March is the National Women’s History month. What better way to celebrate than attending the Women in Data Science Conference (WiDS)? MBS students remotely attended this unique and energetic event along with members of more than 150 organizations across the globe. The fourth annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference was hosted at Stanford University on March 4th, 2019. Talk topics ranged from ethics, cybersecurity, data privacy, ML applications to career motivation.

As part of the Communications and Leadership class, we listened to TED Talks about the gender gap which inspired us to take action to change the imbalance of women leaders in the sciences (read our first blog).  We organized The Douglas Project to share our experiences as women working in the pharmaceutical and biotech in

During the Communication and Leadership class, we discussed why fewer women are in leadership roles in the life sciences than their male counterparts (read our earlier blog). We decided to host an event to share our personal experiences as females in the working in life sciences. We were nervous and exhilarated.

If you’ve ever visited the Rutgers Makerspace on Livingston Campus, then you’ve likely observed—or perhaps even used—3D printing: the technology capable of transforming project concepts and creative ideas from simple designs into tangible, functional, three-dimensional objects.

On Tuesday, February 11th, 2019, MBS students from the Fall 2019 semester Becton Dickinson Externship Exchange teams, along with Dr. Christie Nelson, presented their work at Becton Dickinson’s Headquarter located in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The Becton Dickinson Externship Exchange comprised two teams of MBS students: team 1 focused on the analysis of the results of the Voice of the Associates Survey and team 2 focused on anomaly detection in Travel and Expenses. These projects were initiated in Sept 2018 and ended in Feb 2019.

After listening to several TED Talks during the Communications & Leadership course, seven MBS women employed in the healthcare profession were inspired to act. We joined the MBS Women’s Leadership Initiative, a sisterhood which educates and empowers women in science and technology jobs.  Our class assignment for the “demonstrate your personal best leadership” project developed into a program to educate future women leaders.

Searching for a job is an important part of every student’s life, but the process can be time-consuming and stressful. One of the great opportunities Rutgers University offers is the Career Fair, which enables a student to meet more than 200 employers at the same place and on the same day. However, failing to prepare equates to preparing to fail. Students who prepare in advance have higher chances of success than others.

The Ethics Primer on Data Privacy and Data Governance was an interactive event at Rutgers MBS on November 19, 2018, where students had the opportunity to discuss various data privacy issues. Ron Hedges, the guest speaker, is a member of Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group and consults on management and discovery of electronically stored information ("ESI"). He created awareness about ethical issues in workplace and clarified the doubts of the students regarding legal cases. 

The Graduation Dinner for the gradutes of Summer 2018, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 was held on May 16 at Zimmerli Art Museum. It was a great occasion to celebrate with fellow graduates. That day will always be memorable to all the graduates of MBS program. Students received their degree certificate and best wishes from MBS staff for their next phase in their life. 

The Graduation Dinner for the MBS program was held at the Zimmerli Art Museum. 

Concluding the rigorous week of final exams, the annual holiday party witnessed students, alumni and faculty from the MBS program on December 18th at the Rutgers Club. Attendees gathered to celebrate and make connections with other attendees, especially the alumni where experiences were shared. A Rutgers graduate, currently Director of Product Development at Arrowhead was also present, and students were able to discuss possible opportunities for them in the Analytics field.