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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Simmons Publishes Research
Dr. Susan Simmons has co-authored two research articles appearing in Environmetrics, the journal of The International Environmetrics Society (TIES), an Association of the International Statistical Institute. Environmetrics is devoted to the dissemination of high-quality statistical and mathematical research in the environmental sciences.
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Class of 2025 Arrives
It is with great pleasure that the Institute welcomes the 18th annual cohort of students in the Master of Science in Analytics! The Class of 2025 includes 95 talented and motivated students who come to the Institute excited to begin their data science journey.
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Director Speaks on GenAI
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, spoke on the subject of promise and challenges of GenAI with a distinguished panel of industry experts—Alexandra West, Christopher Poggi, and Marinela Profi, and Wells Fargo’s Chief Data Officer, Brian Gibbons. The event was sponsored by the Wells Fargo Technology Banking and Middle Market Banking team and hosted at SAS Institute.
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Congratulations to the Class of ’24! The Institute for Advanced Analytics is proud to announce that 95 candidates have received their Master of Science in Analytics degrees during our 17th annual commencement exercise. As we celebrate their achievements, we are excited to welcome them into a vibrant and thriving alumni community of over 1,400 data science professionals.
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LaBarr Speaks at ODSC 2024
The Institute’s Dr. Aric LaBarr will speak on the subject of developing credit scoring models for banking and beyond at the Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) East.
LaBarr Speaks at INFORMS Analytics Conference
Dr. Aric LaBarr will speak at the INFORMS Analytics Conference in April on the subject of credit modeling, microfinance, and improving the lives of families in the developing world.
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Schwartz Earns Recognition
Congratulations to Valerie Schwartz, the Institute’s head of admissions, on her nomination for the Provost’s Unit Award for Excellence! Since joining the Institute in June 2017, Valerie has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing the annual admissions cycle for the Master of Science in Analytics, overseeing over 6,000 applicants during her tenure. Her extensive expertise from two decades in higher education administration has been instrumental in ensuring the enrollment of top-tier students.
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Eagan Warren co-leads UNC Faculty Learning Community
Dr. Sarah Eagan Warren will co-facilitate discussions with faculty from across the University of North Carolina System on the use of generative AI in teaching and learning. Along with Dr. Egan Warren, the new 2024-25 UNC Faculty Learning Community will be led be Dr. Siobahn Day Grady (North Carolina Central University) and Dr. Jules Keith-Le (UNC Charlotte).
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Institute Hosts International Program
The Institute hosted a delegation of students in the Business/Economics+Data Analytics program in the School of Economics and Business at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. The week-long program involved faculty lectures and hands-on exercises, as well as talks about graduate education in the U.S. and preparing for employment in the data science profession.
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