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ASA Members Show Up Despite Challenges
Although much has changed since the pandemic began, ASA members contributed more than $280,000 in support of ASA programs.
My ASA Story: Jing Cao, Professor
Jing Cao joined the ASA in the middle of her graduate program in 2003. Throughout her journey, she has worked with enthusiastic and talented people and discovered the ASA has her back.
State of the Nation’s Health Data Infrastructure: Experts Weigh in Two Years into Pandemic
Count on Stats spoke with Jennifer Madans, Ninez Ponce, and Charles Rothwell—experts on the National Center for Health Statistics—for our series, State of the Data Infrastructure. They discuss how the pandemic exposed the agency’s challenges with budget, stature, and profile.
D. Anthony Miles, Chief Executive Officer
D. Anthony Miles is the chief executive officer and founder of Miles Development Industries Corporation. Read about his eclectic path to ASA membership.
State of the Data Infrastructure Series: Census Bureau
For the latest State of the Data Infrastructure feature, Count on Stats spoke with three experts about the US Census Bureau: Margo Anderson of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, an expert on the history of the bureau and federal statistical system; Allison Plyer, chief demographer of The Data Center and recent chair of the bureau’s Scientific Advisory Committee; and Nancy Potok, most recently chief statistician of the US who, most notably, has also been deputy director and chief operating officer of the bureau and deputy undersecretary for economic affairs at the US Department of Commerce.
Beyond Big Data: Supporting Students and Early-Career Professionals
SDSS 2022 will be held this June in Pittsburgh, PA. Registration opens online February 15, and the lightning abstract submission deadline is March 10.
Chair Discusses Plans for Student and Young Professionals Committee
This month, The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Corner is spotlighting the incoming cochairs of the Student and Young Professionals Committee—Robert Tumasian III and Lydia Gibson.
ASA Board Endorses New Quality Manifesto
The 2021 Quality Manifesto lists 10 ways quality professionals can revitalize their dedication to global leadership. Quality has two critical foundations, it says: “the discipline of science coupled with mutual respect for all human beings.”
My ASA Story: Jana Asher, Assistant Professor and Director of Statistics Education
Jana Asher’s career has been colorful and varied, but she says she knows the ASA will be there no matter what comes next.