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In collaboration with our Power Up Groups (PUGs), we embarked on data science projects this semester to develop our data science skills, gain confidence in our ability to code and troubleshoot coding challenges, and experience how empowering data science can be. From attacking the COVID pandemic, to politics, the environment and sports – oh my! – we harnessed our creativity, fed off each other’s energy, and found joy in coding. To that end, here’s a little Ode to Data:

We use data

To count the deaths
To track the vaccinations
To identify disparities in health
and highlight polarities in wealth
Data as accountability
A protest against the insurmountability
of it all.

We choose data

To count the species
To track the endangered
To identify severities of pollution
and highlight potentials for a solution
Data as visibility
A testament to earth’s fragility
after all.

We lose ourselves in data

To count the votes
To track the elections
To identify who gives what in campaign donations
and highlight who says what in campaign orations
Data as illumination
On the politics of a nation
at odds.

We amuse ourselves with data

To count the wins
To track the fans
To identify directions with MLB sprayers
and highlight connections between NBA players
Data as innovation
An avenue to the elation
victory brings.

– Kat Correia

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