The ASA Pride Scholarship Committee recently named Erin Lipman this year’s scholarship recipient. The selection committee chose Sarah Buckingham to receive honorable mention and a $500 scholarship.
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Evolving Statistical Data Science: Celebrating 30 Years of Mason Statistics
The Conference on Evolving Statistical Data Science recently celebrated 30 years of research, teaching, and collaboration.
Remembering Federal Statistics Champion Tom Sawyer
The May 20 passing of Rep. Tom Sawyer sparked memories and praise of his work in support of the decennial census and other data production activities among longtime members of the federal statistical community.
Biopharm Workshop Registration Opens June 15
The three-day workshop in Rockville, Maryland, will have presentations and short courses.
ASA Speakers Bureau Seeks More Volunteers
The ASA is working to grow the Speakers Bureau, a repository of qualified ASA members who are available to speak to student chapters and K–12 student groups and classes.
Research Symposium Honors Life of Nozer Singpurwalla
The meeting will commemorate the life and work of Nozer Singpurwalla by bringing together experts from the fields he helped shape.
Data Analytics Competition a Home Run for Students, Twins Fans
MinneMUDAC is a data analytics competition and collaboration of the Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition and MinneAnalytics, a nonprofit organization that promotes sharing knowledge and ideas among analytics professionals.
Writing Workshop to Return to JSM
The workshop is for junior researchers who want to improve their communication skills. The event will be hybrid and include virtual lectures and meetings with mentors and an optional in-person meetup.
Highlights of the March 31 – April 1, 2023, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
The first meeting of the 2023 ASA Board of Directors featured the ASA’s first LinkedIn Live event—a conversation with the ASA Board of Directors.
Call for Discussion Papers 2023: Analysis of Citizen Science Data
Papers selected for publication will be presented at a multi-paper discussion meeting held during the RSS International Conference in Brighton, UK, in September of 2024 and subsequently published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.