Columbia’s Data Science Institute launched its inaugural DAX INSIGHTS forum, bringing MLB and Columbia experts together to explore AI’s growing role in sports analytics, fan engagement, data sharing, and augmenting human expertise.

Over the summer, hackNY - a non-profit co-founded by DSI Core Member Chris Wiggins - launched a Public Interest Lab that matched 15 students from around the country with NYC non-profits to provide free, transformative technology consulting.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience will leverage real-world data and innovative AI techniques to improve understanding of how plants and animals build resilience in dynamic environments.