OpporTunities

Academic Opportunities 

• Be sure to check out data & AI programs at Howard University!
  • M.S. in Applied Data Science & Analytics
  • B.S. in Data Science (coming fall 2026)
  • Minor in Applied Data Science (coming fall 2026)
  • Certificate in Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (in development)
• OAI Thought Leadership Lecture Series
• Looking for data science graduate programs?

​Finding Other Opportunities

• NSF REU: These are paid Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Typically, you're given a nice summer stipend, food, and lodging. These have become competitive, so apply early! 
• NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes: Many institutes offer a wide range of opportunities for undergraduates, graduates, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, teachers, and other professionals. Check out their calendar and apply for funding! ​
• American Mathematical Society (AMS) Career Information
• Association for Women in Mathematics student information
• Mathematical Association of America (MAA) student resources
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) student information

Learning & Training

​How to Study/Learn

• How to Be a Successful Student
• How to Study for a Math Exam
• Learning How to Learn (free) Coursera course

[Free-ish] Industry AI Learning and Training

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training and Certification
  • AWS Educate
  • AWS Learn AI
  • AWS Skills Centers
• Cisco Learning Network
  • Cisco AI Training and Certification Programs
  • Cisco U. Tech learning​
• Google AI Skills Training
  • Google AI Training and Tools for Students
  • Google Generative AI for Educators with Gemini
  • Google NotebookLMcisc
• IBM Skills Build
• LinkedIn Learning - AI
• Microsoft AI Learning Hub
  • Microsoft Learn Student Hub - Certifications
  • Microsoft AI for Educators
  • Microsoft AI for Education
• OpenAI Academy

[Free-ish] Online Courses

• Coursera
  • AI skills learning
• Datacamp
• edX
  • edX Learn AI
  • Check out the schools and partners here​

Calculus Notes, Stewart's Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 8th Ed.

• Exam Review Notes for Calculus III: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
• Notes on Differentiation, Integration Techniques, and Series

Harnessing AI for Better Health and Smarter Living

​Assessing and Predicting Job Outcomes in AI

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2537092. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation. ​

Study Tidbits

• ​Job Search Writing from The OWL @ Purdue: How to prepare an application, search letters, resumes, and curricula vitae (CV)
• Khan Academy has awesome videos and tutorials
• Paul's Online Notes: Covers Algebra, Calculus 1-3, and Differential Equations (and has great cheat sheets in reduced format!)
• Purplemath
• Patrick's Just Math Tutorials​​

Computational Resources

MATLAB

• MATLAB Student edition
  • Check to see if your institution has a subscription because it may be free for students and faculty   
• Octave (free 'equivalent' version)
• Textbooks on MATLAB by Cleve Moler
• MATLAB trainings and tutorials 

Hanging with Cleve Moler, the creator of MATLAB

[Free] Computing Resources

• jamovi (similar to SPSS)
• Julia
• Python via Anaconda (includes Spyder, Jupyter Notebook, +)
• R (engine)
• RStudio (graphical front-end for R)
• SAS for students (free software for academics)
• Tableau for students

[Free] LaTeX Downloads

• LaTeX Installation
• MacTeX (Mac OS distribution)
• MiKTeX (Windows distribution) 
• TeX Live (GNU/Linux distribution), or if you have Ubuntu
• Texmaker (a nice editor that works on all operating systems)