Tibshirani, a leading statistician from Stanford University, will deliver the lecture at Florida State University on innovative methods in sparse regression.
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Ruishan Lin won for her work on detecting brain activity changes, with an honorable mention awarded to Kimberly Greco for her research on rare disease phenotyping.
Duka and Zhang Honored with Ellis Ott Scholarships
Zoga Duka and Zihan Zhang received 2025 scholarships for their research in machine learning, analytics, and high-dimensional data modeling.
Giansiracusa to Receive 2026 JPBM Communications Award
Noah Giansiracusa has been named the 2026 JPBM Communications Award recipient for his books, media work, and public engagement highlighting the societal impacts of algorithms.
Cochran Dispels NFL Conspiracy Theory
James J. Cochran of the University of Alabama worked with ESPN to analyze NFL officiating data, finding no evidence that penalties systematically bias game outcomes.
Obituary: Jayalakshmi Natarajan
ASA member Jayalakshmi “Jaya” Natarajan passed away on June 1 at the age of 77.
Vander Wiel Awarded 2025 Gerald J. Hahn Quality & Productivity Achievement Award
Congratulations to Scott Vander Wiel of Los Alamos National Laboratory, recipient of the 2025 Gerald J. Hahn Quality & Productivity Achievement Award.
Guillermina Jasso Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Guillermina Jasso recently won the 2025 International Society for Justice Research Lifetime Achievement Award.
James O’Malley Wins Award from Geisel School at Dartmouth College
James O’Malley is a joint recipient of the 2025 Research Excellence Award for Senior Faculty in Foundational Science from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. The award celebrates outstanding scientific contributions and advances within the Geisel community.
Obituary: Herbert Withers Ware II
Longtime ASA member Herbert Withers Ware II passed away in late April.