The Committee on International Relations in Statistics partnered with Statistics Without Borders to launch a webinar series that introduces statistical topics of broad interest to an international audience.
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CAUSE Offers Cartoon Caption Contest
The contest is open to all who use or enjoy statistics, including students, instructors, and professionals.
Significance Highlights: June Issue Looks at Using Social Media to Measure Subjective Well-Being
The issue also looks at Wordle, the gender breakdown of most Significance writers, college admissions during COVID-19, women and astronomers, and data-driven advertising.
Committee Spotlight: Committee on Career Development
The ASA Committee on Career Development’s mission is to provide support and information about career decisions to statisticians. Here, Elizabeth Mannshardt tells us how the committee works to accomplish that mission.
ASA GivesBack: Stories from the Fields
The six GivesBack members recently held a panel discussion in which they talked about ways their jobs are engaged in giving back to public health, society, and drug development.
BASS XXIX Heads to NC in October
Tutorials on topics pertinent to the research, clinical development, and regulation of pharmaceuticals will be presented by speakers from academia, the industry, and the FDA.
Council of Chapters Gives Special Awards at ISEF 2022
More than 50 statisticians from ASA chapters and sections volunteered their time to judge 1,409 science projects competing for the ASA Special Award in Statistics.
Committee on Career Development Plans Pre-JSM Networking Event
The Committee on Career Development has several events offering tips to help JSM 2022 attendees network at the meetings.
My ASA Story: Erin Chapman, Software Development Engineer
Erin Chapman appreciates the ASA’s learning opportunities, but also the opportunities to volunteer and advocate for statisticians and data scientists with disabilities.
Help Amstat News Recognize Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts
The ASA would like to spotlight statistics, biostatistics, and data science departments.