Unit: Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology

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.  

Driving change: Inclusive, equitable and just STEM education

Dr. Keenan Wimbley (left), Dr. Rebekka Darner, Dr. Lisa Tranel, and Dr. Dan Holland standing in front of the HHMI logo

The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.

OSF-ISU data science competition

A doctor speaks to a patient.

A data science competition, called OSF 30-Day Readmission, aims to create a predictive model to predict whether a patient discharged from OSF HealthCare will be readmitted within 30 days.