There is something for everyone in the JEDI-sponsored program at JSM this year.
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New Two-Year College Data Science, Analytics Programs on the Rise
Dozens of two-year colleges have started data science and analytics programs, with many offering degrees or certificates. Learn about the County College of Morris, Wake Tech, Montgomery College, and College of DuPage here.
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.
Count on Stats: Serving the Wider Community with Data for Good
Count on Stats is a public outreach program that “aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.”
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.
Keep Your Receipts: How Early-Career Statisticians Can Navigate Conferences
The authors offer suggestions for maximizing conference experiences for early-career statisticians, including students and recent graduates.
ASA Announces David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award
Endowed by a gift from Deborah G. Mayo, professor emerita of philosophy at Virginia Tech, the award honors the contributions of Cox to the foundations of statistical inference, experimental design, and data analysis.
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.
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.
Statistics Education and Reconsidering the Status Quo
In this month’s JEDI Corner, Suzanne Thornton provides a starting point for statistical practitioners and educators to be better able to distinguish among concepts such as gender identity, gender expression, and sex.