As part of its continuing efforts to keep members informed about the activities of the American Statistical Association, a set of informational slides was developed and is available for download.

Here are the highlights of the May issue of the ASA journal Technometrics.

More than 150 undergraduate mathematics and statistics majors, together with more than 75 of their faculty mentors, met in Phoenix, Arizona, November 2–4 to learn about graduate school opportunities in the mathematical sciences.

This month’s member spotlight is on Marcia Levenstein, vice president of statistics at Pfizer.

A limited number of presentation abstracts submitted between May 14 and June 25 will be accepted for the 2014 Conference on Statistical Practice, to be held in Tampa, Florida, from February 20–22.

In light of the International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013), the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences recognized the important role of biostatisticians in promoting better health, as faculty and students celebrated National Public Health Week April 1–7.

The Special Interest Group for Medical Devices and Diagnostics encourages interested ASA members to support the formation of a new section for medical and diagnostic devices.

The third biennial Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference will take place from October 15–17. The conference was created to provide a venue for technical presentations, professional growth, and recognition for those statisticians engaged in nonclinical statistics.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation are accepting nominations for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.

The newest journal from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (JUQ), launched recently with its first seven papers publishing online to Volume 1.