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Nominations Open for International Prize in Statistics
Nominations for the 2027 International Prize in Statistics, honoring major, high-impact achievements in the field, are open through October 1.
New Member Spotlight: Collin Nill
Meet Collin Nill, a University of Connecticut statistics student drawn to the field by a love of math and a desire to tackle problems numbers alone can’t solve.
‘Practical Significance’ | Take Two: Inside the New ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program
The ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program helps statisticians bridge the gap between academic training and real-world clinical trial practice, covering protocol development, regulatory issues, and communication skills.
David Swanson Receives Sheps Award for Demographic Methods
David Swanson, professor emeritus at UC Riverside, has received the award for his influential contributions to demographic methodology, including the cohort change ratio method.
Ofer Zeitouni Awarded 2026 Paul Lévy Prize in Probability Theory
Ofer Zeitouni was awarded the prize for his work on large deviations theory, random matrices, and related fields.
Sally Morton Named Among Top 10 Women Leaders in Education
Sally Morton, ASA Founder and Fellow, was recognized for her career spanning statistics, research leadership, and national policy.
2026 Rousseeuw Prize Awarded to R Project
Five members of the R Core Team have been awarded the 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for decades of work building and maintaining R as free, open-source software.
Obituary: Arthur Pentland Dempster
Arthur Pentland Dempster, longtime Harvard statistics professor who developed the EM algorithm and Dempster-Shafer theory of belief functions, died on January 30, 2026, at age 96, leaving a lasting mark on statistical inference and fields from machine learning to artificial intelligence.
Deadlines for ASA National Awards, Special Lectureships, and COPSS Awards
The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the association and statistical profession through research, teaching, consulting, and service.