Michael Rappa

Science of Better Podcast

The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, was interviewed today by Barry List as part of The Science of Better: “Crunching the Numbers” podcast. The topic of discussion was the Institute’s innovative degree program, the Master of Science in Analytics. The biweekly podcast series offers engaging in-depth conversations about analytics and operations research of interest to practitioners. The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), the leading association for analytics professionals, is the sponsor.

Institute Hosts Workshop

Today the Institute hosted the Pharmaceutical Users Software Exchange (PhUSE) for a single day event on campus entitled Principles and Practices of Statistical Programming: Analysis and Reporting in a Regulated Environment. PhUSE is an independent, not-for-profit organization run by volunteers that provides a global platform for the discussion of topics encompassing the work of Data Managers, Biostatisticians, Statistical Programmers and eClinical IT professionals.