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.
Archives for May 2025
Grace Wahba
In 2025 Grace Wahba was awarded the International Prize in Statistics in recognition of her groundbreaking work on smoothing splines, which has transformed modern data analysis and machine learning.
Obituary: Mary A. Foulkes
Mary Foulkes passed away in Traverse City, Michigan, on February 8, 2025, after a lengthy career in biostatistics and service to the profession.
Ghosh-Dastidar Honored with Outstanding Science Alumni Award
Past ASA President Bonnie Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar was recognized for making significant professional contributions and demonstrating a strong commitment to mentorship.
Learn, Engage, Be Inspired at JSM 2025
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.
Professional Opportunities: May 2025
SUNY Korea, a global campus of Stony Brook University in Incheon, South Korea, is hiring for multiple positions.
Survey Research Methods Section to Offer Continuing Education Course
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.
Statistician’s View: The Power of Collaboration in Statistics
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.
This Month in Statistics History: May
Look back through time and learn about historical happenings of statistical significance for the month of May.
Scholars at Risk Fights Threats to Higher Education
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.