Marie Davidian, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Statistics and director of the Center for Quantitative Sciences in Biomedicine at North Carolina State University, will deliver the keynote address at the North Carolina Symposium for Women in Mathematics and Statistics, to be held at NC State on April 16. Her talk will focus on a variety of applications that require combining mathematical and statistical modeling.

The International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies will take place June 14–16 at Stanford University.

Steve Pierson, director of science policy, discusses the 2012 fiscal year budget and how the administration largely affirms its belief in the value of the federal statistical system.

How do epidemics spread, birds flock, and stock markets operate? Answers to these and many other such questions fall within the realm of mathematics. From natural entities such as living cells, insect colonies, and whole ecosystems to man-made inventions like power grids, transportation networks, and the World Wide Web, one sees complex systems everywhere. Deciphering the mathematics behind such systems can unravel well-structured networks and discernible patterns in natural and artificial structures. That is the idea behind Mathematics Awareness Month this April.

Now that the ASA’s accreditation program is up and running, perhaps you are giving some thought to applying. Applications for accreditation are handled entirely online.