Category Archives: Social Good

Harnessing Data for Social Good: An Interview with a Non-Profit Data Professional 

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In the midst of our data ethics courses and the lingering discussions on how we can take the values of ethics into our careers, regardless of industry, I began to wonder what data is like in a sector that encompasses these ethics and, in fact, even focuses on making an Continue reading Harnessing Data for Social Good: An Interview with a Non-Profit Data Professional →

LLM’s: A Recipe for Success! (or for disaster?)

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Nine Hundred and Thirty-One Million Dollars in my account? No, it’s less. Observations in my dataset? No, but I wish! This number signifies the million tons of food that have gone to waste 3 years ago worldwide. Per a United Nations report on sustainability, 931 million tons of food went to waste Continue reading LLM’s: A Recipe for Success! (or for disaster?)→

Eason’s Marathon

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What started with me saying I could run a marathon in under 6 hours with no training turned into a fundraiser for Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund that far exceeded my expectations. With the help of the entire Institute for Advanced Analytics, we were able to raise over $4,500 in just Continue reading Eason’s Marathon→

Data For Good: An Interview With Jessica Archibald

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects data science to experience a 35% growth within the next decade. The growing career field of data science provides a diverse range of career paths spanning many industries. In particular, a movement gaining traction is Data for Good, which strives to leverage data Continue reading Data For Good: An Interview With Jessica Archibald→