Here, David Corliss shares practical ways educators, departments, and ASA chapters can bring Data for Good into the classroom.
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Using Data to Support Humanitarian Action in Global Conflict Zones
This piece surveys how UN agencies, Statistics Without Borders, the Human Rights Data Analytics Group, and other Data for Good organizations use data and analytics to support people in conflict zones.
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.
Data for Good and the Courts: The Science of Justice
David Corliss explores how statisticians and data scientists can support equity and fairness in the courts.
Data for Good Supporting Scientists
This month’s Stats4Good column explores how advocacy, community, and connection can help protect the people behind the data—and why it matters now more than ever.
AI Projects for Earth Day
This Earth Day, AI-driven citizen science tools are empowering millions to protect our planet, proving that technology and nature can work hand in hand.
Data for Good Activists Fight Human Trafficking
This month marks the 100th column in the Data for Good series, written by David Corliss. In this latest column, he shows how statisticians can help eradicate human trafficking.
Data Rescue Goes Local
Data rescue is one of the greatest Data for Good success stories of the past year. Efforts to save data across the US federal system from deletion and dilution, as well as lessen the diminishment of staff, resources, and impact, continue into 2026 on a state and local level.
Data for Good Challenge List: Top Issues and Actions for 2026
The 2026 Stats4Good Challenge List highlights key areas such as pandemic preparedness, deforestation, local data rescue, displaced scientists, and conflict zone analysis for impactful data projects.
Data for Good: The Year in Review and 2025 Challenge Winners
David Corliss reflects on the challenges data scientists and statisticians faced this year and celebrates the remarkable efforts of those who met these challenges head-on.