ASA President Jeri Mulrow explores how members can take advantage of opportunities to build skills, expand networks, and grow with purpose.
Archives for May 2026
SRMS Looks Forward to Roundtable, Invited Paper Sessions at JSM
The Survey Research Methods Section is sponsoring the roundtable “Realistic Business Models for Production and Dissemination of High-Quality Statistical Information.”
QPRC to Focus on Advancing Industrial Statistics for Complex Systems
Registration is open for the 2026 Quality and Productivity Research Conference, which brings together researchers and practitioners in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
NYC Chapter Hosts Treasure Hunt Through Open Data
Members of the ASA’s New York City Chapter learned hands-on statistical problem solving during Open Data Week.
ASA Members Elected AAAS Fellows
Election as a AAAS Fellow honors those whose advancement of science and service to society have distinguished them among their peers and colleagues.
Cai, Chen, and Zhang Honored with Breiman Award
The awards recognize senior and junior scholars for outstanding theoretical or methodological contributions in machine learning and/or computational statistics. These contributions have made substantial and sustained effects on the practical application and study of these fields.
ISBS Announces ASA Members as 2026 Award Winners
ASA members Mark van der Laan and Weili He have been honored with lecture awards from the International Society for Biopharmaceutical Statistics.
Kansas State University Honors Ron Wasserstein
Ron Wasserstein, ASA’s executive director, was named an Alumni Fellow by Kansas State University for his distinguished service to the statistics profession.
Obituary: Estelle Bee Dagum
Estelle Bee Dagum, a Fellow of the ASA and a pioneering statistician, whose work transformed the practice of official statistics, passed away April 2, 2026.
Obituary: Arak M. Mathai
Arak M. Mathai—an eminent mathematician and statistician whose work shaped modern multivariate analysis—passed away December 20, 2025.