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 Wins Statistical Significance Poster Competition
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.
Obituary: Jayalakshmi Natarajan
ASA member Jayalakshmi “Jaya” Natarajan passed away on June 1 at the age of 77.
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.
Advice, Practice Emerge from Committee Networking Event at JSM
At JSM 2025, the ASA Committee on Career Development’s Networking Like a Pro event featured expert advice from leaders and interactive practice, encouraging statisticians to build authentic relationships, highlight strengths, stay curious, and confidently seek mentorship while forming meaningful connections across diverse fields.
New Member Spotlight: Lujun Zhang
Meet new ASA member Lujun Zhang, who is passionate about using statistics to drive biomedical innovation.
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.
Submit Your JSM 2026 Topic-Contributed Session Proposal Today
The Survey Research Methods Section is calling on members to submit topic-contributed session proposals for JSM 2026, especially those aligned with the “Communities in Action” theme.