News and Events

DMC News and Events

November 3, 2025Ramapo DMC 11/3 - Updates and important events

Dear DMC Students - A few important notes about upcoming events and deadlines: Pivoting C.S. Degree into a Career into Forensics and Cyber Security Please join us in ASB 524 on November 12th at 5:30pm for a career-focused talk by Ramapo Computer Science alum (2008), Craig Brady. For those of you interested in understanding how computer science and cybersecurity overlap, this is a must-attend talk!. Hear how programming skills evolve into building forensic tools, leading security teams, and tackling today’s toughest cyber challenges. [Read more] Fall 2025 Graduation If you plan to graduate after the Fall semester, you must complete ... Read More

October 30, 2025Highlight Your Internship Story: Pranish Khanal - Workforce Opportunity Services

Welcome to the DMC’s Highlight Your Internship Story series, where we showcase the impressive work our students are doing during their internships. These stories highlight how hands-on experience is helping them grow professionally and launch successful careers in tech. Congratulations to Pranish Khanal, Computer Science major at Ramapo! This fall Pranish has been working for Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) in New York City as a Junior Development Intern. So far he hashelped redesign two organizational websites. He also provide technical support, helping troubleshoot issues and adapt to various projects in a fast-paced small company environment. Beyond coding, He has had ... Read More

October 29, 2025DMC Students Develop AI-Powered Gut Health Platform for Microsoft Imagine Cup

Interdisciplinary team combines wearable biosensing, machine learning, and personalized nutrition Two DMC students are pioneering the future of personalized nutrition with GutFeel, a digital health platform that uses artificial intelligence to predict how individual bodies respond to food in real-time. The project merges wearable technology, continuous glucose monitoring, and machine learning to help people understand their unique digestive and metabolic patterns before symptoms occur. The Vision Magdalena Nikolova, a Biology/Neuroscience major, and Hristo Denev, a Computer Science major, recognized that more than 60% of adults experience gastrointestinal discomfort, yet existing diet apps treat everyone the same. Their solution: integrate continuous ... Read More

October 24, 2025Ramapo DMC 10/24 - Updates and important events

Dear Students - Registration begins October 27th (Monday). You should be reviewing the Spring 2026 schedule and identifying courses you plan to take. If you have an advisement hold, you must meet with your academic advisor. If you don't know how your advisor is, you can contact either myself or Student Success (success@ramapo.edu). You will not be able to register if your hold is not removed. Winter session course registration begins 10/27 as well. There are a number of introductory level courses in CMPS offered, along with other courses across the college. Please note that when making an appointment with ... Read More

October 13, 2025Ramapo DMC 10/13 - Updates and important events

Dear DMC Students - Registration will start 10/27. You should be reviewing the Spring 2026 schedule and identifying courses you plan to take. If you have an advisement hold, you must meet with your academic advisor. If you don't know how your advisor is, you can contact either myself or Student Success (success@ramapo.edu). You will not be able to register if your hold is not removed. Winter session course registration begins 10/27 as well. There are a number of introductory level courses in CMPS offered, along with other courses across the college. 4+1 MSDS / MSCS / MSAM Seniors If ... Read More

October 13, 20254+1 Program: Graduate Courses for Senior Year Students

Students enrolled in one of the DMC 4+1 programs (MSDS, MSCS, or MSAM) should plan to take three graduate courses during their senior year. These courses are taken exclusively in your final or second-to-last semester as an undergraduate and count toward both your Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Registration Information Registration opens October 27, 2025 Important: You must email Prof. Scott Frees at sfrees@ramapo.edu for an override prior to registering for any graduate courses. MS in Data Science (MSDS) Senior year students will take the following three graduate courses: DATA 620 - Ethics in Data & Computing (Spring 2026) DATA 601 ... Read More

October 1, 2025Spring 2026 MS Course - DATA STORYTELLING

With registration approaching, check out this new course we are offering in the Spring. It's online, and doesn't have prerequisites! This course, DATA 690 TOPICS: DATA STORYTELLING, equips students with the essential skills to effectively communicate insights from data. Building upon the principles of data visualization, the curriculum integrates techniques from writing, public speaking, and strategic communication. Students will learn to craft compelling narratives using data, employing frameworks such as the STAR method to structure their stories for maximum impact. The course focuses on transforming complex data analysis into clear, persuasive, and memorable presentations for diverse audiences. MSDS Technical Elective ... Read More

September 30, 2025Ramapo DMC 9/30 - Updates and important events

Dear DMC Students - Registration is coming up for Spring 2026. The actual calendar for when you can register will be posted here: https://www.ramapo.edu/web-resources/registration/. Check back soon, as the calendar should be published in the next few weeks. You should start thinking about what classes you are interested in taking, and reach out to your academic advisor to resolve any academic holds you might have now. If you would like to meet with me, please use the appointment links at the bottom of this email. Please see below for some upcoming events and news about your major. DMC (NSF S-STEM) ... Read More

September 23, 2025Ramapo DMC 9/23 - Updates, Important Events and Internship Opportunity

Dear DMC Students Thank you to those of you who attended our first lecture series event on September 9th, the event was a great opportunity to hear about how AI is affecting our industry, and many of you participated in a really insightful Q/A following the meeting. We'll have another Ramapo alum to campus to talk about Cybersecurity in November - stay tuned for more info! Here are some things worth taking a look at happening at Ramapo over the next few weeks: Data Science for Social Good: Paid DMC Internships Available The DMC is partnering with the Center for ... Read More

September 23, 2025Ramapo College Partners with Center for Food Action to Combat Hunger Through Data Science Innovation

Ramapo College’s Center for Data, Mathematical, and Computational Sciences (DMC) has partnered with Center for Food Action (CFA) to use data science in the fight against food insecurity across Bergen and Passaic Counties. Thanks to generous support from the Daffron Family Foundation, this collaboration will provide paid internships for Ramapo students to solve real-world challenges facing our region’s most vulnerable residents. The partnership centers on four projects supporting CFA’s mission and resource optimization. Students will develop tools to forecast demand and identify funding gaps using real-time food pricing, create systems that consolidate data into standardized reports, build a mobile app ... Read More