Launching the Capital One Hub UVA School of Data Science

The new Capital One Hub will advance data science at UVA and beyond.

The University of Virginia's School of Data Science announced today the official opening of its new building, which includes the Capital One Hub. The Capital One Hub, funded by a $2 million gift from Capital One, is a central collaborative space that will host presentations and events. It will serve as a gathering place for students, faculty, and other leaders in the data science community to come together, share ideas, make discoveries, and learn from each other.

The new home of the School of Data Science is located at the east entrance of the Emmet-Ivy corridor, a UVA expansion project that will also include a building for the Karsh Institute of Democracy, a hotel, a conference center, and a proposed performing and visual arts center.

The school's new building signifies a fresh start for the nation's first school devoted to data science and an expansion of UVA's partnership with Capital One. Capital One's support extends beyond the Hub, with a rich history of sponsoring student programs, faculty research awards, and serving on UVA's board.

The opening celebrations for the new building occurred on April 26 and featured a digital ribbon-cutting ceremony and a community event. Speakers at the event included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, UVA President Jim Ryan, Founding Dean of the School of Data Science Phil Bourne, and Natarajan, among others.

Capital One collaborates with a network of prestigious academic institutions to further research and theory in cutting-edge AI, machine learning, and data science. Our academic partners include the University of Maryland's Center for Machine Learning, New York University's Tandon School of Engineering and Center for Data Science, Columbia University's Center for AI and Responsible Financial Innovation (CAIRFI), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Research Park, and the Capital One Center for Responsible AI and Decision Making in Finance (CREDIF) at the University of Southern California.

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