StatFest 2024 is a free, one-day conference designed to encourage Black, Indigenous, and other undergraduate students of color to pursue graduate studies and careers in statistics and data science.

The ASA recently added the open-access journal Data Science in Science to its portfolio of publications and Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein interviewed the journal’s founding editor, David Matteson, during a recent podcast episode. If you missed it, you can tune in here.

Biostatistician Margaret Gamalo says innovation in statistics and regulatory science involves incremental progress, requires the engagement of various stakeholders, and often unfolds in a nonlinear manner.

This program brings together historically underrepresented minority statisticians and data scientists at early to mid-career levels with senior-level statisticians and data scientists from academia, government, and the private sector.

The Southern Regional Council on Statistics Summer Research Conference will feature keynote speaker Bhramar Mukherjee and include three days of talks and a graduate student poster session.

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies selected eight Emerging Leader Award winners as well as the winners of the Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship, Elizabeth L. Scott Award, and Presidents’ Award.

The Biopharmaceutical Section hosted a webinar discussing the challenges and opportunities that come from working in a small biotech company and highlighted the benefits of joining the Statisticians in Small Biotech community.

ASA member Jemar R. Bather was awarded the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award for his extraordinary professional accomplishments.

ASA President Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar writes that ASA members are uniquely positioned to drive positive change within the organization, bringing together the areas in which they work and the communities they serve.

This month, David Corliss discusses the ways statisticians and data scientists can support refugees and other displaced persons.

Tutorials about diverse topics related to the research, clinical development, and regulation of pharmaceuticals will be presented by speakers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and the US Food and Drug Administration.

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’s program officer is Jemin George from the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships and the awardee responses are from Yuzhou Chen of Temple University.

The Association for Clinical and Translational Science created the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Special Interest Group, which serves as a community for members interested in advancing JEDI in both clinical and translational science.

The conference will be hosted by the University of Tunis El Manar with the theme, “Empowering Innovation: Advanced Statistics and Data Science for Sustainable Development in Africa.”

May marks graduation season and provides an opportunity to show gratitude for those who have guided and motivated us throughout our respective journeys. Here, invited by the ASA GivesBack Team, members express their appreciation through “thank you notes” to those who mentored them.

This survey was conducted to investigate data management approaches and practices within the ASA community. The survey’s objective was to discern their needs for services and support, with the ultimate goal of using the results to develop data management tools that enhance support for researchers funded by the Public Health Service.