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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![Taking a swing at data literacy: an inside look at The SAS Batting Lab](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/06/battinglab-cage-702x336.jpeg)
The SAS Batting Lab is a six-week program designed to help improve kids’ understanding of data while also helping them improve their baseball and softball swings. Using analytics in an interactive, AI-powered batting cage, kids can compare their swings to batting stars. During the program, the participants also became more
![Extra! Extra! Read all about how SAS is leading in analytics!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/05/Untitled-design-5-702x336.jpg)
SAS has been extending technological boundaries for many years. Whether in analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) or cloud, it excels in innovating what these technologies can do on a day-to-day basis. Recently, SAS released some of its most exciting announcements, sharing what is to come over the next couple of years.
![Executives quiz supply chain expert about analytics challenges](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/05/retail-demand-planning-702x336.jpg)
Retail expert Charlie Chase recently participated in a private unplugged discussion about disruption challenges with retail executives hosted by the Retail Council of Canada. All quotes have been edited for maximum clarity, and participants have been de-identified. The last two years have created a major disruption for retailers and consumer
![5 tips for implementing a data and analytics culture in higher education](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/06/1162863893-702x336.jpg)
Building a data and analytics culture in higher education means equipping key stakeholders with the skills necessary to analyze and leverage insights extracted from data. Doing so can drive faster, more accurate decision-making. When I hear “data and analytics culture,” I immediately think of the work Jason Simon and his team
![Preserving indigenous African cultures using natural language processing](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/06/AfricanMap-702x336.png)
In the face of rapid digitalization and modernization, data scientists in Cameroon joined the SAS Hackathon seeking a way to preserve indigenous African languages.
![Finding an effective way to drive change – by adding data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2022/05/DataDriveHBCU1-702x336.jpg)
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