Data Column | Institute for Advanced Analytics
The Collaborative Blog for Students in the Master of Science in Analytics
Each year, the Institute for Advanced Analytics’ alumni and current students play an integral role in recruiting the following year’s class. This year is no different. The first recruiting event of the year for the IAA was at NC State’s annual Packapalooza event. Packapalooza caps off Wolfpack Welcome Week with an all-day Continue reading Packapalooza
Aspiring data scientists are known for utilizing their free time to work on interesting side projects, and it seems like there is a side project for everyone. I began wondering if there was a way to conduct a side project while also contributing to impact-driven projects that could make a Continue reading The Humanitarian Data Scientist: Data for Good Volunteer Opportunities
Being a graduate student isn’t cheap, but there are a few benefits we reap as students. Here are a few “free” things you can do as an NC State student. Concerts If you’re a music lover, University Activities Board (UAB) plans several concerts throughout the year and holds karaoke monthly Continue reading Free Things to Do as an NCSU Student
As a physics student at the University of Lancaster in England, Elliott Bessell’s first taste of data analysis came in the form of a research project investigating the effects of solar wind on Saturn’s aurora. He worked for two years at an analytics consulting firm in the UK prior to Continue reading Ten Minutes with Elliott Bessell ’19