The tool uses a statistical programming language created by a Columbia University team of researchers and led by statistics and political science professor and Data Science Institute member Andrew Gelman.

Jeannette Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute at Columbia, will use the funding to create a website to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration across COVID research efforts.

A professor of nursing at Columbia University and an affiliated member of the Data Science Institute, Topaz is a pioneer in using data science to help nurses streamline their jobs and better care for millions of patients. 

The app gives citizens real-time information about New York City hot spots and enables health care officials to deploy resources where they're needed most.

Netzer, a Columbia Business School professor and Data Science Institute affiliate, discusses how leaders from all fields can make sound decisions with scarce data to guide them.