JSM 2017 is in Baltimore, and the ASA has lined up plenty of opportunities for students to get involved and learn more about what the ASA offers.
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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.
Health Policy Statistics Section Achievement Awards Open
The 2018 HPSS Achievement Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of statistical methods or have developed innovative statistical applications for health care policy or health services research.
William G. Hunter Award Deadline Nears
June 30 is the application deadline for the William G. Hunter Award, which is sponsored by the Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality.
Ulf Grenander Prize Announced
The Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling is a new prize that recognizes exceptional theoretical and applied contributions in stochastic theory and modeling.
CSP 2017 Award Winners Named
Sara Burns, winner of the John J. Bartko Scholarship; Jami Jackson Mulgrave, winner of the Lester R. Curtin Award; and Jinyuan Liu, winner of the Lingzi Lu Memorial Award, will receive registration and travel support to attend the ASA Conference on Statistical Practice.
Nominations for Gertrude M. Cox and Roger Herriot Awards Sought
Nominate a distinguished statistician for the 2017 Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics and Gertrude M. Cox Award.
People News for February
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the February issue.
High-School, College Sophomores Provide the Most Accurate Predictions of U.S. Presidential Election Results
Winners of Prediction 2016 used sophisticated statistical methods to predict state-by-state and overall percentage outcomes with greater accuracy than more than 450 students across the United States.
Quality and Productivity Section: A Note from Outgoing Chair William Brenneman
The outgoing Quality and Productivity Section chair notes how the section participated in a number of conferences in 2016. The section is also sponsoring the Q&P research conference and calling for abstract submissions.