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    <div class="html-content"><div>Data is everywhere. And companies struggle with what to do with all that
     data. The Data Science Master’s program at UMBC prepares students from a
     wide range of disciplinary backgrounds for careers in data science. In
     this week’s Industry Roundup we take a peek into the world  of internet
     data and how it’s being organized and archived by a group of 200 
    enthusiastic archivists who want to help preserve and maintain more than
     four petabytes of information per year. We’ll also take a look at the 
    emerging bubble in the space economy, staying mentally fit, and the 
    perplexing question of how much we can trust Alexa.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://gritinaction.umbc.edu/organizing-data/?utm_campaign=industry%20news%20organizing%20data&amp;utm_source=my.umbc.edu&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=blog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Keep reading...</a><br></div></div>
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