A special feature of the Joint Statistical Meetings is the ASA President’s Address and Awards, during which the Founders Award winners are announced and the new ASA Fellows are inducted.
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JSM 2022: Together Again
JSM 2022 was held in person in Washington, DC, August 6–11, and was perhaps our first big in-person, post-COVID-19 meeting as a community.
What’s Going On in This Graph? Begins Sixth Year
Led by Sharon Hessney and designed for students in grades 7 and above, the program helps teachers lead class discussions about graphs appearing in The New York Times.
Planning Underway for SDSS 2023
Inspired by the parallels between a data science project workflow and the twists and turns that mark one’s career, the theme of the 2023 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics is “Beyond Big Data: Inquire, Investigate, Implement, Innovate.” It represents the curiosity, creativity, and ingenuity that distinguish and are encouraged by our community to progress this ever-evolving field.
Finding the De-Anonymization Needle in the SEER Haystack
Chris Barker invites interested members to help develop a “data privacy toolbox” that statisticians and data scientists can use in their day-to-day work.
Symposium Focuses on Opportunities for Massachusetts Community Colleges
The NSF-funded Data Science Corps Wrangle-Analyze-Visualize project organized a symposium of academic leaders, faculty, and other stakeholders to foster the development of flexible and inclusive data science pathways in Massachusetts. The symposium was hosted by Smith College on June 13.
Apply for WSDS 2022 Travel Awards
Applications for aid from students and early-career professionals must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 22.
Symposium on AI in Clinical Drug Development Provides Forum to Discuss Policy
The symposium brought together participants from the FDA, pharmaceutical industry, and major academic institutions to discuss policy implications of implementing artificial intelligence in clinical drug development.
SDSS 2022: Connecting and Influencing Our Society
SDSS 2022 came with a number of surprises and insights as the first in-person ASA-supported conference since the pandemic started.
ASA Announces Winners of 2022 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate; third-place winners received $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions received certificates.