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master of science in data intelligence student spotlight- mukesh kakumani

From Uncertainty to Sirens, Train Tracks and Impact: One Student Found His Direction Through Data Intelligence

Loud sirens, flashing ambulance lights and the rumble of train engines are all signs that complex systems are in motion. Those systems, Mukesh Kakumani has learned, are enabled by data.

August 24, 2026News

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Finding the Right Fit: Why USF鈥檚 M.S. in Data Intelligence Stood Out

Gowtham Prakash Medikondla already knew how to build software. What he wanted was a master鈥檚 program that would help him move beyond maintaining existing systems and begin exploring the unanswered questions shaping artificial intelligence.

August 24, 2026News

pathway to computing alumnus spotlight daniel leniz

How One Psychology Major Followed a Path into Computer Science

When Daniel Leniz first started learning to code, he wasn't sitting in a university classroom. Instead, he pieced together online courses, YouTube videos and coding tutorials while building projects and securing development internships through networking. Still, he felt something was missing.

August 14, 2026News

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Playing a Different Tune: How Megan Tran Blends Health Science, AI and Gamification

Megan Tran combines her background in psychology, biomedical sciences and music with her computer science education to make an impact on a range of human experiences from concussion recovery to learning the violin.

August 4, 2026News

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Back by Popular Demand: USF鈥檚 Free Online AI Prompting Microcourse

After seeing engagement from more than 7,500 participants earlier this year, USF's popular microcourse is back just in time for summer and already proving popular once again.

July 8, 2026Faculty Resources, News

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Innovation in Action: Susana Lai-Yuen Named NAI Senior Member, Leading USF鈥檚 MSDI Forward

At the heart of USF鈥檚 Master of Science in Data Intelligence program is a focus on turning ideas into impact, whether that be in improving the accuracy of diagnostics, giving large groups ways to make better collective decisions, or guiding students toward strong careers one hands-on project at a time.

April 14, 2026News

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USF online graduate programs rise significantly, place among the nation鈥檚 best in new U.S. News rankings

最新天美传媒 online graduate programs continue to place among the top in the country, with several making double-digit gains in rankings released today.

January 30, 2026News

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From Teacher to District Leader to Retiree -- and Now, Back to the Classroom

Mary Anne Rafferty has taught nearly every grade from kindergarten through high school and in schools across America and overseas. She鈥檚 been a classroom teacher, a district literacy coach, and, for a short while, a retiree.

April 22, 2025News

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Rewriting the Equation: A New Way Into Computing

Jing Wang doesn鈥檛 like to hear the phrase, 鈥淚鈥檓 not a math person.鈥 鈥淵ou can learn math at any stage, at any age,鈥 she says. 鈥淚f you decide to start now, you can be good at it.鈥

April 21, 2025News

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How Saying Yes Shaped a Career in Research and Teaching

When Ken Christensen began his career, he wasn鈥檛 chasing a dream job 鈥 he was chasing opportunity. 鈥淵ou work hard, you don鈥檛 say no, and doors open,鈥 he says, summing up the career philosophy that has carried him through decades of work in computing, research, and education.

April 21, 2025News

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Teaching Adult Learners About the Impossible. So They Can See What鈥檚 Possible

最新天美传媒 faculty member Shaun Canavan begins his course by telling students that some problems can鈥檛 be solved 鈥 at least not yet.

April 21, 2025News

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Rediscovering the Why: How An Educator Reconnected with Purpose in USF鈥檚 Reading Education Program

Genesis Zabrzenski has worked with students for more than 20 years, but it was one seventh-grade boy 鈥 and USF鈥檚 Master of Arts in Reading Education 鈥 that helped them reconnect with the reason they became a teacher.

April 15, 2025News

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