The American Statistical Association, in collaboration with the Biopharmaceutical Statistics Section and US Food and Drug Administration Oncology Center of Excellence, offers the oncology educational fellowship designed for senior graduate students and postdocs.
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Colorado-Wyoming Chapter Celebrates Students, Awardees, Research, and Community
The spring meeting of the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter drew more than 40 attendees and included 13 talks by members from industry, academia, and government. The meeting was held at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.
Posters, Networking, and Colloquium Highlight North Texas Chapter Meeting
The second annual Dallas and Fort Worth Data Science and Statistics Day (D3) took place on Thursday, March 26. D3 consisted of a student poster competition, networking dinner, and colloquium talk by Jeffrey S. Morris, professor of public health and preventive medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
Privacy and Confidentiality Committee Sponsors Webinar, JSM Sessions
The ASA Privacy and Confidentiality Committee, in partnership with the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Confidentiality and Data Access Interest Group, is sponsoring an upcoming seminar series on issues relating to statistical confidentiality and data access. The Committee will also be sponsoring several sessions at JSM in Boston this August.
Member Showcase: Karry Roberts
Karry Roberts is a Ford Motor Company retiree. She earned her master’s in applied statistics from Oakland University in Michigan. She is also a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and the current chair of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Governing Board.
‘Practical Significance’ | Take Two: Behind the Button—Why JSM Docents Make the Difference
Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein interview Jessica Kohlschmidt and Justin Jacobs about their history with JSM and their experiences as docents.
New Member Spotlight: Apsara Pitigalaarachchi
This month, we’re spotlighting Apsara, a PhD student in biostatistics at the University of Louisville whose journey spans Sri Lanka, Finland, and beyond.
Member Showcase: Jennifer Park
From authoring core federal statistical policy directives to building national reporting platforms, Park’s work sits at the intersection of statistics, policy, and the public good.
Privacy and Confidentiality Committee Webinar Tackles ‘Statistical Purpose’
The ASA’s Privacy and Confidentiality Committee hosted a webinar exploring the concept of “statistical purpose” and why getting it right matters in today’s federal data landscape.
Survey Research Methods Section to Sponsor Multitude of Sessions at JSM
The Survey Research Methods Section is sponsoring numerous sessions at JSM covering a wide range of topics, including integrating AI and machine learning into the survey lifecycle.