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Happy October everyone! Here’s what’s coming up this week and beyond:
🍵 Upcoming Events
Next GBM + Bookbagging 🎒
It’s almost time to register for spring classes already! Shopping carts open on Oct 20th, and registration begins Oct 29th.
Have questions about courses or professors? Want to drop by for a quick chat (and free food)? We’ll be hosting two informal bookbagging sessions open to everyone!
West Campus: GBM + Bookbagging (RSVP)
🗓️ 7-9 PM on Thursday, October 23rd
📍 Old Chem 001
East Campus: Bookbagging Drop-in + Boba (RSVP)
🗓️ 7-9 PM on Wednesday, October 29th
📍 TBD
📣 Announcements
The Research Committee is still looking for members! 🔬
This group will organize biweekly seminars and reading groups that connect undergrads with Duke faculty, industry researchers, and graduate students to explore modern statistics theory and applications beyond medicine.
Committees are a fantastic way to shape initiatives, build leadership skills, and collaborate with peers.
✍️ Fill out this quick form to let us know if you’d like to be part of the Research Committee!
🌱 Opportunities
Duke AI Hackathon 💻
Register for the Duke AI Hackathon! The hackathon will be held in-person on November 7th-9th, 2025 at the Wilkinson building on West Campus. All participants are expected to be at the kickoff portion Friday afternoon/evening and the judging portion on Sunday morning. There is no registration fee, and teams can have a maximum of four members. The prompts include topics from Health and Wellness, Education, Productivity & Enterprise Tools, Art, Media & Design, and Social Impact & Climate. The event is open and encourages students from both technical and non-technical backgrounds, and they will have helpful resources to help get beginners started! More information and registration can be found here: https://sites.duke.edu/aihackathon/
Friday Stat Sci Seminars 💡
The Statistical Science Department hosts weekly seminars open to all! Find past and upcoming events here: https://stat.duke.edu/events
🗓️ 3:30-4 PM every Friday
📍 Old Chem 116
📅 Stay Connected
Want to keep track of all our events? Add our Google Calendar here:
👉 SSMU Events Calendar
That’s all for now—have a great fall break, everyone!
Cheers,
SSMU
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