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Posted August 3rd, 2021 for RENCI Published: August 3, 2021 Annual short-course series aims to bridge the data literacy gap Now in its eighth year, Data Matters 2021, a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government, will take place August 9 – 13 virtually via Zoom. The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill , the National Consortium for Data Science , and RENCI . Although the need for data literacy has grown exponentially for employer...

The CareSide As the world seeks to recover from the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many health experts look to vaccines for hope. As of February 2021, the Pfizer and the AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved for use in Australia, and ten vaccines have been approved worldwide.  But the effective implementation requires a majority of the population to be vaccinated quickly in order to achieve herd immunity. Vaccine rollout is dependent on both manufacturing and administration, but it’s also reliant on the willingness of people to get the shot. Vaccine hesitancy could impede effort...

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How the congress and the classes of people in the congress will advance -- >> how do you put it together? 16% unemployment. among african-americans. overall the unemployment rate compared to african-americans and latinos the rate is 9%. latinos 13, african-americans 16. most people know this. americans know. african-americans get hurt more than others. >> the data matters. it valid dates it. i did a piece on this issue a couple of months ago. it's a troubling outcome. one of the things i've done as a finance professional and diversity professional in my own career is i believe that if you're g...

Relations, in how we view this president's administration, in how the congress and the classes of people in the congress will advance -- >> how do you put it together? 16% unemployment. among african-americans. overall the unemployment rate compared to african-americans and latinos the rate is 9%. latinos 13, african-americans 16. most people know this. americans know. african-americans get hurt more than others. >> the data matters. it valid dates it. i did a piece on this issue a couple of months ago. it's a troubling outcome. one of the things i've done as a finance professional and diversi...