Here are some important links to learn more:
- ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/abo...
- ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/tim...
- ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please also feel free to reach out in a private chat if you would like support drafting your proposal.

The call for UBC Master of Data Science capstone project proposals is open 📢

- Soft deadline is Oct 15th (you get feedback)
- Hard deadline is Nov 30

Checkout our about link for more info and links to submit: ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/abo...

Preprint of “Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education” available: arxiv.org/abs/2509.12283

By Ana Elisa Lopez-Miranda (an exceptional undergrad!),
myself and @rohanalexander.bsky.social

Comments and feedback welcome!

Spots are still available!

Become a more efficient #Python programmer at posit::conf(2025)! 🐍

⚙️ Improve machine learning with scikit-learn,
me (Tiffany Timbers) and Katie Burak.

🎟️ Learn more: posit.co/conference/

Just read "A New Era of Learning: Considerations for ChatGPT as a Tool to Enhance Statistics and Data Science Education" by A.R. Ellis & E. Slade. I loved their ending paragraph, what a fun & cute easter egg!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Are you teaching an introductory #datascience course this fall? If so, consider adopting our open source textbook! We have versions for both R and Python, as well as worksheets and assignments to accompany each chapter!

- Python: python.datasciencebook.ca
- R: datasciencebook.ca

Interested in learning about using Python for #MachineLearning with the widely used scikit-learn package? Come take a workshop with Katie Burak and myself at #posit::conf2025 in Atlanta in September!

reg.rainfocus.com/flow/posit/p...

This morning I worked from the Federal Store on Quebec St:

2. The "Indigenizing the statistics curriculum" session with Edward Doolittle (First Nations U), Kseniya Garaschuk (U of Fraser Valley) and Darryl Isbister (U Saskatchewan). They illustrated many examples of how to decolonize our stat and math classes. And I learned about this intriguing book:

Congratulations to my UBC Statistics colleague Melissa Lee for winning the SSC Early Career Educator Award this year!!! 🎉🎉🎉

ssc.ca/en/awards/20...

The first, created 9 years ago, is the Professional Masters of Data Science program. This is an accelerated, 10-month program aimed at at non-technical grads looking to move into a data science career. Many of our course materials are open and can be viewed here: github.com/UBC-MDS/public