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Honoring the Legacy of Dionne Price: Reflections from Emory University
Emory University hosted the Dionne Price Memorial Lecture to honor their distinguished alumna, the first African American female ASA president, featuring keynote speaker F. DuBois Bowman and discussions about inclusive leadership in statistics.
Two Chosen for Natrella Scholarship Awards
The recipients for 2021 are Minhee Kim, a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Siddhesh Kulkarni, a PhD candidate at the University of Louisville.
Rajeshwari Sundaram Honored with 2020 Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award
Rajeshwari (Raji) Sundaram was honored June 10 during a virtual ceremony for being exceptionally generous with her time spent mentoring and training staff at all levels.
Cutting-Edge Content, Focused Discussion, Passion Define BBSW
The Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop provided statisticians, data scientists, and other colleagues with a venue to connect, learn, and grow.
Statistics: Proactive or Reactive?
The statistics profession’s reaction to data science prompted my colleague to ask this question: “Why does our profession often find itself in reactive mode—reacting to others’ direction—rather than being proactive and setting the direction ourselves?”
Abstracts Wanted for 2017 Nonparametrics Conference
A 2017 conference on nonparametrics in modern biomedical and clinical sciences is accepting abstracts until January 15, 2017.
Challenges and Innovations in Pharmaceutical Products Development Focus of Duke Symposium
About 250 people attended the Duke-Industry Statistics Symposium October 22–23 at the Trent Semans Center on the Duke University Campus.
Emory Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Celebrates 50 Years
The Emory University Department of Bioinformatics celebrated its 50th anniversary in October.
Section Readies for Spring Meeting, JSM
The Biometrics Section looks forward to strong representation at the ENAR Spring Meeting. Additionally, section leadership readies for JSM 2010 by calling for session organizers and award applications.