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Using the ASA Archives

In the spring of 2009, six statistics students used the ASA archives, located in the special collections department of Iowa State University’s library, to produce posters about statistical topics or statisticians of note. The posters were presented at JSM in Washington, DC.

Some topics and statisticians were easier to research than others. Dai-Trang Le wrote about George Snedecor, for whom there was a large number of boxes from which to pull information (almost too much information).

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President's Corner »

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July marks the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We hope to encourage persons with disabilities to become statisticians and fully participate in the ASA. In July, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS).

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ASA-SIAM Series, Additional Features »

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The ASA-SIAM series will raffle off an iPod Touch during this year’s JSM. Entrants do not need to be present to win.

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Additional Features »

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This month’s member spotlight is on Xiaoyi Gao, a faculty member at the Washington University School of Medicine.

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Additional Features »

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Keith Crank, the ASA’s research and graduate education manager, discusses the April 2010 report The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States from the Educational Testing Service and Council of Graduate Schools.

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Richard Smith of The University of North Carolina presented a statistician’s viewpoint during a May 11 congressional briefing, titled “Climate Science: Key Questions and Answers.” The briefing, sponsored by the ASA and 12 other science organizations, was organized to address questions raised recently on the science of climate change. Here is an overview of what he discussed.

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Additional Features »

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Here are the 2010 election results for the 2011 ASA Board of Directors. All their terms will begin January 1, 2011.

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The Journal of Young Investigators (JYI) is soliciting staff applications and news, feature, and research article submissions. Here is a listing of staff positions available.

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Statistics is a profession well suited to persons with disabilities. However, there is a need to ensure reading-impaired college students have access to the tools they need.

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AcademyHealth has issued a call for nominations for the sixth annual Health Services Research Impact Award. The deadline for nominations is July 30.

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A team of statisticians and clinicians was recently awarded a $12.5 million, five-year P01 Research Program Project grant from the National Cancer Institute.

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JSM 2010 attendees can learn about the statistical issues of medical devices and diagnostics during nine topic-contributed and invited sessions.

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A dozen deans, department heads, and statistics faculty members from China met with ASA President Sastry Pantula on May 3.

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences was recently awarded the North Carolina Public Relations Society of America InSpire Bronze Best of Category Award for the social media category.

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Columns, Science Policy »

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The ASA’s Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson discusses the number of science-related bills waiting to be reviewed by Congress, including the America COMPETES bill.

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Member News, People News »

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News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the July issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of ASA, click here.

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Member News, People News »

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The Don Owen Award for 2010 was presented to Javier Rojo on April 9 at the Conference of Texas Statisticians on behalf of the San Antonio Chapter.

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Biometrics, Member News, Section News »

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The Biometrics Section lists the David P. Byar Young Investigator Award winners and JSM 2010 program highlights.

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Health Policy Statistics, Section News »

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The Health Policy Statistics Section has a full program for JSM this year that displays the range of topics associated with health policy research and applications.

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Section News, Survey Research Methods »

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The Survey Research Methods Section will primarily sponsor seven invited sessions, 18 topic-contributed sessions, 23 contributed sessions, and six roundtables at JSM this year.

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Section News, Statistical Consulting »

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For JSM this year, the Statistical Consulting Section has put together an interesting and timely program that includes an invited panel and paper, topic-contributed panel and paper, and contributed paper and oral poster sessions.

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Section News, Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences »

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The section is sponsoring and cosponsoring a variety of sessions, posters, and roundtables on statistical education and training.

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Chapter News, San Antonio Chapter »

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More than 100 high-school students from various local high schools attended the San Antonio Chapter’s Career Day in Statistics event that took place on April 17.

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Featured »

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StatAid Offers Statistics for Human Rights

Michael Kisielewski discusses the nonprofit humanitarian organization StatAid, why it was created, and how it supports the advancement of human rights.

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