Madigan said he was drawn to Northeastern’s leadership in lifelong learning—an anytime, anywhere approach to learning.
StatFest Program Focuses on Engagement, Opportunity
StatFest 2020 is a free conference that encourages undergraduates from historically under-represented groups to pursue careers or graduate studies in statistics.
Statisticians Create COVID-19 Dashboard to Predict Infection
A group of statistics professors and students from several universities created a dashboard to visualize, track, and predict real-time COVID-19 infections and deaths in the US.
May Issue of TAS Now Online; Print Copies Delayed
The May 2020 issue of The American Statistician (TAS) is now online, although print copies will be delayed because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Large Budget Increases for Agency Survey Mask Budget and Staff Challenges
ASA Science Policy Director Steve Pierson responds to a critique of his April Amstat News article about the federal statistical agencies’ FY20 budgets.
Obituary: Theophilos Cacoullos
Theophilos N. Cacoullos passed away recently.
SRMS Congratulates Award Winners
Members of the Survey Research Methods Section congratulate winners of the 2020 Student Paper Awards and 2020 Student Travel Awards.
Highlights of the April 2020 Board of Directors Meeting
The ASA Board held its first meeting of 2020 in April via videoconference. The highlights of the board meeting included discussion of the ASA’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic and strategic initiatives for 2020.
How (In)Visible Is Science in ASA?
John Gardenier says an April Amstat News article needed more information about the FY20 budget for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
ASA Members Promote Statistics at Michigan Science and Engineering Fair
Several ASA chapter members judged statistics projects at the Michigan Science and Engineering Fair to promote the field and recognize those students who exhibited effective statistical analyses.