The ASA journal Statistics and Data Science in Imaging is planning a special issue on statistics for astronomical imaging data.
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Starstruck: Statistician Describes Work in Astrostatistics
Chris Franck chats with Jessi Cisewski-Kehe, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose love of astronomy led her to a career in astrostatistics and topological data analysis.
Call for Nominations: Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics
The $1 million prize recognizes an outstanding contribution or tool that has had significant impact and found wide application in statistical practice with relevance to society.
Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics Comes with $1M Award, Recognition
The King Baudouin Foundation—a large public utility foundation in Belgium—recently established the Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics, which comes with a $1 million award. Nominations will be accepted until March 31.
The End of an Era: The Closing of SAMSI
Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) director David Banks discusses the successes and impact of the institute, which closed its doors recently.
Obituaries for May 2017
A listing of ASA members who have passed away recently.
ASA Interest Groups: Interested?
An ASA interest group is a community interested in a particular statistical theory, methodology, or application that is sufficiently broad to represent active professional interests within the scope of the association.
People News for June
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the June issue. For a complete listing of news and information about ASA members, click here.
Astrostatistics: A New Interest Group
Jessi Cisewski, David Van Dyk, and Thomas C. M. Lee discuss a dynamic new subdiscipline that is rich in data, sophisticated models, and interdisciplinary activities: astrostatistics.
Astrostatistics: The Re-Emergence of a Statistical Discipline
Joseph M. Hilbe discusses the re-emergence of astrostatistics.