March 8, 2025

Florence Nightingale Days

at the University of Alberta

Join us for a fun day of statistics talks and workshops at the University of Alberta.

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Learn

Introduction to what statistics is and what to expect in the industry.

Ask

Keynote speakers from the University of Alberta and Industry Experts.

Explore

Introduction to formal statistical topics suited for high school level participants. 

 

The goal of Florence Nightingale Days is to promote future career opportunities in statistics and data science, and celebrate contributions of women to these fields. 

Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of medical medical statistics. While working as a nurse during the Crimean war she was able to significantly reduce death rates by using statistical reasoning to justify the needs to improve hygiene and living standards. Her contributions to medicine and statistical analysis were revolutionary and are still felt to this day. 

Speakers

Jake Hoover

MSc. Student at the University of Alberta. 

Seoyeon (Cali) Park

MSc. Student at the University of Alberta

Industry Panelists

Daisy Amador

Assistant Vice President at Canadian Western Bank

Dr. Rhonda J. Rosychuk 

Ph.D.,P.Stat., PStat®(ASA)


Dr. Abby Azari

Ph.D. Assistant Professor at University of Alberta/Research Fellow at Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Yiyu Yang

Ph.D Student at University of Calgary

Data Analyst - ATB Financial

Quinn Kozlowski

Business Analyst at WCB Alberta

The Venue

University of Alberta - Central Academic Building (CAB) T6G 2G1

Campus Map Here

Pizza lunch will be provided. If participants do not want to participate in pizza lunch, a group will be chaperoned to the Students Union Building (SUB) where they can purchase food from a variety of restaurants. 


Central Academic Building - Room 265 (CAB 265)


Sponsors

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI), for their funding support, making this event free for all students. We would also like to thank the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences for providing the venue for us to host this event.