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One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115, yearlong (September through April) is $195. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. 2 Thursday, May 28, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS New data science major to launch in fall semester Faculty members estimate 150 students will declare the major by 2019 By SAM COREY For the Daily The University estab- lished a new data science major, which will be sub- sumed under LSA’s Statis- tics Department and the College of Engineering’s Division of Computer Sci- ence and Engineering. The new major will be available in Fall 2015 to both LSA and Engineering students. According to Atul Prakash, professor of elec- trical engineering and com- puter science, working to craft a data science major has been a joint effort for several years. “(The) Department of Statistics and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Division have been collaborating for close to a decade on curriculum inno- vation and both programs observed that there is going to be a need for majors that have strong foundations in both computing and statis- tics to help drive data-driv- en knowledge discovery in a wide range of fields includ- ing medical sciences and healthcare, transportation, robotics, insurance, social networks, natural scienc- es and other engineering fields,” Prakash said in an e-mail interview. The new program will include theory and prac- tice from disciplines such as statistics, computer sci- ence, math and information science. Vijay Nair, professor of statistics as well as indus- trial and operations engi- neering, said in an e-mail interview that the cross- discipline focus is neces- sary to adequately prepare students for the “big data phenomenon” that will drive the work environ- ment. “Massive amounts of data are now collected routine- ly in all areas: science and technology, business, medi- cine and daily applications (Facebook, Twitter, smart phones, World Wide Web, etc.). We are seeing a huge demand for data scientists, people who have the skills to work with massive data- bases — manage, analyze and transform data into useful information quickly in order to make critical decisions.” Nair said data science is becoming more vital in the corporate and medical world. “Most companies are rely- ing more and more on data for their business, and even hospitals, governments and research institutions will need people with skills in data science,” he said. “To name a few: Google, Micro- soft, Facebook, LinkedIn; Amazon, IBM, SAS; Banks and Financial Institutions such as Citibank, Bank of America, Capital One, and so on. A recent report esti- mated that, by 2018, the demand for Data Scientists will be close to 500,000 and there will be a shortfall of about 150,000 people with the right skills.” According to Nair, data science faculty members have estimated that by 2019, 150 students will have declared the major. @MICHIGANDAILY SAN PHAM/Daily Detroit resident Jamisha Kearney remembers the Black women and girls who have lost their lives to police brutality and state violence at the #Say- HerName Silent Protest: National Day of Action for Black Women and Girls in front of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court on Thursday. PROTEST FOR SOCIAL J USTICE