Father of two young men. Sconnie. Passionate about education. Wanderer, techie, photographer, chef. He/him.
Boston, Massachusetts
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BREAKING: @UWMadison jumps SIX(!) spots to become the #16 CS undergrad program in the nation (3-way tie).
📈 Biggest jump in the top 25
📈 Ranked #9 among public universities
📈 #8 in computer systems; #9 in programming languages; #17 in cybersecurity; #25 in AI
Via @usnews
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When the new @uwcdis building opens in 2025, it will feature a 26 ft. mosaic highlighting donors to "The Badger Effect," an ongoing giving campaign honoring the power of collaboration.
Check out the rendering, and head to cdis.wisc.edu/the-badger-eff… for more info.
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Exactly 175 years since the University of Wisconsin was founded, Badgers of all stripes flocked to the @WisconsinUnion Terrace for a 175th Anniversary Launch Day Celebration.
Relive the sights and delights of our #UW175 celebration in photos ⬇️
news.wisc.edu/uw-throws-a-su…
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Three notable iSchool graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown. ischooldevelopment.wiscweb.w…
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Woo Hoo!! Cassy Leeport will be joining us as Tribal Libraries Archives & Museums (TLAM) & iSchool Library Manager on 7/3. She brings extensive TLAM and teaching experience and we are thrilled she is joining us!! Welcome Cassy!! @uwcdis @uwmadisonls @uwmadison
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Pleased to announce that @FKoushanfar and myself will be co-chairing the @NSF SaTC Vision 2.0 workshop on March 8-9th. We are calling for nominations for attendees and discussion topics (Deadline February 10th). More info: cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/ @WisconsinCS @uwcdis @UWMadisonLS
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We're secure😉in our knowledge that @WisconsinCS professor Patrick McDaniel is the right person to lead in establishing a new vision for Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Program of the @NSF.
Join him by attending or submitting topics by 2/10 at cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/
Pleased to announce that @FKoushanfar and myself will be co-chairing the @NSF SaTC Vision 2.0 workshop on March 8-9th. We are calling for nominations for attendees and discussion topics (Deadline February 10th). More info: cdis.wisc.edu/satc2/ @WisconsinCS @uwcdis @UWMadisonLS
Tom Erickson retweeted
Really proud of the team we've built at Pillar and the values we share. We'd love to hear from you if you think you're the right person to join our team as an investor. pillar.vc/careers/investor/
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🚨Membership for Wisconsin Startups is now FREE. Join 64+ other startups advocating for founder-friendly policy in Wisconsin: wistartupcoalition.org/join/
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Is a future in artificial intelligence a future in automated bias? The Badger Herald interviewed Computer Sciences Professor Jerry Zhu about his project with the sociology department to explore the impact of AI on the hiring process. Check it out here: cdis.wisc.edu/computer-scien…
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Badgers on top! A new study found that @UWMadison is one of just five universities that account for 1/8th of domestically trained university faculty. This shows how our commitment to developing students into faculty has an impact across higher education. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Don't let today's snow give you the winter blues! Fight back with PINK hues! From Thurs, 10/20 to Fri, 10/21, donate to one of our CDIS funds to fill Bascom Hill with pink flamingos!
uwflamingos.com/pages/cdis #uwflamingos @WisconsinCS @UWMadisonSTATS @UWMadiSchool @UWMadisonLS
Tom Erickson retweeted
Learn how to secure research-oriented and grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov) at the virtual webinar we're hosting on 10/18 from 11am to 1pm. Speakers include Jennifer Foley, Dusty Lang and John Rein.
cdis.wisc.edu/upcoming-event…
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Proud to announce the new Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) that will advance the speed at which @UWMadison research is translated into usable tech! We are also thrilled to welcome Bonnie Bachman as the inaugural director.
teo.wisc.edu/announcement/ @UWMadEngr @UWMadisonLS
Tom Erickson retweeted
Thank you so much to @KyleCranmer of the @amfam #DataScience Institute for this enlightening RedTalk! The future of data science is bright and hopeful 🌞 😎 – at Wisconsin, USA
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This CS PhD Alum won his 10th consecutive game of Jeopardy in August this year… who is Matt Amodio? Incredible work by Matt! He is the 10th player to win 10 consecutive games, and has gone on to win 38 total. @OnWisMag
Check out this article on him: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/fea…
Tom Erickson retweeted
Congratulations to @awsTO for winning the Class of 1955 #TeachingExcellence Award! Outstanding faculty like you make @WisconsinCS an outstanding & influential program 🧠 💻 🤩
news.wisc.edu/meet-the-2022-… – at Wisconsin, USA
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Congratulations to Steve Wright on receiving the @UWMadison Hilldale Award. Steve directs the Institute for the Foundations of Data Science and is a champion for #datascience at UW. @WisconsinCS @uwcdis @madsjw news.wisc.edu/2022-hilldale-…
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Claim your favorite #StudySpot in the new CDIS building before it's even built! Scope out this state-of-the-art educational space in a #virtual #tour.
@WisconsinCS @datascience_uw @UWMadiSchool @UWMadisonSTATS @tom_eric @UWMadisonLS @UWMadison
cdis.wisc.edu/new-cdis-virtu…
Tom Erickson retweeted
Success at the #JobFair! We are so happy to connect our "smart cookies" with #WisconsinTech employers. 🍪🧠💻
@WisconsinCS @datascience_uw @UWMadiSchool @UWMadisonSTATS @UWMadisonLS @UWMadison @UWSuccessWorks @UW_OBE @tom_eric
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