The second annual Dallas and Fort Worth Data Science and Statistics Day (D3) took place on Thursday, March 26. D3 consisted of a student poster competition, networking dinner, and colloquium talk by Jeffrey S. Morris, professor of public health and preventive medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
Privacy and Confidentiality Committee Sponsors Webinar, JSM Sessions
The ASA Privacy and Confidentiality Committee, in partnership with the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Confidentiality and Data Access Interest Group, is sponsoring an upcoming seminar series on issues relating to statistical confidentiality and data access. The Committee will also be sponsoring several sessions at JSM in Boston this August.
From Model Accuracy to Data Reliability: A Practical Framework for ML Teams
Praveen Gupta Sanka discusses the Data Reliability Score, a framework developed with Vidya Sagar Minukuri. She says, “The idea is simple: As machine learning teams use quantitative metrics to decide whether a model is ready for deployment, they should also use quantitative metrics to decide whether the data is reliable enough to support that decision.”
JSM 2026: Communities in Action
David Corliss provides details about Data for Good-adjacent opportunities and programming scheduled for the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston this August.
‘Wanna Bet?’ Making Decisions Under Uncertainty
Mark Otto and MinJae Lee discuss a principle proposed by poker pro and cognitive psychologist Annie Duke: Treat decisions as bets.
Events and Opportunities
New professional development opportunities, upcoming conferences, and opportunities to share your story with the ASA community.
From Awareness to Action: The ASA’s Strategic Planning on AI
ASA President Jeri Mulrow discusses recent commitments and priorities outlined by the ASA Board related to strategic planning on AI.
Meet New Member Jovana Mitic
This month, we’re spotlighting Jovana Mitic, a PhD statistics student at Clemson. She wants to be a data scientist or applied statistician doing modeling that actually gets used, particularly in public health applications.
The Evolving Role of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Leveraging Advanced Statistical Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Pharmaceutical statisticians have come a long way over the past half century, evolving from backroom number-crunchers to essential contributors across the entire drug development spectrum. Haoda Fu and Amy Xia discuss where the field may be headed.
ASA’s Global Ethics Day Webinar Highlights Role of Ethics in Statisticians’ Work
The webinar titled “Ethical Thinking in Other Backyards” (from Global Ethics Day, October 15, 2025) highlighted the role of ethics in our work and increasing the visibility of the ASA Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice. Read an extensive recap.