The Pittsburgh Chapter of the ASA participated in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the largest pre-college science and engineering fair in the world. Read about the winning projects here.
Chapter News
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Volunteers Talk Careers with AP Statistics Students
For the fifth consecutive year, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter volunteers were invited to give talks about careers in statistics to AP Statistics students at Menlo Atherton High School.
Ann Arbor, Detroit Chapters Motivate Statistical Applications in Science Fair Projects
Members from the Ann Arbor and Detroit chapters served as judges on a special awards committee at the Southeast Michigan Science Fair on March 13.
Nitis Mukhopdhyay Wins 2015 Don Owen Award
The 2015 Don Owen Award, given by the ASA San Antonio Chapter, was presented to Nitis Mukhopdhyay by chapter president Jesus Cuellar Fuentes April 10 at the Conference of Texas Statisticians.
Twin Cities Chapter Attends First Career Exploration Fair
Four members of the Twin Cities Chapter recently represented the statistics profession at a career exploration fair for local high-school students. More than 100 students from area schools attended the inaugural event.
California Chapters Collaborate on Statistical Tribute
The Orange County/Long Beach, San Diego, and Southern California chapters—three chapters in which the late Bob Newcomb played vital roles—sponsored a statistical tribute to him November 15, 2014, at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California.
Boston Chapter Concludes 175th Anniversary Celebrations with Symposium, Banquet
The Boston Chapter held a symposium and banquet this past December to celebrate the ASA’s 175th anniversary. The event, with the theme “Future of Statistics,” was held at Simmons College, only a few miles from the original ASA meeting place on 15 Cornhill.
Chapters Participate in Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Southern California and Orange County/Long Beach chapters participated in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 12–16 in Los Angeles.
Annual Connecticut Chapter Mini-Conference
The 12th Annual Connecticut Chapter Mini-Conference, “Statistics in Evidence Synthesis—Personalized Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research,” will be held March 26 on the Boehringer-Ingelheim campus in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The New Jersey Chapter Co-sponsors Benefit/risk Workshop
The New Jersey Chapter of the ASA and Bayer Pharmaceuticals co-sponsored a benefit/risk workshop at Bayer in November 2013.