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One plus one equals two. The sky is blue. NC State has a rivalry with UNC. These are fundamental facts of our existence. However, many former Tar Heels, such as myself, have set aside their Carolina blue (at least for a while) to pursue NC State’s highly-selective Masters of Science Continue reading UNC Biostatistics Students Find a Home in the MSA Program
Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? No? Well, this isn’t Westworld, and I wouldn’t have expected you to. I certainly hadn’t until I decided to read Invisible Women. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez explores the implicit biases that Continue reading Book Recommendation: Invisible Women
Meet Iqra Munawar, Class of 2020. Iqra entered the MSA program with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Appalachian State University and experience with financial companies through multiple internships. Upon completing the MSA, Iqra worked as a Biostatistician/Data Scientist at Wake Forest Baptist Health and is currently working as a Continue reading Interview with Iqra Munawar
Who knew that Phil Collins was spewing so much truth in Tarzan’s Son of Man when he sang, “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” It is funny how a song lyric from a children’s movie perfectly encapsulates the essence of mentorship in the real world, Continue reading Learning to Learn: Mentorship in Data Analytics