JSM 2026 in Boston included a wide range of sessions and programming focused on the JEDI themes of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
As AI Does More Analytics, What Should Statisticians Do More Of?
AI can generate code, fit competing models, produce visualizations, and summarize results at a speed that would have been difficult to imagine not long ago. For statisticians, this raises an uncomfortable but useful question: As AI does more analytics, what should statisticians do more of?
JSM 2026: Communities in Action Draws Thousands to Boston
The 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings brought together more than 5,500 statisticians and data scientists from academia, industry, and government to Boston this past August. Read a recap of this year’s major events and see photos from the conference.
Linda Young Named West Texas A&M University Distinguished Alumni
ASA Founder and Fellow Linda Young was named one of West Texas A&M University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumni. Young earned her bachelor’s and master’s in mathematics at WT A&M.
Two Given Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for 2025–2026 Academic Year
Each year, the Ellis Ott Scholarship Governing Committee awards two $7,500 scholarships to promising master’s and PhD candidates pursuing advanced degrees in statistics and related disciplines. This year’s recipients are Blessed Mbogo and Aubree Krager.
Noel Cressie Honored with Jerome Sacks Award
Distinguished professor Noel Cressie at the University of Wollongong has been awarded the 2026 Jerome Sacks Award. The Sacks award recognizes sustained, high-quality, cross-disciplinary research involving the statistical sciences.
Nominations Sought for 2028 Waksberg Award
The journal “Survey Methodology” established an annual invited paper series in honor of the late Joseph Waksberg to recognize his outstanding contributions to survey statistics and methodology. Each year, a prominent survey statistician is chosen to write a paper that reviews the development and current state of an important topic in survey statistics and methodology.
Call for Nominations: C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize
Members of the Rao Prize Committee are accepting nominations for the C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize for Outstanding Research in Statistics. Submissions are due January 15, 2027.
Revisiting a Conversation Worth Sharing
ASA President Jeri Mulrow shares a JSM TV conversation with President’s Invited Address speaker Peggy Carr in this month’s President’s Corner.
Emmanuel Candès, Camillo De Lellis Awarded Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
The 2026 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to both Emmanuel Candès and Camillo De Lellis for their breakthrough contributions in mathematics. The award annually honors outstanding achievements in astronomy, computer science, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences.