Richard C. Zink reflects on a recent improvisation workshop facilitated with the support of the ASA Biopharmaceutical Section. Workshop goals included team building, communication, presentation, and leadership.
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Thank You, Mentors: Members Show Gratitude for Guidance
May marks graduation season and provides an opportunity to show gratitude for those who have guided and motivated us throughout our respective journeys. Here, invited by the ASA GivesBack Team, members express their appreciation through “thank you notes” to those who mentored them.
Early-Career Women Share Journeys from Student to Biostatistician
The Caucus for Women in Statistics hosted a virtual conference for the International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science October 10. Dooti Roy, Bhramori Banerjee, Hiya Banerjee, and Arinjita Bhattacharyya shared some of their experiences.
Next Steps: Recommendations from the Anti-Racism Task Force
Kathy Ensor interviews Adrian Coles and David Marker about how the Anti-Racism Task Force met its goal of learning from the ASA’s members.
My ASA Story: Richard Zink, Biostatistician and Podcaster
Zink is the co-host of ASA Biopharm’s Podcast and says volunteering has been good for his career and allowed him to help the next generation of statisticians and data scientists.
Kansas Western-Missouri Chapter Hosts 14th Annual Symposium
This free meeting was conducted virtually and welcomed more than 140 researchers and trainees for a two-day event that addressed a variety of biostatistics and data science topics.
Good News or Bad News?
Keith Crank, ASA research and graduate education manager, gives his perceptions of the academic (faculty) job market for PhDs in statistics and biostatistics.
Biostatisticians: Do You Know What They Do?
Rebecca Shackelton Piccolo, project manager/biostatistician at New England Research Institutes, explains the role of a biostatistician.
Counting Statisticians: How Many of Us Are There?
Keith Crank, ASA’s Research and Graduate Education Manager tries to answer the question: How many biostatisticians are there worldwide and how many statisticians are working in the United States?
NIGMS Seeks Applications for Research Training Program
In 2004, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences spearheaded a trans-NIH effort to increase the number of trained biostatisticians through its biostatistics predoctoral research training program. Applications for this program are now being accepted.