Biomathematics
In a single-species population model for exponential growth, if r<0, what is happening to the species?
Exponential decay
This term refers to the rapidity with which new cases occur in a population.
Incidence rate
What agency, located in Geneva, is responsible for monitoring public health threats and coordinating international health?
World Health Organization (WHO)
When did SAS Hall open?
2009
What is a modeling method commonly used when considering infectious diseases and populations?
SIR models
This type of graph shows the probability of surviving or not reaching a specific event over time.
Kaplan-Meir Curve
Who is the father of modern epidemiology?
When NCSU was founded in 1887, what was its original name?
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Which United States university founded the first ever biomathematics graduate program?
NC State University
Relative risk is a way to compare the probability of a disease happening between exposed and unexposed groups. If the relative risk is greater than 1, what does this mean?
The risk is greater for the exposed group.
What is the idea/general philosphy of Global One Health?
Human, animal, and environmental domains are interconnected and public health threats need an integrated approach that addresses each domain.
What were NC State's original school colors?
pink and blue
What basic metric measures the average number of secondary infections produced by a single infectious individual?
Basic reproduction number (R_0)
Which foundational biostatistical concept did Victorian polymath Sir Francis Galton formulate while studying the inheritance of heights from parents to offspring?
Regression to the mean
Diagnostic labs regularly and automatically send positive results of certain diseases and pathogens to public health agencies. This is an example of what kind of surveillance?
Passive surveillance
In this year, NCSU changed it's to what name? (Year and full name must be provided)
1965, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm
What is the name of the statistician who invented the Student's t-test?
William Sealy Gosset
In what year was smallpox officially declared as eradicated?
1980
When did Mr. and Ms. Wuf get married? (Bonus if you can tell me who officiated the wedding)
February 28, 1981 (Wake Forest Demon Deacon)