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Inside there is also a space to bring in researchers and guest speakers, as well as host annual events, including the School's annual Datapalooza and Women in Data Science events.

The building also features a giant data sculpture. It is an interactive art piece that displays different data.

"The genome related to Alzheimer's disease is loaded up on there, we've got the number of hours it took to build this building by day is loaded up on there. The idea is you select a data set, and you are rewarded by seeing the data fill the sculpture with light," said Burgess.

Burgess says the growth of the School of Data Science shows how much the university believes data science will change the world.

"The fact that we have university leadership here saying, 'This is a place that brings us together.' We have the governor here saying, 'This is important for the Commonwealth, this is important for higher education.' We really believe that and we think that what we've seen is that other people believe that as well," she said.

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