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Purdue and Beck’s are reimagining the future of farming
Say the word “agriculture” and most people think fields and farmers, crops and plows.
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We believe data science should be accessible to everyone
That’s why we created The Data Mine — a pioneering living-learning community that’s one of a kind. Immersed in analysis and problem-solving, students collaborate on real-world projects with corporate partners. Boilermakers bond with like-minded peers and form lifelong friendships.
Discover how The Data Mine is leading Purdue’s next giant leap in data science and hear from its faculty and residents.
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Experiencing The Data Mine at Purdue University
If you talk to students from The Data Mine, it’s clear that this is far from your average learning community.
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Data science for all: Thriving in a human-centered, data-driven workforce
Whatever your idea of a typical classroom experience looks like, it’s certainly not The Data Mine. This unique living-learning community offers boundary-breaking learning for students from all backgrounds and gives students the chance to work on real-world projects with major corporations like Beck’s Hybrids, Cummins and Microsoft.
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Purdue’s Data Mine is making data science accessible for all
Purdue program looks to expand, support underrepresented students in data fields Thanks to personal devices and digital platforms, data is everywhere, and that is why a Purdue University management student is investing her time to learn more about the field…
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A Collaborative Living-Learning Community: Data, friendship and unexpected opportunity
When Kali Lacy, an electrical engineering graduate, first considered the statistics learning community at Purdue, a predecessor to The Data Mine, she hesitated. “There were people that were like, ‘Oh, don’t do statistics — that’s way off course from your…
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The Data Mine | Purdue + Cummins Prepare Students with Real-World Experience in Data Analytics
At Purdue, we believe that the world is our classroom. Through The Data Mine, students from every college and discipline partner on real-world projects with corporations like Cummins. Collaborating with researchers and professionals, students help solve pressing issues — all…
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The Data Mine | Purdue + Cummins Look Ahead at Careers in Data Analytics
Rooted in Midwestern ideals, Cummins and Purdue University share a determination and unmatched work ethic. Now, these two Indiana institutions are endeavoring on a new project through work at The Data Mine at Purdue: developing, attracting and retaining data-fluent professionals…
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Driving Progress through a Data-Fluent Generation
Purdue University and engine manufacturing powerhouse Cummins Inc. share a lot in common. Dan Hirleman, executive director for international advancement and professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue, puts it this way: “Purdue and Cummins have the same philosophy, I think — the…
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Podcast Ep. 31: The Data Mine, A Living and Learning Community | Mark Daniel Ward
Data touches everything. But unlocking its full potential requires a data-fluent generation. Enter The Data Mine, a living-learning community uniting students, faculty, researchers and industry leaders to take the next giant leap in data science at Purdue University. In this…
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