Highlights from DataFest 2025

20 Davidson College students analyzed real estate data, enjoyed good food, and networked with Charlotte-area employers at DataFest 2025, hosted at the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Author

Pete Benbow

Published

February 16, 2026

20 students from across Davidson College came together to analyze real estate data, enjoy good food, and network with employers in the Charlotte area!

Hosted at the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship from April 4-6, this was Davidson’s first post-COVID DataFest event, and the first since the formation of the college’s Department of Data Science!

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Several people in a large meeting room looking at a presentation — Dr. Laurie Heyer from the Department of Data Science welcomes students, mentors, and judges to DataFest 2025 (Photo credit: Red Ventures)

A group of people standing in a circle while one of them talks and gestures — Mentors from Red Ventures talk with Davidson students (Photo credit: Red Ventures)