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As someone who has been volunteering since high school (through United Way, World Relief Durham, and the Refugee Support Center in Carrboro), I have always valued the way service connects people. When I joined the Institute for Advanced Analytics, I was excited to learn about the IAA’s volunteer committee and Continue reading Service and Community at the IAA
The National Institutes of Health (Ungvari et al., 2023) states that walking offers not only physical benefits but also mental health improvements. I have certainly found this to be true in my personal life. A major deciding factor in my decision to move to North Carolina was the variety of Continue reading Trails Around the Triangle
The first few days of the program felt like I had willingly thrown myself into a tiger cage, one that I quite literally interviewed and prayed for. Transitioning from working life into an accelerated program felt surprisingly isolating, even surrounded by peers. But one short walk to 321 Coffee with Continue reading Walking Through Grad School
Walking through a city can be more than just transportation- it can be an optimization problem. Data scientists will often ask: What is the most efficient way to maximize experience while minimizing effort? Downtown Raleigh provides the perfect landscape for this question, especially when considering the integration of neighborhoods like Continue reading Optimizing Your Walking Routes in Downtown Raleigh