Emery N. Brown—statistician, computational neuroscientist, and anesthesiologist—was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences degree from Yale University for his groundbreaking research on anesthesia and the brain.
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Peace Recognized for Extraordinary Contributions
Karl Peace—longtime ASA member, mentor, and philanthropist—was recognized recently by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Medical College of Virginia Foundation for his exceptional contributions.
Obituary: Gudmund Ragnvaldsson Iversen
Gudmund Ragnvaldsson Iversen, a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, and professor emeritus at Swarthmore College, passed away peacefully on May 2 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
Donna Spiegelman Presents Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics
Donna Spiegelman presented the 2026 Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics on April 20 at Emory University. Spiegelman’s lecture, titled “Causal Inference: The Limits of Confounding, the Boundlessness of Measurement Error,” examined two central sources of bias in epidemiologic research.
Ji-Hyun Lee Named Scientist of the Year
The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies have named former ASA president Ji-Hyun Lee 2026 Scientist of the Year. She will be recognized at the US-Korea Conference in Orlando in August.
Avery Cloutier: 19, Accredited, and Headed to the Navy
At just 19 years old, Avery Cloutier has become the youngest individual to earn American Statistical Association GStat accreditation, marking a milestone in an already remarkable young career. Now he is preparing for officer candidate school in the US Navy, with a focus on naval intelligence.
ASA, FDA Offer Oncology Fellowship
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.
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.