The webinar, aimed at congressional staffers, was hosted by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, known as INFORMS, and moderated by INFORMS Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Jeff Cohen.

On Friday, November 17, 2023, ASA President Dionne Price brought to order the final Board of Directors meeting of the year. Actions were decided, reports were given, and discussions were had. Read the highlights here.

The ASA Board of Directors released a statement regarding the rejection of introductory probability and statistics textbooks after the ASA Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights brought to its attention that the Florida Department of Education had four probability and statistics books on its “K–12 Mathematics Instructional Materials Not Recommended List” for 2021–2022.

The workshop’s theme, “Embracing Change and Shaping the Future,” reflected the dynamic nature of the biotech-pharma field. All presentations and panel discussions aligned with the theme and offered insights into the latest trends, methodologies, and best practices in biotech-pharma statistics and analytical programming, in addition to career and leadership development.

How can you ensure your Everest expedition ends in success? Why is it so hard to find a good fit when shopping for clothes? This issue of Significance has statistical answers to both these questions and a good many more besides.

Meet the ASA’s customer care representative, Timishia Bannister.

The November issue of the open-access Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education leads with a set of three papers related to design of experiments.

The International Association for Statistical Education will hold its 2024 Roundtable Conference July 2–5 in Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Andreas Georgiou asked the Greek judiciary to reopen the 2017 criminal case that examined his role as head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority and found him guilty of “violation of duty.”

The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation brought together a number of pioneers March 27 to June 2 for a program called Mathematics, Statistics, and Innovation in Medical and Health Care. The aim was to talk about how their work is helping manage busy and overcrowded emergency departments.