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Virginia Tech Data Science for the Public Good Program

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg , United States
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Bachelors
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Computer Science | Data Analytics | Data Science
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Information and Communication Technologies | Natural Science
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English
About Program

Program Overview

Virginia Tech Data Science for the Public Good Program

The Virginia Tech Data Science for the Public Good Program is designed to train the future generation of data scientists.


Program Details

The program is supported by DataCamp, a learning platform for data science and analytics, and the Data Analytics in Agriculture, Community, and Rural Economics (DATA-ACRE) program, grant no. 9, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.


The Team

The program is led by Le Wang, Ph.D., Director, Data Science for the Public Good and Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Professor and David M. Kohl Chair.


About DSPG

The DSPG class is supported by DataCamp, which offers 350+ courses by expert instructors on topics such as importing data, data visualization, and machine learning.


News and Updates

  • Congratulations to Aziza Altyyeva, Berea College ’27, who received the Best Undergraduate Paper Award at the Kentucky Economics Association Annual Conference.
  • Winston and Marilyn Samuels have been recognized for their support and generosity in providing resources for a next-generation data scientist to participate in the experiential internship.

Meet the Cohort

The program has a cohort of fellows, interns, and team projects, with past participants including:


  • 2025: Fellows, interns, and team projects, with a VT Symposium presentation.
  • 2024: Fellows and interns, with team projects.
  • 2023: Fellows and interns, with team projects and a photo gallery.
  • 2022: Fellows and interns, with team projects and a photo gallery.
  • 2021: Team projects.
  • 2020: Team projects.

Research Areas

The program focuses on various research areas, including:


  • Rural and Regional Development
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
  • Agribusiness, Risk Management, and Policy
  • International Development and Trade
  • Food and Health Economics

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

The department is located at 208 Hutcheson Hall, Virginia Tech, 250 Drillfield Drive, Mail Code: 0401, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va 24061.


Principles of Community

The program adheres to the principles of community, equal opportunity, and accessibility.


University Status

The program is part of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, with all rights reserved.


Copyright

(C) 2025 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.


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