Analytics | Data for Good

Nicholas QuirkeNovember 27, 2023 0

2 paths to the top: How analytics gives students the professional edge

The global demand for analytics talent persists, with organisations facing challenges finding qualified individuals to support their growth. McKinsey’s recent survey revealed a significant shortage of skilled practitioners for the most in-demand tech skills, with less than 50% of the required professionals available worldwide. Despite the well-known STEM skills gap,

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Analytics

Alexis MallisNovember 15, 2023 0

How SAS® users are benefiting from the career versatility of data analytics

More than spreadsheets and formulas, data analytics combines technology, creativity and strategic thinking to help diverse industries make innovative discoveries and leave an impact where it matters most. Even historically, non-technical industries like agriculture, for instance, are tapping into data management and visualization to predict and reduce their carbon footprint

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Data for Good | Learn SAS

Alexis MallisOctober 16, 2023 0

A stronger world: 3 ways SAS® users can wield data for good

Across a wide variety of industries, SAS users are leaning into the power of data to glean relevant insights and identify new opportunities. Through analytics, they are solving complex problems, discovering practical insights, and making a difference in their fields and communities. How can others join their efforts and use

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Analytics | Data for Good

Lexi RegaladoAugust 14, 2023 0

Breaking down barriers in tech with Code the Dream

In a world where technology is a cornerstone of society, opportunities in the tech sector should be within reach for all. Yet, for many people, education, resources and access barriers stand in the way. According to research by McKinsey, Black people make up 12 percent of the US workforce but only

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Analytics | Work & Life at SAS

Olivia OjedaAugust 7, 2023 0

Meet the Interns: 2023 SAS Intern Spotlight

Hello from Women in Analytics (WIA)! We're featuring SAS' incredibly talented 2023 intern class, specifically the United in STEM program. This program is designed to provide valuable work experience for students from diverse backgrounds enrolled in an accredited degree program who are passionate about technology. This year's class features 43

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Pauline AshcraftDecember 22, 2022 0

How young professionals are teaching younger students how to code

More than 100 volunteers from the SAS Young Professionals Network (YPN) led sessions at Wake Forest Elementary school for the annual week-long Hour of Code initiative during Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to teach kids to code. Students were challenged to work in groups and navigate a Sphero robot through

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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Events | Work & Life at SAS

Mimi StapletonMay 31, 2022 0

Finding an effective way to drive change – by adding data

Six scholars from North Carolina A&T State University in technology– or STEM-focused majors helped foster the next generation of data-literate students while also donating to those in need. SAS recently facilitated a donation drive with students from the Wake County Young Men's Leadership Academy (WYMLA) in Raleigh, North Carolina and scholars from

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SAS Events | Students & Educators | Work & Life at SAS

Danielle AdamsNovember 5, 2021 0

SAS 5th Annual HBCU STEM Connect

At SAS, we have a multidimensional culture that blends our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives from employees in nearly 60 countries around the world. Our mission is to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion into everything we do. At SAS, we are focused on increasing the diversity of our own workforce at all

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Analytics | Work & Life at SAS

Sandra HernandezFebruary 24, 2021 0

Mujeres que Inspiran en 2021: entre la inteligencia, la resiliencia y la analítica

Mujeres que se destacan en el plano profesional, que lideran equipos de trabajo con éxito, aportan inteligencia a la toma de decisiones empresariales y que a la par son protagonistas clave para mantener el equilibrio y el bienestar en sus hogares son las nuevas profesionales destacadas en SAS Women Empowerment

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Banking | Education | Retail

Analytics

Gloria CaberoSeptember 12, 2019 0

El impacto de las mujeres y del STEM en el desarrollo de los negocios

A nivel mundial, la matrícula de mujeres en áreas como Tecnología de la Información y Comunicaciones (TIC) es particularmente baja, con un tres por ciento, al igual que en otras como Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y Estadística, con un cinco por ciento, e Ingeniería, Manufactura y Construcción, con un 8 por ciento. En

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Banking | Government | Insurance | Retail

Analytics | Students & Educators

Lisa MortonAugust 23, 2019 0

College-bound students with visual impairments learn to independently analyze data

This summer the Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology team at SAS launched a new course that teaches students with visual impairments how to independently analyze data, which is a critical skill that all students need for success in college and their careers. However, many students with visual impairments don’t have

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Education

Analytics

Elizabeth BautistaMarch 7, 2019 0

Mujeres en TI y analítica, más allá de la inclusión

Los términos de inclusión y diversidad ocupan un lugar relevante en las agendas de las organizaciones. Leemos en los medios y redes sociales con frecuencia sobre la importancia de abrir las puertas y dar mayores oportunidades en las mujeres y las minorías para los que participan activamente en las áreas

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Communications | Education

Analytics

Georgia MarianiDecember 3, 2018 0

Two professors’ perspectives on SAS and the future of analytics

In this blog series, we’ve spoken directly to professors to find out why it’s so important to teach analytics, their advice for students, and to learn how they create interest in analytics programs at their universities. For this third and final post, we’ll hear how SAS has played a role

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Georgia MarianiNovember 16, 2018 0

Two students’ advice on data science, SAS and more

In my first two posts of this blog series, we heard why two students chose to pursue a STEM field and what appealed to them about data science. We also heard how they put their knowledge to work on a real-world data science project. Today, we'll hear their advice to future

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiOctober 31, 2018 0

Teaching analytics: Advice from two experts

What skills will students need in order to pursue a lucrative career in analytics? I recently interviewed two professors to find out. In my first post, the professors discussed the importance of teaching and learning analytics. Today, we'll hear their top advice for students studying analytics, such as: get a

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Georgia MarianiOctober 10, 2018 0

How two students used data science to analyze ‘real-world’ problems

We hear a lot about data science nowadays, but do you ever wonder how it’s being used to help solve real-world problems? In my first post of this blog series, we heard why two students chose to pursue a STEM field and what appealed to them about data science. Today, we'll hear

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Analytics

Georgia MarianiSeptember 24, 2018 0

Teaching and learning analytics – two professors’ perspectives

Why is teaching and learning analytics so important? Recently, I interviewed two professors to gain their perspective on teaching students the skills they’ll need to pursue a lucrative career in the digital age. Joni Shreve, PhD, Faculty, Louisiana State University, explains: “We teach students analytics because there’s a talent gap

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Georgia MarianiSeptember 5, 2018 0

Why should you learn data science? Two students’ perspectives

Are you curious? Do you have a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)? Do you enjoy robotics or statistics? Do you like to solve hard problems? If you answered yes to any of the above, you might have what it takes to be a data scientist. Recently, I

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SAS Events | Students & Educators

Paula HendersonJanuary 12, 2018 0

Former US Chief Technology Officer encourages STEM diversity

Former U.S. Chief Technology officer Megan Smith stressed the importance of continued investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in her keynote address at SAS Analytics Experience, sharing a quote from George Washington. In his first address to Congress, in 1790, Washington said, “There is nothing which can better

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Education | Government

Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

SAS KoreaJuly 25, 2017 0

얼마나 많은 여성들이 STEM 학위를 취득하고 있을까요?

4차 산업혁명은 전 세계 산업 구조는 물론 교육 환경에도 큰 영향을 미치고 있습니다. 지난 몇 년간 빅데이터, 사물인터넷(IoT), 인공지능(AI) 등 산업혁명을 이끄는 기술을 다루기 위해 필수적인 STEM(과학, 기술, 공학, 수학) 분야 교육에 대한 수요과 공급이 증가했는데요. 이처럼 STEM 교육에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 드러난 명암이 있습니다. 전 세계적으로 STEM 분야의 여성 비율은

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Advanced Analytics | Data Visualization

Robert AllisonJuly 17, 2017 0

Tracking STEM degrees - a deeper look!

My previous blog post focused on a graph, showing the % of women earning STEM degrees in various fields. While that graph was was designed to answer a very specific question, let's now look at the data from a broader perspective. Let's look at the total number of STEM degrees

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonJuly 13, 2017 0

Are more women getting STEM degrees?

For the past several years, efforts have been under way to recruit more women into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. I recently saw an interesting graph showing the percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred to women in the US, and I wondered if I could tweak that graph

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Data Visualization | Internet of Things | Work & Life at SAS

Katie HowardMay 8, 2017 0

Students visualize aircraft data in real time using SAS

What do you get when you combine analytics, aviation and the Internet of Things? A learning experience that leaves everyone flying high! At Data on the Fly, 25 area high school students had the opportunity to learn how technology has changed – and continues to change – the aviation industry.

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Analytics | Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Robert AllisonMarch 8, 2017 0

What's your next move? (analytics for a chess tournament)

The NC Scholastic Chess Championship is coming up this weekend, and my buddy Michael Thomas asked if I might could create a few graphs to help analyze the event data. How could I pass up an opportunity like that?!?! Read along, and find out what graphs I created, and the

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Analytics

Kim DarnofallNovember 16, 2016 0

Event inspires students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers

There are no limitations for what you can accomplish. That’s the message Keith Poston from the Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences imparted to 300 middle and high school students, teachers and parents assembled this week at the museum for the fourth STEM Career Showcase for Students

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Work & Life at SAS

Dana AderholdNovember 11, 2016 0

Why I Love My Job

Meetings, emails, budgets, phone calls, more emails, a meeting that could be an email, an email that should be a meeting – sound familiar?  This is a typical work week for most of us. It is easy to get caught up in the next thing on the calendar and lose

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Natalie MendesOctober 4, 2016 0

Two tips for women starting a career in analytics

While men still outnumber women in the analytics field, there are plenty of opportunities available for women. At a recent Chief Data and Analytics forum, I was encouraged to see a well-balanced number of senior executives presenting about the business of analytics.  Speakers included 12 women and 14 men, which indicates a

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Students & Educators

Chris HemedingerAugust 17, 2016 0

What were your #FirstSevenLanguages?

My computer geek colleagues are boasting about their humble beginnings by sharing lists of their first seven programming languages. You can find these under the hashtag #FirstSevenLanguages. COBOLPL/1SASIFPSAPL370 AssemblerCSQLLisp#FirstSevenLanguages — Paul Kent (@hornpolish) August 16, 2016 From what I've seen of these lists, the programming languages that appear are very

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Data for Good | Work & Life at SAS

Michael ThomasFebruary 12, 2016 0

The scholastic chess championship for all of North Carolina

North Carolina has over 300 miles of wide, flat Atlantic beaches as well as the highest mountain in the eastern United States, Mount Mitchell. The variety is impressive for a state that isn't even in the top half of the 50 states by size. One key reason is geometric: North Carolina

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Learn SAS | Students & Educators

Keith CollinsDecember 15, 2015 0

60 students and everyone is learning? Only with the Hour of Code

What would it take for you to keep 60 students interested and on task in a classroom for an entire hour? Some kind of magic or trickery? Maybe a bribe? Nope, all you need is an Hour of Code lesson plan, and you’ll be teaching computer programming to a classroom

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