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(LAVA) Philani Mpofu, VC ’12

Rockefeller Hall 310

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

(Colloquium) Katherine Brumberg, University of Pennsylvania

Rockefeller Hall 312

Colloquium Talk Katherine Brumberg, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School Monday November 6, 2023 at 4PM Rocky  312 Title: Optimal Stratification to Address Selection Bias in Observational Studies Abstract: Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for determining a treatment effect. … Continue reading

Let’s Talk About Math Grad School

Rockefeller Hall 200

Curious about pursuing graduate studies in applied math, pure math, or statistics but not sure what that entails or requires? Join us on Thursday, November 9th at 4pm in Rocky 200 for an information session on the what, why, and how … Continue reading

(Colloquium) Hung Tong, The University of Alabama

Colloquium Talk Hung Tong, The University of Alabama Friday November 10, 2023 at 4PM Rocky  312 Title: Robust and Flexible Model-Based Clustering for Incomplete Data Abstract: Model-based clustering is an important class of cluster analysis that aims to produce smaller … Continue reading

(DSS Colloquium) Rob Williams, Bayer Crop Science

Data Science & Society (DSS) Colloquium Talk Rob Williams, Data Scientist Remote Sensing at Bayer Crop Science Friday November 10, 2023 at 5PM New England 206 Title: Data Science for Plants For the full DSS Colloquium Series Schedule, visit: https://pages.vassar.edu/dss/colloquium-series-schedule/

(Colloquium) Shaoyang Ning, Williams College

Colloquium Talk Shaoyang Ning, Williams College Monday November 13, 2023 at 4PM Rocky  312 Title: Using Google search data for localized flu tracking Abstract: Big data from the Internet has great potential to track social and economic events at multiple … Continue reading

(Colloquium) Colby Kelln, Cornell University

Title: The Mathematics of Tilings Abstract: Imagine we are hired to tile an infinitely large bathroom floor. What tile shapes could we use? We will use math to explore and refine this question to make sure that our client is … Continue reading

(LAVA) Carl Gutowski, VC ’85

Rockefeller Hall 312

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

(Colloquium) Robin Belton, Smith College

Colloquium Talk Robin Belton, Smith College Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 1PM Rocky  312 Title: Adaptive Algorithms in Geometric and Topological Visualization Abstract: Geometry and Topology have been increasingly used to visualize and summarize the "shape" of data. Mapper is … Continue reading

(DSS Colloquium) Brenden Lake, New York University

Rockefeller Hall 300

Data Science & Society (DSS) Colloquium Talk with Brenden Lake, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, on Wednesday February 7 at 5PM in Rocky 300.   Title: Addressing two classic debates in cognitive science with deep … Continue reading

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