Students gain hands-on experience contributing to real scientific projects in a university laboratory setting, culminating in a Poster Symposium and offering insights into potential STEM careers.
The Boston University RISE Practicum - Data Science Track is a six-week, in-person summer program for rising high school seniors. Students engage in collaborative group research projects focused on data science, learning essential statistical and coding skills using real-world data from various scientific fields such as neurosciences, environmental science, physics, economics, and urban planning. The program combines instructor-led morning lectures with afternoon lab work, where students conduct computational research in areas like time series analyses, statistical method benchmarking, or scientific software development. Participants also attend weekly workshops on scientific processes, research ethics, reading papers, presenting research, and networking. The program culminates in a Poster Symposium where students present their research findings. Weekly site visits to local biotech and pharmaceutical companies are also included.
A typical day includes a two-hour morning lecture or workshop on key data science concepts, followed by four hours of guided group research in the afternoon, utilizing programming, statistical tools, and data visualization techniques.
This program is ideal for driven and passionate rising high school seniors interested in applying numerical data science to various STEM fields and who prefer a structured, collaborative research environment.
Boston University (Center for Computing and Data Sciences)
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