LAVA Talk on Biostatistics & Epidemiology (graduate school and industry) with Philani Mpofu (VC '12), Flatiron Health Friday, November 3, 2023 at 3PM Rocky 310 About Philani: Philani Mpofu received his BA in Mathematics and Economics from Vassar College and … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Software Development with Carl Gutowski (VC '85), SS&C | Innovest Systems. Friday, December 1, 2023 at 3PM in Rocky 312. About Carl: Come hear about Carl's path from Vassar to SS&C | Innovest Systems, where he is … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Data Activism with Elijah Appelson (VC '23), ACLU. Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Elijah: Elijah is a data analyst at the ACLU of Louisiana. His work focuses on gathering, analyzing, and visualizing … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Data Science for Social Good: From Academia to Federal Consulting, with Kai Matheson (VC '19), Accenture. Friday, April 12, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Kai: Kai works at Accenture as a data analytics consultant for … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Actuarial Science, with Lisa (Esposito) Cannizzaro (VC '16), Allied World Reinsurance. Friday, September 20, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 312. About Lisa: Lisa is an Assistant Vice President & Reinsurance Pricing Actuary at Allied World Reinsurance. She … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Data Science, with Tony Caletti (VC '18), Doorh Dash. Friday, October 25, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 312. About Tony: Tony Caletti will discuss his career working as a data analyst and data scientist in the tech … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Transitioning From Math To Machine Learning By Mistake (Or Necessity), with Robert Ronan (VC '15), NYU Langone Health. Friday, November 15, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Robert: Robert Ronan, VC ’15, is a machine learning … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Learning how to learn: my journey from the classroom to doing research, with Anthony Cheng (VC '23), PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania. Friday, October 3, 2025 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Anthony: Anthony Cheng is a … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on My early career with math, statistics, and medicine, with Eli Schwamm (VC '19), MD, Friday, October 17, 2025 at 3PM. Note: this LAVA talk will be virtual. Please join us on Zoom at https://vassar.zoom.us/j/96274757988 About Eli: Dr. … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Beyond the AI Hype Cycle, with Rachel Wagner-Kaiser (VC '10), Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5PM in Rocky 200. About Rachel: Rachel Wagner-Kaiser, Ph.D., class of 2010, double-majored in Physics & Astronomy at Vassar. Rachel is now … Continue reading