The Strength of the IAA

Labor Day weekend – one last rest before Fall 1 and 2 kick into high gear and the stress (reality) of the assignments and practicum work set in. To enjoy my time, some fellow IAA members, Krista, Gina, Aaryan, and I decided to take a day trip down to Wrightsville Continue reading The Strength of the IAA

Crafting a Career: An Interview with Ahmed Balogun on Data Science and Life Beyond Work

Ahmed Balogun has been working as a Data Scientist for the past 7 years and has contributed his expertise to various prominent tech companies, including Shopify and UL Solutions. Ahmed’s educational background is diverse, with undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming, followed by a Continue reading Crafting a Career: An Interview with Ahmed Balogun on Data Science and Life Beyond Work

10 Minutes with Ana Maria Echeverri

NC State’s Institute for Advanced Analytics welcomes students from a wide variety of backgrounds, including some who enter the MSA program with significant previous professional experience. This video features two such individuals, with Carlos Castillo ’24 — who holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA and worked in macroeconomics at Continue reading 10 Minutes with Ana Maria Echeverri

10 Minutes with Shalina Omar

Upon completing an undergraduate degree in linguistics and cognitive science at Scripps College in 2015, Shalina Omar spent a year as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia. She then earned two degrees from NC State: an MA in English with a linguistics concentration in 2019 and an MS in Continue reading 10 Minutes with Shalina Omar