated in DataFest Philly 2025! Back row (left to right): Sophie Yang, Dulguun Soyol-Erdene, and Sofi Jeffrey.Front row (left to right): Celine Chang, Ellyn Ngo, Alec Sanders, and Keegan Kang.…

  • In addition to the data points described above, this bar chart shows: "Enjoying overall college life" (217), "Finding classes challenging in a good way" (183), "Enjoying residential hall life and bonding with hall mates" (169), "Finding classwork manageable" (168), "Enjoying being on campus and in-person instruction" (164), "Managing time well and maintaining a good schedule" (146), "Receiving support from faculty or other resources" (134), "Transitioning well to college and not feeling overwhelmed" (128), and "Other (please specify)" (7). The credits at the bottom of the chart read, "Bucknell University, Office of Institutional Research and Analytics."

    Strategic Data Science Initiatives: Text Analysis Methodology

    Researchers: Office of Institutional Research & Analytics (Kevork Horissian, Mike Latorre, Doug LeBlanc, Rita Liu, Sohini Palit, Wei You, and Jocelyn Zhao) We have developed a rigorous, literature-informed methodology for analyzing open-ended survey responses and other…

  • Two charts side-byside; one that's labeled "Opportunistic: Report what you want" with a grid showing some question marks and some polar bears, and the other labeled "Checklist-style: Report everything you see" with some Xs and some polar bears.

    Birds, Butterflies, and Beyond: The Statistical Challenges and Opportunities of Community Scientists as Data Collectors

    Researcher: Sara Stoudt (Assistant Professor of Mathematics) Many ecological questions require hard-won data, but thanks to participation from community members on a variety of nature apps like iNaturalist, eBird, and eButterfly, there is more and more…

Want to learn more about Bucknell?

Request information