New York University Abu Dhabi and the Upjohn Division of Pfizer Inc. work to build scientific research capacity in the United Arab Emirates. The long-term vision of the partnership is to harness observational data, randomized clinical trials, and analytical skills to generate real-world evidence to advance the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases.
Applications Encouraged for JSM Diversity Mentoring Program
The JSM Diversity Mentoring Program brings together underrepresented minority statisticians and data scientists at early- to mid-career levels with senior-level professionals.
13th ICHPS Sold Out in San Diego
The flagship conference of the Health Policy Statistics Section, ICHPS was host to a sold-out crowd of more than 350 in January.
FY20 Budget Brings Increases for NIH, Select Statistical Agencies
The FY20 federal budgets were finalized in December and the National Institutes of Health saw its fifth year of multi-billion-dollar increases.
Obituaries for April 2020
ASA members Peter Francis Merenda and Roger C. Pfaffenberger passed away recently.
John Peterson Receives Award for Bayesian Approach
John Peterson, senior director in chemistry and manufacturing control statistics at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, was recently presented with the 2019 AIChE Pharmaceutical Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing Award.
StatPREP: Living in Interesting Times for Introductory Statistics Education
In these interesting times, statistics educators and computer science educators need to work together and integrate their curriculum to prepare students for careers in data science.
Call for Virtual Workshop Practicum, Student Showcase Submissions
The Government and Social Statistics sections will offer virtual workshops focusing on user applications in fall 2020.
Meet Sylva Collins, Director of the Office of Biostatistics, US Food and Drug Administration
Sylva Collins joined the FDA’s Office of Biostatistics in 2019 and has more than 30 years of drug development experience and biostatistics leadership.
Reaching Your Networking Peak: A Guided Networking Session at JSM
The JSM 2019 guided networking session, “Reaching Your Networking Peak,” was led by pro-networker Sally Morton, an ASA former president, and hosted by the ASA Committee on Career Development.