My name is Eli Butters and I am a sophomore studying Statistics and Computer Science. I started out studying Finance and Real Estate as a freshman but then moved over to Statistics and Computer Science because I love understanding the mathematical side of finance. Over the past 20 years, virtually every market inefficiency has beenContinue reading “Eli Butters: Machine Learning Algorithms in Quantitative Finance”
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Ian Bridges: Making Medical Research More Accessible
My name is Ian Bridges and I am a pure mathematics major at Florida StateUniversity. I was born and raised in Virginia Beach where I enjoyed running,playing jazz music on the drums, going to the beach, and learning aboutmathematics and computers. I love to stay busy, and nowadays I enjoy hanging out with my friends, weightlifting,Continue reading “Ian Bridges: Making Medical Research More Accessible”
My Capstone Project
For my Capstone, I decided to study access to healthcare in Peru. While I have been at FSU, I have grown a strong interest in learning about how people access healthcare and what barriers or facilitators they encounter while doing so. I spent five weeks this summer in Cusco, Peru, volunteering at a shelter forContinue reading “My Capstone Project”
Farewell to My Project!
My experience in Cusco was amazing. While I did encounter several difficulties, from sickness to language struggles, and just being homesick, I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to experience a different culture. I visited places that I have always wanted to travel to, including Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu, and I exploredContinue reading “Farewell to My Project!”
The Spaces I Inhabit in Cusco
While I was in Cusco, there were a couple of main spaces that I would inhabit daily. The first space would be the city center, mainly including the area around the Plaza de Armas. This is a big square with lots of restaurants and shops. During the month of June, there were parades around theContinue reading “The Spaces I Inhabit in Cusco”
The Cultural Environment in Cusco
I am now home from my experience in Cusco, and I have had some time to reflect on the cultural environment and the community there. I think that I did have some culture shock when I first arrived, but over time I became more accustomed to the way of life there. Probably the biggest changeContinue reading “The Cultural Environment in Cusco”
A Recent Story that Resonates with Me
A new story that caught my eye recently was one from the New York Times about a Fentanyl dispensary in Vancouver. I work on a public health project called Overdose Data to Action, and through this project I have learned a lot about harm reduction strategies. These are initiatives that are actually proven to reduceContinue reading “A Recent Story that Resonates with Me”
Bianca Noland: Sustaining Company Culture
For my Tech fellows research project, I wanted my topic to relate to my internshipexperience with StarterStudio. Before my internship began, I came up with the research question “How do startups continue to implement sustainability practices during expansion?”. When coming up with this question, I recognized that this was a topic that I was veryContinue reading “Bianca Noland: Sustaining Company Culture”
Harrison Betz: Dante’s Psychological Manual
As many of you may know, working on projects is extremely different from planning them. Over the past few months, I have spent actually researching my topic, I have found that it was much more nuanced than initially expected…and I find that fascinating! For me (and I would imagine most people), there is an inherentContinue reading “Harrison Betz: Dante’s Psychological Manual”
Miguel Gonzalez: Studying the Emerging Woubikan Language
The tenth of July marks one month since I arrived in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. The first days were difficult as I faced a new reality. Fortunately, given the time I have passed with my grandparents over the summer breaks In Colombia and Cuba, I have been able to quickly adapt to a similar lifestyleContinue reading “Miguel Gonzalez: Studying the Emerging Woubikan Language”
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