{"id":10,"date":"2026-06-18T17:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/ideas\/institute-of-data-engineering-analytics-and-science\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:01:11","slug":"institute-of-data-engineering-analytics-and-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center fb-columns-page-header is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-951621a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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wp-elements-e159e7466df27b7e39764f25892e00d2\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-brand-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-94200e0f2ea6e1f3134c9a7d42d4261d wp-block-paragraph\">An interdisciplinary hub for <strong>real-world<\/strong> data solutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-brand-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de6341e9f522ae3ed58bdc976cb8c44e wp-block-paragraph\">IDEAS coordinates research expertise across the university, connecting areas of opportunity with existing faculty skill sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-link-hover-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:flint.ideas@umich.edu\">Contact us at 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