William Adler, Kyle Novak, and Jiayang Sun were selected as fellows for the inaugural ASA/ACM/AMS/IMS/MAA/SIAM 2019-2020 Science and Technology Policy Fellowship and will begin their appointments this month.
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Sloan Foundation Funding to Enhance Data Science Expertise in Federal Government
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the ASA and its sister societies will sponsor three AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows in the federal government in each of the next two years.
ASA, AMS Issue Joint Statement on Drawing of Voting Districts, Partisan Gerrymandering
The American Statistical Association and Council of the American Mathematical Society issued a joint statement to inform discussions and planning around the drawing of voting districts as we approach the 2020 census.
AMS Announces Bertrand Russell Prize
The American Mathematical Society announces the Bertrand Russell Prize, which honors research or service contributions of mathematicians or related professionals to promoting good in the world.
Celebrate the Significance of Mathematics and Statistics
April marks a time to increase the understanding and appreciation of mathematics and statistics. Why? Because both subjects play a significant role in addressing many real-world problems—climate change, disease, sustainability, the data deluge, internet security, and much more. Research in these and other areas is ongoing, revealing new results and applications every day in fields such as medicine, manufacturing, energy, biotechnology, and business. Mathematics and statistics are important drivers of innovation in our technological world, in which new systems and methodologies continue to become more complex.
New AMS Blog Covers Under-Represented Groups in Mathematics
A new AMS blog covers issues pertaining to marginalized and under-represented groups in mathematics.
Professional Development Opportunities at JMM 2014
Registration continues for two pre-conference workshops offered by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education on January 14, 2014, the day before the opening of the MAA-AMS Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Counting Statisticians: How Many of Us Are There?
Keith Crank, ASA’s Research and Graduate Education Manager tries to answer the question: How many biostatisticians are there worldwide and how many statisticians are working in the United States?
People News for May 2010
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the May issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.
National Research Council’s Evaluation of VIGRE Program Released
In the 1980s and 1990s, there was concern within the mathematical sciences community that postsecondary education in the mathematical sciences was in trouble. The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions with PhD-granting departments in the mathematical sciences, to develop quality education programs, that are vertically integrated with the research activities of these departments. Here, members of the Committee to Evaluate the program share their findings.