DASH is a new approach to how individuals interact with science. Data analytic tools geared toward individuals allow students and community members to see how the science matters to them. 

The new age in computing is not just big data — it's how we approach the world using all the information now available at our fingertips. DASH puts the tools in student hands and provides the projects that organize learning around small groups doing meaningful work in the community.

Both the CHW Initiative and DASH work together to nourish a new attitude towards data - both big numerical data and the ways in which we know things about others. The Community Health Workers have face-to-face interactions with other community members, and coordinating with DASH allows us to prioritize the intuitive and individual levels in our research.

The Honors College career begins with close readings of ancient texts in the first semester of the Human Situation, as students learn to understand arguments about humanity and the world. DASH aspires to close the loop: Understanding the human implications of technology begins with a close engagement with the new tools that let data analytics resonate with those earlier lessons about meaning and a sense of purpose.