Upon his appointment as editor in 2022, we asked Nicholas Horton a few questions about the journal and his editorial goals.
Additional Features
This Fall, StatFest Is Coming to You
StatFest 2022 is a free conference aimed at encouraging undergraduates who are Black, indigenous, or people of color and have quantitative interests to pursue careers or graduate studies in the statistical and data sciences.
External Control Arms: Key Elements
During the 3rd Annual Pharma AI Summit, with the theme “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Driving the Digital Future of Pharmaceutical Industry,” four panelists discussed the key elements toward external control arms.
Highlights of the April 8–9, 2022, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
ASA President Katherine Ensor called to order the first meeting of the ASA Board of Directors for 2022 on April 8. Board members discussed several actions and listened to a number of reports.
Johns Hopkins Student Awarded ASA/AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
As the ASA’s 2022 AAAS Mass Media and Science and Engineering Fellow, Jayati Sharma will spend the summer sharpening her ability to ask questions as a science journalist with The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com.
A Conversation with LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee Chair Deirdre Middleton
Middleton took on the role of chair of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee in January and has been working to make the statistical community an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ data scientists and statisticians.
ASA Applauds DHS Designation of Data Science as STEM Field
ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein says, “We applaud the decision by the DHS to include data science in its program degree list for STEM fields. With its foundational components of statistics, computing, database management, and math, data science rightfully belongs on this list. We thank members of the academic and data science communities who also urged its inclusion.”
Significance Highlights: David Cox Passing, COVID-19 Data Lead April Issue
In a special 12-page collection of articles in this issue, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics. Additionally, a selection of pieces is devoted to COVID data, lockdowns, modeling, and student learning.
JSDSE: March Issue Offers 10 Features
The newest issue of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education features 10 articles, plus an editorial.
Diversity Mentoring Workshop Returns to JSM 2022 in DC
This hallmark program brings together historically underrepresented minority statisticians/data scientists at early- to mid-career levels with senior-level statisticians/data scientists.