Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the demand for public health experts who possess advanced analytics skills. After all, data – when properly collected, analyzed and understood – has immense power to inform decision-making. And in areas like public health, informed decision making can save lives. Azhar Nizam has
You’re down by 10 points in your NFL fantasy football league, and you need to choose a wide receiver from the free agency pool because your starter was injured. How do you decide to get the 11 points required for a win? What methods will you use to lead you
Even with today's technology, it's hard to know precisely when, where and how weather-related damage will occur. Flooding costs are expected to rise drastically during the next 20 years and climate change is a constant threat. Unfortunately, natural disasters are here to stay, but we can try our best to
Dedicated people, funding and data analytics can join forces to battle the opioid epidemic.
Students have returned to school and another year of education is underway. For some of them, though, the learning didn't stop over the summer. This dose of fun STEM education didn't require a classroom – just an iPad, a Sphero robot and the SAS® CodeSnaps app. Students work together to
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are vital to growing the next-generation workforce. At SAS, enabling and empowering HBCUs is an intentional component of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. We are committed to supporting and engaging with HBCUs from outreach and recruitment to supporting HBCU faculty, administration and research,
Consumers are pulling back and shifting their purchases in the wake of inflationary pressures caused by high prices for fuel, freight costs, consumer goods and nonessential products. Demand is shifting faster than many retailers and consumer goods companies anticipated. Inflation continues to rise forcing consumer spending to shift once again
When patients miss appointments, it costs providers money and has serious health impacts on patients. Analytics can help improve scheduling processes for more effective use of resources and to ensure patients receive the care they need. In isolation, it doesn’t seem that missing a doctor’s appointment is that big of
A line in the sand was drawn in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools closed and all education-related stories focused on learning loss and other related events that happened after that date. As the discussion shifts to learning recovery, there is still a significant amount of
During the past decade, the public has grown increasingly skeptical of the value of a post-secondary degree. Rising tuition costs and job opportunities in the labor market have only exacerbated enrollment and financial challenges for higher education. In many US cities, wages for new hires have gone up across the
