The 3rd annual iSTEAM Expo, held at Fordham Prep’s Moglia Commons on April 30, showcased over a dozen student-led activities, including Robotics, 3D Printing, Game Development, and more. The event celebrated student creativity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. iSTEAM Coordinator Dr. Raymond Gonzalez highlighted the students’ contributions, while President Anthony Day emphasized the importance of adapting Jesuit education to modern technological advancements.

Hailing from Nogales, AZ, the Nogales High School Sports Analytics Club members presented their research on March 9 at the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus. This three-day event focuses on baseball analytics and offered a variety of activities that delve into different aspects of the field. The presentation was given by Erick Figueroa, John Nunez, Renee Brown, and Pamela Carbajal. SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, which is dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball.

GCSA Board Member Press Release The Michigan State University Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics (GCSA) program is pleased to announce the addition of Christien D. Oliver to its advisory board. Christien D. Oliver is a highly regarded alumnus of Michigan State University and a passionate advocate for increasing access to data science careers for underrepresented …

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Summer Program Shows Local Students the Possibilities of Data Science A summer program at the University of Virginia’s School of Data Science did more than just educate a group of young people about what the field was about – it showed them that a career in data science could be for them.   The Starr …

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Check out how students from the Sports Analytics Club at James Madison High School got an inside look at the world of data-driven decision-making with the Dallas Mavericks. In this insightful video, students explore the correlation between traditional business revenue and the impact of social media versus conventional business models. Students met with the Mavericks staff to learn how the team uses and interprets data to boost their success both on and off the court.

On Saturday, Ben Wallace, four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and core member of the 2004 champion Detroit Pistons, will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Nobody — arguably including Wallace himself — was more thrilled by the honor than a group of six students at Armstrong High School in Richmond, a 10-minute drive from Wallace’s alma mater of Virginia Union University.

A Data Scientist was the highest paying entry-level job in 2019, with the median base salary of $95,000, in which according to Forbes it also held the lowest percentile of women, African Americans, and Latinos working in the field. To address this disparity, the CEO and Founder of the Sports Analytics Club Program Mr. Robert L. Clayton, Esq. collaboratively developed a partnership with Faculty member Ben Shields at MIT Sloan in 2017 where the Sports Analytics Club Program non-profit was born.

ESPN documentary “Defy the Odds” Sports Analytics Club Program was launched in 2017 at Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore in partnership with Morgan State University and the Washington Wizards. Professor Monir Sharker was the Faculty Advisor. The Club’s success in advocating for Morgan State great Marvin Webster to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball …

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SACP Creates Compelling Case to induct Marvin Webster into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Marvin Webster posthumously inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 His induction was the result of a campaign by the Sports Analytics Club Program students at his high school, Edmondson-Westside High School. The students researched …

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