UMMC Department of Data Science

06/23/2023

So many internships, so little time! This summer our fabulous students are working at Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance, Regeneron, FDA, the University of California-San Francisco, and various departments and centers all over campus. We are so proud of you all!

05/22/2023

https://umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2023/05/Brian-Christman.html

After realizing he was too squeamish to be a physician, Brian Christman found his calling in statistics and data science, which allow him to “play in everyone’s backyard.”

05/16/2023

Yesterday we celebrated our Biostatistics & Data Science graduates: Roungu Ahmmad (Ph.D.), Yan Gao (Ph.D.), Anshul Anugu (M.S.), Brian Christman (M.S.), and Hunter Sylvester (M.S.). We are so proud of you all!

04/14/2023

Congratulations to Hunter Sylvester, a second-year Biostatistics & Data Science student, for being inducted into the L.C. Dorsey Honor Society! Way to go Hunter!!!!!

04/14/2023

Seminar Alert! Join us today at 11:00 AM in Room 211 of the Translational Research Center to hear a talk by Thao Tran from the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University. Thao will discuss "“Psychological Distress and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic :A Structural Topic Modeling Approach”. We hope to see you there!

04/05/2023

Seminar Alert! Join us today at 1:00 PM to hear a presentation by Dr. David Kaplan, Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Come learn about Bayesian dynamic borrowing!

03/30/2023

Dr. Yufeng Zheng and one of our student’s are at Alcorn today for the Graduate Fair. Stop by to visit with them if you are in the area and learn more about our programs!

03/22/2023

Seminar Alert! Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Principal Tech Evangelist at Amazon and Founder/CEO of the Bean Path, will be onsite to discuss building a tech state of mind. Let's learn how to mitigate biases in artificial intelligence and create a more inclusive tech workforce! Join us today at 11 AM, either in-person or online!

03/10/2023

Congratulations to Mengna Zhang on successfully defending her dissertation proposal yesterday! Mengna (center) is pictured with Dr. William "Bill" Hillegass (left) and Dr. Hao Mei (right; chairperson). Way to go Mengna!

02/28/2023

Seminar Alert! Tomorrow's seminar speaker will be Dr. Christine Peterson, Associate Professor of Biostatistics from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She will discuss Bayesian approaches to the meta-analysis of safety data from clinical trials. We hope to see you there!

02/27/2023

Research Alert! Congratulations to Dr. Yunxi Zhang on her first-authored publication "Framework for Evaluating and Developing Sustainable Telehealth Programs" in the journal "Telemedicine and e-Health." Way to go Dr. Zhang! https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/tmj.2022.0407

02/14/2023

Today we showed our students, faculty, and staff some love! Many thanks to Mengna and Tran who were the creative directors for the decorations!

02/06/2023

Research Alert! Congrats to Dr. Wondwosen Yimer who co-authored the publication "COVID-19 Not Hypertension or Diabetes Increases the Risk of Preeclampsia among a High-Risk Population" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection has been associated with greater morbidity and increased mortality in certain populations, such as those with chronic medical conditions, the elderly, and pregnant women. Our goal was to determine if COVID-19 infection during preg...

02/01/2023

Seminar Alert! Today we will hear from Dr. Thomas Belin, Professor and Vice Chair of Biostatistics at UCLA. Come hear about internal validity in community partnered participatory research! See you at 1:00!

01/17/2023

Seminar Alert! Tomorrow's guest speaker will be Dr. Todd Schwartz, Professor of Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Quench your cravings for cumulative logits!

01/03/2023

It's official! Congrats to Dr. Yan Gao and Dr. Md Roungu Ahmmad! It was a pleasure and honor to be involved in your academic journey! Many wishes for continued success from your Biostatistics & Data Science family!

12/19/2022

Happy holidays to our Data Science family! Thanks for the laughs and merriment as we gathered to celebrate the end of the semester. Big congrats to the teams who won the prettiest and ugliest gingerbread houses!

12/08/2022

Admissions Deadline Alert! Prospective students who wish to apply for admission to the doctoral program with consideration for a stipend should apply by December 31. The application link: https://wd5-student.myworkdaysite.com/ummc/ummc_student. We look forward to reviewing your application!

We are pleased you are considering UMMC as your choice for higher education. Please visit our prospective student website to learn more about the programs offered at UMMC. A career in the medical field is something to which many people aspire, but they often believe their only options include doctor...