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  1. A Magnificent May for the MCSS Department!

    Even though May isn't quite over, the Department of Math, Computer Science, and Statistics has had an incredible month, and we'd like to share some of our accomplishments and festivities:

  2. MCSS holds 13th Pi-athlon in Celebration of Pi Day

    St. Lawrence University's Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics (MCSS) held its 13th Pi-athlon to celebrate Pi Day. Held at Peterson Quantitative Resource Center in Valentine Hall. For the...

  3. Statistics Students, Faculty and Alums Attend Sports Analytics Conference

    Data Science students Hope Donoghue ’24 and Shane Hauck ’23, along with Assistant Director of the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center AJ Dykstra ’22, Professor of Statistics Robin Lock, and Charles A. Dana Professor and Department Chair of the Math, Computer Science, and Statistics Department Michael Schuckers all attended the Sports Analytics Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In attendance were Hope Donoghue ’24 a Data Science major and captain of the SLU women’s soccer team, Shane Hauck ’23 a Data Science graduate and former captain of the SLU men’s soccer team who is enrolled in the Applied Data Science Master’s program at CMU, AJ Dykstra ’22 who is currently the Assistant Director of the Peterson Quantitative Resource Center at SLU, Professor of Statistics Robin Lock, and Professor of Statistics Michael Schuckers.

  4. SLU Alum is a finalist in Big Data Bowl Competition

    Shane Hauck ’23 is finalist in the National Football League ’s (NFL’s) 2024 data analysis competition, the Big Data Bowl. This year’s competition focused on tackling. Hauck and his team wrote an analysis of NFL tackling entitled “No Edge, No Chance: The Impact of Setting the Edge on Zone Run Plays.” The annual Big Data Bowl is a data analysis competition meant to generate innovative statistical methods in football. “Contestants in each year’s Big Data Bowl compete for prizes ranging from game tickets to cash, including a $100,000 prize for the competition.” Hauck and team are finalists in the Coaching track. They are one of five teams of finalists that will present their work to judges and NFL teams at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, IN on February 28th.