Aric LaBarr

Congratulations to Dr. LaBarr

The Institute congratulates Dr. Aric LaBarr on his new faculty position in Winston-Salem. Dr. LaBarr has been a mainstay instructor at the Institute since its earliest years, while completing his Ph.D. in Statistics, and therefore, he has played a role in the education of most of our 1,500 graduates. He is without question one of the country’s finest instructors in our field of study. We wish him the very best in his new endeavor.

Venture 3 – corner of Main and Varsity.

On the Move

NC State University’s Board of Trustees approved the Institute’s proposal to relocate to Venture 3 Building on Centennial Campus in June 2025. Our current lease in Alliance Building will not be renewed due to the major tenant’s decision to lease the entire building. Venture 3 is located at 900 Main Campus Drive, directly across the street from Alliance.

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Navarra students 2025

Institute Hosts Students from Spain

The Institute for Advanced Analytics recently hosted a group of 40 undergraduate students from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain for a weeklong immersion program. The students, all of whom are studying economics and data science, received instruction from Institute faculty and alumni on topics ranging from data visualization to Bayesian statistics. They learned professional networking strategies from the Institute’s career services team, and had the opportunity to put those skills into practice with current MSA students, alumni, and even NC State’s mascots — Mr. and Ms. Wuf! During the evenings, the students enjoyed bowling, ice skating, and exploring the Raleigh area. 

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Valerie Schwartz

Schwartz Speaks at Conference

The Institute’s head of admissions Val Schwartz will highlight our MSA program at the 10th Annual WIDS Conference in Reston, VA. There, she will be part of a panel discussion entitled, “Mastering Data: Insights into Masters Degrees in Statistics and Analytics,” alongside representatives from Duke University’s Master of Interdisciplinary Data Science, Duke University School of Medicine’s Master of Biostatistics, New York University’s M.S. in Applied Statistics for Social Sciences Research, and Wake Forest University’s M.S. in Statistics.

Practicum Sponsors Announced

The Institute is delighted to announce its practicum sponsors for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2025. Student teams are tasked with projects from 18 sponsoring organizations. Once again this year the Institute welcomes an impressive line-up of new and returning sponsors to work with our students over the next 8 months, including our first projects with API, Artemis Health, Axios, Cymantix, Firstleaf, and Vertical IQ.

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