Jonathan Shuster offers a commendation and response to Professor Gang Xie for his editorial, “A Practicing Statistician’s Plea.”
David H. Blackwell (1919–2010)
David Blackwell, a pioneering African American mathematician and statistician, made significant contributions to statistical decision theory and game theory, notably co-authoring Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions. He had an impactful career as a professor, researcher, and advocate for statistical methods, becoming the first African American elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Edward C. Bryant Scholarship Accepting Applications
Applications are being accepted for the Edward C. Bryant Scholarship for an Outstanding Graduate Student in Survey Statistics until March 1.
Students: Battle for $300 in Poster Competition
The ASA’s Section on Text Analysis invites students to compete for a $300 prize in its annual JSM poster competition.
ASA’s Annual Mentoring Award Accepting Nominations
The ASA Mentoring Award is bestowed upon an ASA member who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in developing the careers of statistics students, statisticians, or statistical researchers early in their careers over a long period.
Young Statisticians Prize Deadline Approaches
The International Association for Official Statistics Young Statisticians Prize competition encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics and is awarded for the best paper in the official statistics field written by a young statistician.
Applications Open for EDGE Foundation Awards
Applications for the Karen EDGE Fellowship and Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund are now open.
Essential Role of Statistics in the Evolution of Trustworthy AI
ASA President Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar discusses JSM 2024, ASA’s membership in the Computer Science Accreditation Board, and ASA’s role in the evolution of safe AI.
ASA Sections Offer Student Paper Awards
Many ASA sections sponsor student paper competitions to help gifted students with the costs of attending JSM, which also offers an opportunity for students to present their work.
Leadership-in-Practice Committee Pilots Improvisation Workshop
Richard C. Zink reflects on a recent improvisation workshop facilitated with the support of the ASA Biopharmaceutical Section. Workshop goals included team building, communication, presentation, and leadership.