Millen shares his journey of leadership, service, and innovation in statistics, highlighting his vision for advocacy, mentorship, diversity, and the future of the profession in the era of AI and data science.
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James O’Malley Wins Award from Geisel School at Dartmouth College
James O’Malley is a joint recipient of the 2025 Research Excellence Award for Senior Faculty in Foundational Science from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. The award celebrates outstanding scientific contributions and advances within the Geisel community.
ASA Founder and Fellow Contributes to Reuters Series
James J. Cochran, founder and fellow of the American Statistical Association, contributed his expertise in statistical methodologies to The Bat Lands, the award-winning Reuters online series that explores the connection between environmental destruction and human health.
Mallick Honored with Regents Professor Award
ASA Fellow Bani K. Mallick, a professor in the department of statistics at Texas A&M University, was recently designated a Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
David H. Blackwell (1919–2010)
David Blackwell, a pioneering African American mathematician and statistician, made significant contributions to statistical decision theory and game theory, notably co-authoring Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions. He had an impactful career as a professor, researcher, and advocate for statistical methods, becoming the first African American elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
My ASA Story: Mark Daniel Ward, Professor and Executive Director of The Data Mine
Mark Daniel Ward, statistics professor at Purdue and executive director of The Data Mine, loves working with the American Statistical Association. He says, “I am always looking for new ways to contribute to the ASA’s broad reach and impact.” Take a look at his ASA story to learn how he contributes.
Obituaries for October 2023
Sadly, Greg Campbell, Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, and Robert Daniel Small passed away recently.
Obituary for April 2023
ASA Fellow Don Ylvisaker passes away recently.
ASA Committee Defends Statistics, Statisticians Around the World
Data for Good makes the world a safer place through statistical science, and the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights makes the world a safer place for statisticians engaged in this work.
Joint Computing, Graphics Section Honors Douglas Bates
The section honored Bates for contributions to statistical computing infrastructure; developments of S, R, Julia, and mixed-effects models; and their applications in statistical research and practice.