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[1 May 2023 | No Comment | 1,221 views]
Gearing Up for JSM 2023

Check out the highlights for the JSM 2023 program, based on the theme “One Community: Informing Decisions and Driving Discovery.”

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[1 Apr 2023 | 3 Comments | 2,472 views]
Eminent Statistician C. R. Rao Awarded 2023 International Prize in Statistics

C. R. Rao, a professor whose work more than 75 years ago continues to exert a profound influence on science, has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics.

Celebrating Women in Statistics, Cover Story »

[1 Mar 2023 | Comments Off on Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science | 807 views]
Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are once again celebrating ASA women who work in statistics and data science. These accomplished women were chosen because they inspired other women in their field. Read their biographies and find out why they chose statistics, who influenced them, and what they have accomplished.

Celebrating Black History Month, Cover Story »

[1 Feb 2023 | 4 Comments | 1,326 views]
Celebrating Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, we recognize 12 individuals from the Black/African American collective who have made tremendous contributions to the statistics field as mentors, professors, and entrepreneurs.

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ASA Forensic Science Committee Celebrates 10 Years

Last fall marked 10 years since the ASA Board of Directors created an ad hoc committee on forensic science. The Advisory Committee on Forensic Science’s creation recognized and formalized the ongoing critical work of ASA members to ensure a strong statistical perspective in the forensic science reform effort.

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[1 Dec 2022 | One Comment | 2,902 views]
Statistics, Biostatistics Degree Growth Continued in 2021

The number of master’s degrees in business statistics awarded annually increased from 37 in 2010 to nearly 3,000 in 2021, paralleling the growth in bachelor’s and master’s degrees in statistics and biostatistics over the last couple decades. Similarly, the number of universities awarding the business statistics degree increased from 4 to 55 in the same period, according to the latest preliminary data release for 2021 degree completions from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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[1 Nov 2022 | Comments Off on ASA Recognizes Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts | 1,725 views]
ASA Recognizes Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts

Learn how the University of Iowa, New York University, and Indiana University are prioritizing justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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[1 Oct 2022 | Comments Off on JSM 2022: Together Again | 828 views]
JSM 2022: Together Again

JSM 2022 was held in person in Washington, DC, August 6–11, and was perhaps our first big in-person, post-COVID-19 meeting as a community.

Community Analytics, Cover Story »

[1 Sep 2022 | One Comment | 2,694 views]
Data Literacy as a Tool for Community Health and Social Justice

Data is one of the world’s most valuable resources and an important tool for improving community health. Therefore, knowledge of how to understand, interpret, and share data is necessary for personal and professional success, most importantly for the work of changemaking and improving well-being of low-income and/or predominately minority communities. Understanding these realities, Melody S. Goodman and Janice Johnson Dias have spent the last decade working collaboratively with community members to train and find innovative, time bound, relevant solutions to some of the most intractable health issues facing communities. They have also been training and equipping community members with the language and skills to understand, interpret, design, collect, and share data.

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[1 Aug 2022 | 2 Comments | 5,739 views]
ASA Announces Winners of 2022 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions

First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate; third-place winners received $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions received certificates.