Practical Significance producer Kim Gilliam recently conducted an interview with Donna LaLonde, ASA associate executive director, and Ron Wasserstein, ASA executive director, turning the tables on her ASA colleagues and podcast cohosts.
Students Win Hackathon for Health Care Solution
AI4Purpose and the Center for Cognitive and Decision Sciences’ inaugural hackathon brought students together for two days of health care innovation and mentorship across multiple categories at the New York University Center for Data Science.
Social Science Advocacy Day Returns
Join social scientists and science advocates from across the country and make your voice heard in support of social and behavioral science.
Object-Oriented Data Analysis Conference on Tap for May
Topics include shapes, trees, covariance matrices, and nonnegative curves.
Mallick Honored with Regents Professor Award
ASA Fellow Bani K. Mallick, a professor in the department of statistics at Texas A&M University, was recently designated a Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
January Issue of “Significance” Focuses on Statistics and Aging
By 2050, more than a fifth of the global population will be aged 60 or older. The January issue of Significance focuses on statistics and aging.
NSF Funds Digital Twins, AI, ML Research
Snigdhansu Chatterjee was awarded a grant to study neurodegenerative diseases using digital twin modeling. Digital twin modeling might yield new insights into neurodegenerative diseases and revolutionize their treatment and prevention.
Presidential Initiatives: Creating Pathways for a Stronger Future
“[…]it is important to recognize that the ability to build bridges relies on a diverse community and the inclusion of many perspectives.”
ASA Founder and Fellow Contributes to Reuters Series
James J. Cochran, founder and fellow of the American Statistical Association, contributed his expertise in statistical methodologies to The Bat Lands, the award-winning Reuters online series that explores the connection between environmental destruction and human health.
Surveys Here to Stay
With the proliferation of data and data sources, one might think surveys are becoming less in demand or less important, but ensuring estimations and predictions are solidly anchored in a probabilistic approach that enables drawing solid inferential conclusions is needed more than ever.