From Plant Biologist to Data Scientist: An Interview with Matthew Cleary

Matthew Cleary (MSA class of ’21) is currently an Advanced Analytics Business Partner at Merz Aesthetics, a pharmaceutical company that specializes in aesthetic medicine. Prior to joining the MSA program he had built a career as a plant biologist, and still has a passion for all things flora. During our Continue reading From Plant Biologist to Data Scientist: An Interview with Matthew Cleary

The Relative Importance of Region and Vaccination in Predicting COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Counties

At the beginning of Summer 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic looked to be behind us. Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths were at the lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic, spurred by what appeared to be a combination of warm weather and increasing vaccinations. However, the emergence of the Delta Variant Continue reading The Relative Importance of Region and Vaccination in Predicting COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Counties

Air Travel in the Time of COVID-19

Villanova, PA; State College, PA; Providence, RI; New York City, NY; St. Louis, MO; Columbus, MO; Eugene, OR; Bozeman, MT; Columbus, OH; DC; Winston-Salem, NC. These are all the places I went from the beginning of January until mid-March 2020 for my job as a traveling consultant for my sorority. Continue reading Air Travel in the Time of COVID-19