In memory of John Dossey

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We are sad to announce the passing of Dr. John Dossey. In his distinguished career as a mathematics educator, Dossey was a vital member of CeMaST, Illinois State University, and the mathematics education community as a whole.

OSF-ISU 30-Day Readmission Data Science Competition winners announced

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The crescendo of the fall 2023 semester was the eagerly anticipated OSF-ISU Data Science Competition, titled “OSF 30-Day Readmission.” The competition, jointly supported by OSF and Illinois State, challenged 14 teams to create predictive models determining whether a patient discharged from OSF HealthCare would be readmitted within 30 days. The competition was intense, with six finalists emerging from a pool of strong contenders, boasting impressively close scores.