CANR News

Category: Applied Economics and Statistics

September 13, 2024 Written by Dante LaPenta | Illustration by Jeff Chase

Farm-to-glass brewery

April 02, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer

Since the 1920s, the Hopkins Family has farmed the same plot of land in Havre De Grace, Maryland. David grows the barley, and his son Aaron Hopkins, a UD Class of 2012 UD food and agribusiness marketing and management alumnus, uses it to create a unique range of craft beers. The father and son UD alumni duo are joined in their endeavors by David’s siblings, Alice Hopkins Puckett and Daniel Hopkins, who are co-owners of the farm and managing partners of Hopkins Farm Brewery.
Nurse to statistician

January 14, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn

Yaxi Huang worked as a nurse before moving to the U.S. She applied to the University of Delaware's Online M.S. in Applied Statistics because the program fit her family and work schedule. Through UD's program, Huang secured an internship with specialty pharmaceutical company Endo International.
UD online master’s program in applied statistics alumna Anaise Higgins took the unconventional path to data science

November 21, 2024 | Written by Nya Wynn

Anaise Higgins, a UD Class of 2023 graduate of the online master’s program in applied statistics, successfully transitioned into a data science career after completing her degree. The program's flexibility allowed her to work full time while gaining essential skills in areas such as machine learning and statistical methods, which she now uses as a data scientist with a top national insurance company.