The Institute held its 9th annual commencement today for candidates in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2016. Diplomas were conferred to 113 degree candidates on a beautiful springtime morning in downtown Raleigh. Presiding over the ceremony was the Institute’s founding director, Dr. Michael Rappa. Continue reading “Commencement Exercises”
Month: April 2016
Director Elected to Certification Board
The Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa has been elected to the INFORMS Analytics Certification Board (ACB), which oversees the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) program. The ACB is both a standard setting and assessment body for professionals in the analytics field, and is comprised of highly-regarded analytics and operations Continue reading “Director Elected to Certification Board”
Institute Named Prize Finalist
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) today named the Institute for Advanced Analytics one of three finalist schools in the competition for the UPS George D. Smith Prize, an award created to strengthen ties between academia and industry. The award recognizes excellence in preparing students Continue reading “Institute Named Prize Finalist”
Institute co-hosts Workshop
The Institute for Advanced Analytics joined forces this week with the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to co-host the 2016 Spring Opportunities Workshop for Women in Math Sciences. The primary goals of the workshop is two-fold: to familiarize women and/or Continue reading “Institute co-hosts Workshop”