Kelly H. Zou, Lobna A. Salem, and Amrit Ray recently completed a book titled Real-World Evidence in a Patient-Centric Digital Era that won an award from the 2022 Reuters Events Pharma Awards.
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Obituaries for February 2023
Ray A. Waller and Winston Ashton Richards passed away recently.
Applications Wanted for Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality has $7,500 scholarships available to support students enrolled in, or accepted into, a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics, statistical engineering, and/or quality management.
Annual JSM Statistical Significance Competition Sees Many Winners
The competition is designed to complement the ASA Statistical Significance documents, a series highlighting the contributions statisticians make to society.
Nominate a Colleague for the C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize
The prize recognizes outstanding and influential innovations in the theory and practice of mathematical statistics, international leadership in directing statistical research, and pioneering contributions.
People News for November 2022
ASA members Jordan Ellenberg, Grant Sanderson, and Trevor Hastie made remarkable achievements recently.
Statistics Without Borders: Outstanding Leadership and Projects in Data for Good
Statistics Without Borders—an ASA outreach group—has high-impact projects, volunteer recruiting, development, support, expertly managed projects, and excellent data for good resources.
Apply for Section Student Paper Awards
Many ASA sections sponsor student paper competitions to reward gifted students and help them mitigate the costs of attending JSM, which is an opportunity for students to get involved in the profession.
A Statistician’s Life: Bob Riffenburgh
For more than 65 years, Bob Riffenburgh practiced and taught statistics in multiple fields. This year, the ASA established the Riffenburgh Award in his honor.
COPSS Honors 11 at JSM 2022
These awards are jointly sponsored by COPSS founding partner members: the American Statistical Association; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Eastern and Western regions of the International Biometric Society; and Statistical Society of Canada.