U of T Department of Statistical Sciences

🐶 Our Pet Therapy: Take a Paws session was a blast! Students had some fun furry friend time before the final exam period. Thank you to everyone who came out to connect with Sunshine Therapy Dogs' fluffy companions, Louis(left), and Tucker(right).

Yesterday's "Exam Prep: Stay Calm and Work Effectively" was a hit! Thanks to everyone who attended. If you missed it, don't worry! Connect with a Learning Strategist to learn how to manage stress, develop key study strategies and avoid burnout during exam season: https://buff.ly/3ZIlQda

Interested in working in finance or insurance? Join the MFI's virtual information session to explore what our professional program in financial insurance can offer you. Everyone is welcome!

Register here: bit.ly/MFI-Info-2022

Do you have any questions? Reach out to [email protected] We'd love to hear from you!

Are you a U of T student or junior faculty in need of data analysis advice for your research project? Book a free statistical consultation with the Data Sciences Café team!

Data Sciences Café is a new event series presented by the Department of Statistical Sciences and the Data Science Institute. We offer weekly advice by trained statisticians for non-statistical researchers in any field of study.

Fill out the form to submit your consultation request by Sep 14, 2022!

http://uoft.me/data-cafe

Join the U of T Master of Science in Applied Computing program this Thursday at 9 am Eastern Time at their weekly Admissions Webinar. Register here: http://ow.ly/JgOg50JO7Ch

Help the University of Toronto Pride and Remembrance Run team raise money to support Toronto's 2SLGBTQ+ community! Join the virtual fundraising run/walk (Sat, June 25) or make a donation.

Join the U of T team: https://priderun.org
(Click the “register now!” button, fill in the requested information, and join the team "University of Toronto

Make a donation: https://bit.ly/3QOTVoX

Registration costs $65 which covers administration and swag costs. If the registration cost is a barrier, there is also a free/pay what-you-can community participation option for registration – all are welcome!

The schedule and speakers for Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2022 have been announced.

Now in its second year, the annual academic conference hosted by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society convenes leading thinkers from a variety of fields & inspires new insights at the forefront of contemporary research.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/38PDxCK

https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/absolutely-interdisciplinary-2022-speakers-announced

Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2022: Speakers and sessions announced — Schwartz Reisman Institute The full complement of speakers and sessions for Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2022 have been revealed. The annual academic conference hosted by the Schwartz Reisman Institute will be held virtually from June 20–22, and features speakers from the University of Chicago, Google Brain, Harvard, McGill...

We are hiring two research assistants to help with a range of interesting data-related projects.

U of T students can apply via the Career & Co-Curricular Learning Network (position # 197647): clnx.utoronto.ca/

Applications are now open until May 16, 2022. The employment period runs from May 9 to August 15, 2022.

Learn how to apply to Work Study jobs on CLNx: bit.ly/3Mg0RZ1

Applications for the 2022 ASA DataFest@UofT are now open to all U of T undergrad students! Sign up as a team by Sun, April 17.

This year's event will be held virtually from April 29 to May 2.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3JuMjmx

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What is DataFest@UofT?

DataFest@UofT is like a hackathon for undergraduate students, except the problem is a data science problem, rather than a programming problem. Teams of students get a dataset on the first day of the event, and work on the problem until the last day where they present their results.

Learn more here: bit.ly/3LZkAMv