Northwestern Mutual, Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee are deepening their commitment to the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI), committing a total of $35 million to NMDSI over the next five years, building on the nearly $40 million invested to date to advance the Institute’s mission of establishing Wisconsin as a recognized national hub for technology.
Through the continued collaboration of key corporate, academic and community organizations, the NMDSI’s priorities over the next five years will focus on new programs, research and public-private projects that advance academic data science and technology learning in five areas: artificial intelligence (AI), AI and data bias and ethics, behavioral economics, financial literacy, and health and wealth inequities.
“As we celebrate the five-year anniversary of this unique corporate and academic working partnership, we are committed to building upon our initial success, all