Name: 用數據改變世界：芝加哥大學的應用資料科學與 Daniel Truesdale (Using Data to Change the World: Applied Data Science at University of Chicago with Daniel Truesdale)
Uploaded: 2026-01-15T17:50:32.000Z
Duration: 27 min 43 s

Welcome back to another episode of Breaking Boundaries, the world's premier podcast for international students.

歡迎回到 Breaking Boundaries 的最新一集，這是專為國際學生打造的頂尖播客。

I am honored today to be joined by Daniel Truesdale, the director of enrollment management and analytics for the Master's program in Applied Data science at one of the world's premier institutions, the University of Chicago.

今天非常榮幸能邀請到 Daniel Truesdale，他是世界頂尖學府之一芝加哥大學應用數據科學碩士課程的招生管理與分析總監。

Daniel, thank you so much for joining us today.

Daniel，非常感謝你今天來參加我們的節目。

Now for international students who may not be familiar with Chicago, let's ground them in place and time.

接下來，針對可能不太熟悉芝加哥的國際學生，我們先來介紹一下這裡的地理位置和時間。

So the University of Chicago's primary campus is in a leafy neighborhood called Hyde Park, a little bit south of downtown.

芝加哥大學的主要校園位於一個綠意盎然的社區，叫做 Hyde Park，就在市中心稍微偏南一點。

But your particular program is downtown, is that correct?

但你們的課程是在市中心，是這樣嗎？

When people think of Chicago, they see the skyline, they see the, if you're from Chicago, the Sears Tower, not the Willis Tower, the Sears Tower, but

當大家想到芝加哥時，他們會看到天際線，看到，如果你是芝加哥人，你會想到 Sears Tower，不是 Willis Tower，是 Sears Tower，但

it's about seven miles south and that's Hyde Park.

它大約在七英里以南，那就是 Hyde Park。

And in Hyde park you have a lot of the, you know, more of the traditional classical camp college campus feel.

在 Hyde park，你會發現很多，你知道的，比較傳統古典的校園感覺。

Matter of fact, you know, for those who want to kind of Google search this, UChicago had a lot of possibilities for being for the Harry Potter franchise.

事實上，你知道的，對於想搜尋一下的人，UChicago 有很多機會成為哈利波特系列電影的拍攝地點。

If we can't get this library that's in London, we're going to go to UChicago.

如果我們拿不到倫敦那間圖書館，我們就會去 UChicago。

So it's a cool fact to kind of look up something that I like to share because I'm a Harry Potter fanatic.

所以這是一個很酷的事實，可以查一下，我喜歡分享，因為我是個哈利波特迷。

But what's nice is that even though our program is in the NBC tower, which is in the Chicago Loop and the Gleacher center is there too.

但好消息是，即使我們的課程在 NBC 大樓，位於芝加哥環狀線，Gleacher 中心也在那裡。

That's where the booth students in the part time booth will take classes.

那就是 Booth 學生在在職進修 Booth 上課的地方。

We have a shuttle service that connects students from Hyde park to Gleacher to NBC and vice versa.

我們有接駁車服務，連接 Hyde Park 到 Gleacher 和 NBC，反之亦然。

And plus being in the third largest city in the U.S.

public transportation's not going to be an issue.

You have the, what people would call kind of like the subway system, we call it the L, public buses and then obviously taxis, Ubers, et cetera.

你有一個，大家可能會稱之為地鐵系統，我們稱之為 L，還有公共巴士，當然還有計程車、Ubers 等等。

So it's a very walkable city and it's a very connected city, which is great.

所以這是一個很適合步行的城市，也是一個很方便的城市，這很棒。

You do not, we always joked when I used to live in the city with my wife, we'd always say one car is one too many.

你不需要，我以前和太太住在那裡時，我們總是開玩笑說，一輛車太多了。

You do not need your own car to commute within the city.

你不需要自己開車在市區通勤。

Well, for the audience, I lived in Chicago for a decade.

嗯，對於觀眾來說，我在芝加哥住了十年。

在那裡我遇見了我太太，而且我有了。

I think it's the greatest city in the world.

我認為它是世界上最偉大的城市。

And I did own a car for a couple years in Chicago, and

it just collected dust on the street and we ended up selling it.

就只是放在路上積灰塵，最後我們把它賣掉了。

And very, very arcane and confusing parking rules.

而且停車規定非常非常難懂又複雜。

And another fun fact for folks overseas, you know, Hyde park is the neighborhood where President.

還有另一個給海外朋友的有趣事實，你知道嗎，Hyde Park 是歐巴馬總統曾經住過的社區。

I don't know if he still has a house there, but

我不知道他現在還在那裡有沒有房子，但

that's to give you an idea of the pedigree of the neighborhood.

這讓你對這個社區的背景有個概念。

Amazing collection of food and used bookstores in both places.

這兩個地方都有很棒的食物和二手書店。

And then you're also right in the neighborhood of the Wrigley Building and the Tribune Tower, which.

然後你也在 Wrigley Building 和 Tribune Tower 附近，那裡。

I mean, it's definitely one of the big components, the Chicago River.

我的意思是，芝加哥河絕對是重要的組成部分之一。

So we're right on the Chicago river, which it's a very gorgeous place to be.

所以我們就在芝加哥河畔，這裡真的很漂亮。

What's really cool to see is it's a very lively city.

這裡真的很熱鬧，是個很有活力的城市。

And especially where we're at, we're right by the Mag Mile.

尤其我們現在所在的位置，就在 Mag Mile 旁邊。

Truly, we're in the center of everything.

So you're in the heart of the city when you're in NBC Tower, Gleacher Center.

所以你們在 NBC 大樓、Gleacher 中心，就等於置身城市的心臟地帶。

Never an endless supply of things to do as well.

You have Millennium park, they host different events and festivals.

你們有千禧公園，他們會舉辦各種活動和節慶。

You have the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears sporting events, the Chicago Fire.

你們有芝加哥白襪隊、芝加哥小熊隊、芝加哥熊隊的體育賽事，還有芝加哥火焰隊。

I was driving to work the other day and I saw that.

前幾天我開車上班的時候，看到那個。

Who's the famous soccer player from the Messi.

來自 Messi 的那位著名足球員是誰？

Messi is going to be coming and playing against the Fire.

Messi 會來跟芝加哥火焰隊比賽。

You know, it's maintained its character, obviously, throughout the years.

這些年來，它顯然一直保持著自己的特色。

The other really neat thing, too, is we have 77 unique neighborhoods in the city of Chicago.

另一件很棒的事是，我們芝加哥市有 77 個獨特的社區。

So you have different cultures that you're able to tap into very easily just by going to different neighborhoods.

所以你只要去不同的社區，就能輕鬆接觸到不同的文化。

And so, you know, if you're in the mood for Italian, you can find Italian.

所以，如果你想吃義大利菜，就能找到義大利菜。

If you're in the mood for Chinese, you can find Chinese, you know, whatever it may be.

如果你想吃中式料理，當然也有，你知道的， whatever it may be。

Because, as you were mentioning earlier, John, you know, UChicago is not just renowned domestically, but internationally.

因為就像你剛才提到的，John，你知道的，UChicago 不僅在國內出名，在國際上也是。

And it's always great to see students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, come into the university and bring their history with them as well.

而且看到學生們來自各種不同的背景，來到大學並帶著他們的歷史一起，這總是令人欣慰的。

And it only enriches our students education because they're getting a wider scope of, okay, you know, for this, let's say data science, for instance, this is what's happening in Brazil, right?

這也豐富了我們學生的教育，因為他們能更廣泛地瞭解，好，你知道的，以數據科學為例，這就是在巴西發生的事，對吧？

Or this is what's happening in China, this is what's happening in Japan, this is what's happening in India.

或者這是在中國發生的事，這是在日本發生的事，這是在印度發生的事。

And so it only enriches our students education because they're not just learning the theoretical concepts, but

所以這也豐富了我們學生的教育，因為他們不僅學習理論概念，而且

they're being able to then say, here's how it's being applied into reality as well.

他們還能進一步說，這就是它如何在現實中被應用。

And here are some of the political ramifications, here are some of the business ramifications.

還有一些政治上的影響，一些商業上的影響。

It's not just purely theoretical, it has those real world implications too.

這不只是純理論，它也有那些真實世界的涵義。

I could go on and on about the diversity of Chicago.

我可以滔滔不絕地講述芝加哥的多元化。

I mean, the whole world is there but just one bit of symbolism.

我的意思是，全世界都在那裡，但只是一個象徵。

If you walk outside of your building and just go to the Tribune Tower.

如果你走出你的大樓，走到Tribune Tower。

Along the walls of the Tribune Tower are various stones from landmarks across the world.

Tribune Tower 的牆壁上，有來自世界各地地標的各種石頭。

There's a stone from the Great Wall of China, a piece of the Great Pyramid at Giza, a piece of the St.

有來自中國長城的石頭，有來自吉薩大金字塔的一塊，有來自羅馬聖彼得大教堂的一塊。

And to me, it serves as a symbol of the fact that the world is in Chicago.

對我來說，這象徵著世界就在芝加哥。

So Chicago is an amazing international city.

所以芝加哥是一個令人驚嘆的國際化城市。

But I want to dive a little bit deeper into your field of expertise.

但我想更深入地探討你的專業領域。