ASA President Rob Santos called to order the first 2021 meeting of the ASA Board on Wednesday, April 14. Here are the highlights.

While the pandemic prevented a face-to-face event in 2020, the Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistical Workshop held two virtual symposiums—both related to COVID-19.

ASA Biopharm’s Podcast, The Pod of Asclepius, Practical Significance, and Stats + Stories discuss statistical issues and provide learning opportunities for all.

Jess Craig—an epidemiologist who has worked in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East—has been selected as the ASA’s 2020 AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow and will train as a science journalist with NPR.

The National Institute of Statistical Sciences has been hosting a series of virtual career fairs with experienced senior statisticians who represent a variety of research, business, health care, government, and other sectors as speakers.

The conference will address foundational data science challenges in prediction, inference, fairness, ethics, and the future of data science.

The ASA Virtual Career Fair will help undergraduates prepare to transition from college graduate to early-career professional. Tips, dos, and don’ts for developing a résumé and cover letter, as well as putting your best foot forward during interviews, are a few features of the program.

An ASA Task Force on Statistical Significance and Replicability will be created, with a charge to develop thoughtful principles and practices that the ASA can endorse and share with scientists and journal editors.

Current ASA Science Policy Fellow Daniel Elchert reflects on this unique fellowship and its many benefits.

Looking to stay up to date on developments in health care technology? Tune in to “The Pod of Asclepius,” a new podcast!