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2025 ASA DataFest

Virtual 48-Hour Data Hackathon (UA and ASU undergraduates)

When

5 p.m., April 4, 2025

Where

Math Teaching Lab, University of Arizona

Undergraduate students from any major at Arizona State 

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 Universty or University of Arizona can participate in ASA DataFest 2025. The competition is being hosted locally on each university campus and virtually for online students this year. Teams of 4–5 students compete in a 48-hour virtual data hackathon. Employers love to see this kind of experience on student resumes.

Register 

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Contacts

Hao Helen Zhang
haozhang@arizona.edu
Brooke Valmont
bvalmont@arizona.edu

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