ASA member Emery N. Brown, Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, was awarded the nation’s highest recognition for scientists and engineers, the National Medal of Science.
Member News
Obituary:Janet Cherry
Longtime ASA member Janet Cherry passed away August 17, 2024, from complications of a fall.
Joint Sections on Statistical Computing, Graphics Announce Student Awards
The Joint Sections on Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics announce the 2025 student award winners. Congratulations to Adam Bartonicek, Brian Liu, Shushan Wu, Xinlei Chen, and Nathan Rethwisch!
Ji-Hyun Lee, New American Statistical Association President, Says ‘Everyday Statisticians’ Can Change the World
Lee has three goals for her presidency: enhancing the visibility of the profession; increasing opportunities for ASA members; and diversifying and expanding membership. To do that, Lee hopes to build strong, sustainable bridges between the ASA and other professional organizations and institutions.
Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics Honors False Discovery Rate Pioneers
This year’s prize honored Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, and Ruth Heller of Tel Aviv University for their pioneering work on the false discovery rate—a concept that has transformed how scientists handle multiple hypothesis testing.
Richard A. Freund International Scholarship
This ASQ scholarship is for graduate study of the theory and application of quality control, quality assurance, quality improvement, and total quality management.
Tamara Broderick Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Tamara Broderick was recently honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her groundbreaking work with the Office of Naval Research.
Obituary: Martin Abba Tanner
Martin Abba Tanner passed away peacefully in Evanston on January 2, after 20 years of fighting cancer. He is survived by his wife, Anat, and his son, Noam.
My ASA Story: John Bailer, Emeritus Professor
John Bailer’s ASA story is more than four decades old, and his professional journey has been arm-in-arm with the ASA.
World Science Scholars Application Open
The World Science Scholars program looks for high school or gifted middle school students to compete in program prior to starting university.