Data Science
Data Science Blog
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The Value of Internships
Internships are vital experiences for students. Seventeen data science students interned with non-profit organizations through the Christy Houston Foundation. Other students interned with organizations such as the MTSU Agriculture Department, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Experian. Read some of their experiences. Myles Ikhalia had the opportunity to serve as a data analyst intern at Mindful…
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2025-26 Data Science Student Steve and Kathy Anderson Scholarship Winners
We are excited to announce the recipients of the prestigious Steve and Kathy Anderson Scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic year! This highly competitive scholarship recognizes outstanding students in the MTSU Data Science program who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, passion for data science, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact here at MTSU. Each recipient…
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2025 Spring End-of-Year Spotlight Alumni Event
The Spring End-of-Year Spotlight Alumni Event for the MTSU Data Science programs is a celebration of student achievement, alumni success, and the strength of our MTSU data science community. In April, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered to network, socialize and recognize this year’s achievements. The highlight of this event is the focus on…
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Using AI as a Data Science Research: Changes, Capabilities, and Ethics
In the last two years, we have seen unprecedented progress in the capabilities of large language models. In the last month, several models have emerged that show advanced reasoning capabilities.Â
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Integrating Health Care Data with HL7: Leveraging Google Cloud and RESTful APIs for Enhanced Interoperability
Explore advanced data engineering techniques in healthcare data management using Google Cloud’s BigQuery and the HL7 standard
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Introduction to Health Information Exchanges (HIE): interoperability in Healthcare and Health Insurance IT
The seamless exchange of healthcare information, facilitated by Health Information Exchange (HIE), is pivotal for enhancing patient care, improving outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.
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Reading the Pseudo-code for Transformers
Transformers are the underlying algorithms powering large language models like GPT, Bert, and Llama.
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Opportunities for actuaries and computational mathematics experts in healthcare industry
Ramzi Abujamra, PhD, ASA, Sr Clinical & Population Health Analyst, Highmark Health will describe opportunities in the health insurance industry from his viewpoint during his career.
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Using AI-Assisted Writing Productively
The “computational†capabilities of ChatBots are growing exponentially. The interaction modes of ChatBots are rapidly changing.Â
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ChatGPT Vision vs Real World
I finally got access to the Vision options within ChatGPT.  This feature was enabled on my phone, so I gave it a series of challenges to see how well it works.  The results were impressive, and a bit disturbing.  Check it out.

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