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🎉 Exciting news! Let's welcome our newest #WiDS2024 Ambassadors! Want to join the team? Sign up and attend an onboarding meeting to become a WiDS Ambassador: ➡️ bit.ly/Ambassador_App_2024

Watch our latest #WiDSWorkshop, "Seeking Humanity via Technology: How AI Can Be Used to Reduce Maternal Mortality" and gain insights from Louvere Walker-Hannon , Application Engineering Senior Team Lead at MathWorks. Upskill now: https://lnkd.in/gtqx_bBt #datascience #ai #tech

We are thrilled to introduce Jacky Maldonado Ochoa, our new summer Marketing Intern! Jacky is a senior at the University of California, Santa Cruz majoring in Psychology with a minor in Economics. She has experience working with the WiDS Next Gen Program as a volunteer, teaching data science workshops to middle and high school students, and has a passion for marketing and economic justice. A fun fact about her is she will be studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain in the fall! #internship #marketing

Meet Sydney Hazen, Privacy Data Scientist at Ford Motor Company, on the #WiDSPodcast. 🎙️ Sydney, part of the Ford Motor Company College Graduate (FCG) rotational program, is a recent University of Notre Dame grad in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) with a minor in Data Science. She brings experience in software development, data engineering, and analytics. 💻🔍 In this episode, Sydney shares her journey from intern to full-time role, the value of real-world experience, and how internships can lead to job offers. 📈✨ She highlights the importance of understanding problems before diving into data, the unique position of women in data science, and the need for self-advocacy and mentorship. 🌟👩💻🤝 Tune in with co-host Chisoo Lyons now: bit.ly/Sydney-Hazen

🌟 Meet Grishma Jena, a seasoned Data Scientist at IBM and WiDS 2023 High Impact Ambassador! 🌟 With her pivotal role supporting 100 user researchers and designers in IBM's UX Research Operations, Grishma is a passionate advocate for women in tech. She credits her awards and impact, including recognition as one of 50 Women Impact Tech in the US, to her active involvement with WiDS and extensive volunteer work supporting women in STEM. 📚 Discover more about Grishma's inspiring #WiDStory: https://lnkd.in/gZQkKfbf #datascience #womenintech #advocacy #success

This year, we launched the WiDS Datathon University Edition, engaging 70 universities in 23 countries, 🌍 including underserved communities. Sponsored by Gilead Sciences, it focuses on equity in healthcare 🏥 and is used by instructors across all levels and fields of study. Students gained real-world experience by working on the challenge, with some continuing further research. 📚 🏆 Congratulations to all participating students on your outstanding performance! Top performing teams: 1st Place: Andreea Maria Onaci & Petrut Paul from Technical University of Cluj Napoca 2nd Place: Vadiraj G Moktali & Aditi Kulkarni from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bangalore 3rd Place: Ana Maria Oprea, Bianca Conțolencu, Gianina Petrașcu & Ioana Birlan from Academia de Studii Economice din București Meet the winners: https://lnkd.in/gjKhQ6yJ #WiDSDatathon #healthcare #equity #education

Manisha Desai, Kim and Ping Li Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Data Science, and Epidemiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, presents a keynote at the 2024 WiDS Worldwide, Stanford Conference. 🌟🏥 🔗 Watch now to explore how AI is transforming public health, from cancer staging to clinical trials, and learn about the challenges and solutions in implementing AI tools in healthcare. 📊🧠 https://lnkd.in/g5qHmxpP #AI #health #datascience #publichealth

Check out how WiDS ambassadors shake things up worldwide, sparking inspiration and empowerment in their communities! Dive in for more: https://lnkd.in/gU5xG_pV 🌍

🎉 Let's give a shoutout to our newest #WiDS2024 Ambassadors! Sign up and attend an onboarding meeting to become a WiDS Ambassador: ➡️ bit.ly/Ambassador_App_2024

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