To understand strategies of successful mentoring programs and identify potential gaps, members of the mentoring working group conducted an environmental scan that included surveys of the ASA community. Do you have areas of practice you would like to build communities around? Let the working group know.

Nominations are open through October 1 for the 2025 International Prize in Statistics, awarded for a major achievement developed over time.

ASA President Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar has attended the Joint Statistical Meetings as a student, early-career professional, ASA section chair, and statistics group leader. Here are her top 10 tips for a successful conference.

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence, known as CSAFE, had its funding terminated May 31. CSAFE researchers are active in supporting the development of forensic standards. Without the needed advancements in statistics as applied to these forensic disciplines, the standards risk stagnating or falling behind.

In the July issue of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, an editorial co-authored by Nicholas J. Horton and Sara Stoudt discusses the journal’s requirements for authors to share deidentified data and code that underlies their papers. Here, they provide the key take-aways.

Finalized in March, the federal government fiscal year 2024 budget generally delivered cuts for research funding and statistical agencies. President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request was also more modest than in past years, largely requesting flat funding.

Awards are available to help students and early-career professionals pay for the Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference.

Nominate a colleague for one of the Health Policy Statistics Section’s achievement awards.

Members of the ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians are ready for the Joint Statistical Meetings and share a wide variety of sessions relevant to applied statisticians.

Nearly 400 statistical practitioners and data scientists convened in New Orleans February 27–29 to attend the 2024 Conference on Statistical Practice.

The Quality and Productivity Section revived its mentoring program and intends to connect those wanting mentoring with those wanting to mentor, as well as facilitate those interactions.

In just a few weeks, thousands of statisticians and data scientists will gather in Portland, Oregon, for the Joint Statistical Meetings. David Corliss shares ways to connect with new collaborators and get ideas for D4G projects.

This month, we feature Robert Hernandez, a biostatistician who is interested in learning more about graphics and figures and also finds the intricacies of consulting interesting.

The program’s infrastructure is managed by graduate students, while faculty members and alumni sponsor the opportunities. Graduate student directors manage the application process, pair applicants with appropriate opportunities, and plan several events throughout the summer.

The JEDI Outreach Group is the primary or co-sponsor for 11 JSM sessions this year, with leading researchers and emerging leaders covering a wide variety of interests.

Weijie Su’s involvement with the ASA is multifaceted and extends beyond attending a conference. Earlier this spring, he participated in an ASA town hall about the role of statistics in the future of AI. “It was inspiring to see so many colleagues in our community care about the future of our field,” he says.

Jeri Mulrow was recently elected the 121st president of the American Statistical Association. Her term begins January 1, 2026, with a one-year term as president-elect beginning January 1, 2025. F. DuBois Bowman was elected to serve as ASA vice president. His term will begin January 1, 2025.

To raise awareness about conferences focusing on statistical privacy and confidentiality among the ASA membership, the Privacy and Confidentiality Committee highlights past and upcoming conferences.

To strengthen the connection between the statistical community and National Science Foundation, we continue the series that poses questions to NSF program officers and awardees. This month, we focus on awardee responses from a team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University led by Sayed Mostafa.

Members of the Detroit and Ann Arbor chapters served as professional award judges for the Michigan Science and Engineering Fair on April 6. The event was held at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, with qualifying students from the state’s regional fairs.

Using your cell phone, we challenge you to create a selfie video and address one of 10 contest prompts.

ASA members Jay Bartroff, James J. Cochran, and Ronald LaPorte are featured in the news this month.