Mauro Florez, Rice University Graduate Student Ambassador

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Pronouns: he/him

Universities: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Universidad Sergio Arboleda

I was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. There, I got a B.S in Mathematics at Universidad Sergio Arboleda, and a B.S in Statistics at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. After surviving that, I worked for about three years as a Lecturer at Universidad Sergio Arboleda and was involved in research at different institutions in Colombia, focusing on Biostatistics.

I like traveling. I enjoy visiting new places and discovering new things; traveling was just a fantasy when I was a kid. I love spending time with my friends and family and playing sports, especially soccer

Favorite thing about Rice:

The campus and the community at Rice it is truly special

Favorite thing about Houston:

I love the food diversity we can find in Houston and how good it is!

Why did you decide to go to grad school?

Because I wanted to deepen my knowledge in Statistics