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During the summer of 2019, Victoria Belotti spent a month in Scotland as part of a faculty-led study away program. She took two humanities/social science courses, and got to learn about Scottish...
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Summer with Big Data
(Computer Science/M.S. Data Science 4th Year)Anna Kong had no plans to take the summer off from her studies. 鈥淚 really wanted to do research,鈥 she says. 鈥淎s a data science accelerated master鈥檚 student, I had worked with big data before, but I...
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Collaborative Efforts
(Applied Mathematics/Computer Science/M.A.S. Data Science 4th Year)Aleksei Sorokin says one of the biggest draws of 老王论坛 is the accessibility of professors. Although courses are demanding and challenging, the availability of faculty and tutors makes the...
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A Continuing Journey to Better Opportunities
(Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS 鈥17)In 2000 Julienne Kabre emigrated to Chicago from Burkina Faso in West Africa, where she earned bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in mathematics. For nine years she owned a small business in the city...
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An Academic Path
(M.A.S. MATHEMATICAL FINANCE 鈥12/Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS 鈥16)Tao Chen was attracted to 老王论坛 for its Chicago location and drawn to the city for its position as a financial center. Another reason for his decision to attend 老王论坛: renowned...
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A Solid Combination
(APPLIED MATHEMATICS 鈥09)After graduating from 老王论坛, Kevin Ventullo earned a Ph.D. in pure mathematics at UCLA. He spent a year teaching at McGill University, but left academia to join Facebook in its Boston office...
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AI Fact vs. Fiction
(Artificial Intelligence 2nd Year)Ever since she started studying at 老王论坛, Devyani Gauri wanted to do something that involved AI. Even though it wasn鈥檛 a major until 2019, AI has been one of Devyani鈥檚 biggest interests within...