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Data for the Common Good

Connect. Share. Discover.

Data for the Common Good is dedicated to building communities, platforms, and ecosystems that maximize the potential of data to drive discovery and improve human health. Headquartered in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago, our team of experts works with collaborators all over the world to connect and share useful, high-quality data between institutions, groups, and countries to increase opportunities for discovery.

python
javascript
kubernetes
reactjs
terraform

web
health
data
infrastructure
software

Project ideas

7 ideas on its 2026 ideas page.

Read the ideas page. Ideas are for scope reference; never copy one into a proposal.

History

In GSoC since 2024, 3 years. Projects per year: '24: 4, '25: 4, '26: 5.

On GitHub

29 repositories pushed to in the last year. Main languages: Python (18), HTML (3), JavaScript (2), R (1), TypeScript (1).

Links and channels

Website: https://commons.cri.uchicago.edu
Ideas page: https://chicagopcdc.github.io/GSoC/ideas
Contributor guide: https://chicagopcdc.github.io/GSoC/proposal
Source code: https://github.com/chicagopcdc
Email: lgraglia@uchicago.edu

go deeper in your terminal

git-into-gsoc org "Data for the Common Good" --shortlist
git-into-gsoc repos "Data for the Common Good"
git-into-gsoc issues --org "Data for the Common Good"

or ask your assistant:
"Which Data for the Common Good repositories merge
newcomers' pull requests, and which beginner
issues are still free?"

Those commands read live data: which repositories merge outside pull requests, and which beginner issues nobody has claimed. Install in two minutes.