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Bridging Practice and Theory Summit

Drexel LeBow hosted its seventh Bridging Practice and Theory Summit, an annual discussion focused on expanding links between research and its implementation in practice.

Undergrad Datathon Winners

Undergraduate Business Analytics students participated in a seven-hour marathon using data and expertise to develop solutions for a business challenge.

Analytics Leadership

Companies are on the hunt for analytics executives, but where can they find talent in such a new field?

Arjun Arora, Hong Li and Ran Zhang at INFORMS conference

A team of business analytics graduate students placed fifth out of over 200 teams from around the world in a new competition at the INFORMS conference in Las Vegas.

Datathon Winners 2016

LeBow’s Business Analytics program held its second graduate student Dragon Datathon, a rigorous 12-hour event with seven masters-level teams tasked with translating data into qualitative, actionable insights.

Emma Zdgiebloski in Doha, Qatar

For prejunior business analytics and MIS major Emma Zdgiebloski, presenting her research in Qatar was a unique cultural experience. One she never could have dreamed of.

People watching the Super Bowl

Two LeBow undergraduate students researched how the brain reacts to good and bad Super Bowl advertisements as part of the STAR Scholars program.

Innovators Reap Results (CIO.com/Analytics 50)

Five winners of the 2016 Analytics 50 awards, presented by Drexel LeBow and CIO.com, share details of their projects in CIO Digital Magazine.

Jack Levis, of UPS, speaks to Drexel LeBow Business students about big data

Jack Levis, Senior Director of Process Management for UPS, spoke at Drexel LeBow about the importance not just of big data but of big decision and big insight.

Business Analytics

LeBow partners with CIO.com to recognize excellence in analytics.

LeBow’s MIS 347 class tackled real-life challenges by serving as outsourced information systems consultants for companies in the U.S. and India (reverse outsourcing) with Drexel students working in teams with students at Amity University in India.

Rehan

Many Drexel students have landed great co-ops that provide ample bragging rights. Mohammad “Maaz” Rehan has most, if not all, of them beat. He recently completed a co-op at the White House.

Jilan Liu, a LeBow student majoring in operations and supply chain management, was recently awarded the Harvey P. Sommerer Memorial Scholarship Award.

LeBow, CIO.com to Present 'Analytics 50' Ranking

LeBow College and CIO Magazine/CIO.com have partnered to create the Analytics 50 -- a ranking that will recognize the top 50 analytics executives.

LeBow’s MS in Business Analytics hosted its first Datathon, a challenge for student to complete analytics projects using open-source datasets.