All around us, DEI is being challenged as never before. Under pressure to maintain government contracts and serve customers supporting the new administration, companies are discontinuing DEI programs. Yet, David Corliss says the science of diversity remains unchanged.

Moira Skelley plays a crucial role in ensuring the success and growth of the ASA’s various sections and interest groups, fostering a strong sense of community, and promoting engagement among members.

Learn about upcoming events and conferences.

The Diversity Workshop and Mentoring Program brings together historically underrepresented minority statisticians and data scientists, creating a supportive community in which connections flourish and careers advance.

In response to the White House’s Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, the ASA’s Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee and the Committee on Data Science and Artificial Intelligence orchestrated the ASA’s submission highlighting the essential role of statistical science in developing, optimizing, and evaluating AI systems.

The NYC Metro Area chapter details the results of their recent membership survey.

Erickson was one of about 400 early-career federal scientists to be awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Erickson is a research ecologist with the United States Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.

A. Philip Dawid is the second recipient of the David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award, presented by the American Statistical Association for groundbreaking contributions that have fundamentally shaped the foundations of statistical science across multiple domains. Dawid will receive the award and deliver a lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings in August.

This honor acknowledges their contributions to advancing science and its applications in service to society, setting them apart from their peers and colleagues.

The International Prize in Statistics Foundation awarded Grace Wahba the 2025 prize in recognition of her groundbreaking work on smoothing splines, which has transformed modern data analysis and machine learning.

Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen of the University of Pennsylvania, Nancy Zhang of the University of Pennsylvania, and Richard Samworth of the University of Cambridge were recently named winners of the inaugural David Cox Medal for Statistics. This medal is awarded to commemorate the work of the late world-leading statistician and former Royal Statistical Society president Sir David Cox.

Haitao Chu was honored by the Emory University Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Eastern North American Region of the Biometric Society annual meeting in March.

Mary Foulkes passed away in Traverse City, Michigan, on February 8, 2025, after a lengthy career in biostatistics and service to the profession.

Past ASA President Bonnie Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar was recognized for making significant professional contributions and demonstrating a strong commitment to mentorship.

Registration is open for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings, the largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists from all corners of the globe—hailing from academia, industry, and government. JSM is for everyone, whether a seasoned professional, early-career data scientist, or student.

SUNY Korea, a global campus of Stony Brook University in Incheon, South Korea, is hiring for multiple positions.

The Survey Research Methods Section is sponsoring a continuing education course at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings titled “Statistical Tools for Analysis of Nonprobability Samples.” It will be taught by Jae-Kwang Kim from Iowa State University and Yonghyun Kwon from the Korea Military Academy.

I think Nick Beyler’s best sentence comes at the very end of his February 2025 STATtr@k column, says Barry Nussbaum. “Want to collaborate on something?” That’s the key to all our statistical work. To have impact, we use our talents as part of a team.

Look back through time and learn about historical happenings of statistical significance for the month of May.

Scholars at Risk was established to respond to threats to higher education around the world. Because of member institutions such as the American Statistical Association, the organization has helped thousands of scholars and documented many hundreds of attacks on higher education in more than 100 countries.

The ASA’s Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights supports, directs, and organizes the defense of scientists through a variety of channels and actions.

Machine learning and data science are transforming decision-making in safety-critical domains such as aerospace, automotive, health care, and industry manufacturing. Though these technological advances have many advantages, they do present issues with transparency and reliability. This is where human-centered machine learning plays a crucial role.

ASA President Ji-Hyun Lee addresses the real challenges affecting ASA members today.

Miranda L. Lynch joined the ASA in 2003, when she was a student working on her Master of Integrated Science degree at the University of Colorado at Denver. Read about her involvement over the years.

American Statistical Association member LeRoy T. Mattson of Minneapolis died March 16, 2025.

The academy recognized 88 distinguished scientists and scholars, including James Cochran, in its 2023 and 2024 classes, honoring their dedication to scientific excellence and contributions to research that addresses Africa’s challenges.

This month, we spotlight new member Vera Dureke, whose dream is to be a research scientist focused on data ethics.

The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science is offering two travel awards for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings.

The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the association and statistical profession through research, teaching, consulting, and service.