The ASA Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality discussed active research and challenges for agencies and data users in their organized invited session for JSM 2020, “Private Data for the Public Good: Formal Privacy in Survey Organizations.”

The ASA Committee on Funded Research hosted a webinar on September 14 about the National Science Foundation fellowships supporting graduate and postdoctoral study. The webinar was timed to inform applicants for the 2021 round of awards; however, the advice offered here will also apply to the next round of applicants.

The ASA’s Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security will sponsor the sixth annual Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop April 12–14 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.

Jonathan Auerbach is the ASA’s third science policy fellow. His work will help advance the ASA’s mission of promoting sound statistical practice to inform public policy.

This month, ASA President Wendy Martinez uses her column to express her gratitude to colleagues around the world.