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biostatistics
Statistical Leadership: Its Importance, Imperatives, and Impacts
The 2018 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop held in September featured a session titled “Statistical Leadership: Its Importance, Imperatives, and Impacts.” The session consisted of two presentations representing industry and regulatory perspectives on statistical leadership.
Nominations Wanted for 2019 Gertrude M. Cox Award
The award includes a $1,000 honorarium, travel expenses to attend the Washington Statistical Society (WSS) Annual Dinner, and a commemorative WSS plaque.
Christopher Schmid Talks Health Statistics
Christopher Schmid is professor in and chair of the department of biostatistics at the Brown University School of Public Health, a fellow of the American Statistical Association, and a former chair of the Health Policy Statistics Section.
Leading Large … or My Dinner with Dennis
This month’s column profiles a statistician who, in every sense of the word, has spent his life leading large: Dennis Gillings.
1000 Girls, 1000 Futures: New York Academy of Sciences’ Mentoring Initiative
New York Academy of Sciences’ 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures encourages women ages 13–18 interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to pursue STEM careers through skill development and mentoring.
Rising Star Talks About Statistics Journey, Future of the Profession
Throughout her journey, Lucy D’Agostino McGowan says the ASA community has been an asset for her, inspiring and shaping her as a student and now a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins.
Q&A: What Skills Do You Need to Succeed at Your Job?
What skills do you need to succeed in your technical job? We asked some of our members this and other questions and here is how they responded.
Highlights from 2017 Degree Release: Bachelor’s Numbers Close in on Master’s
The ratio of the number of master’s degrees to that of bachelor’s closed to 1.2 in 2017, the closest it’s been since 1987.
The Commutative Property Is Neither Necessary nor Sufficient: It’s Time to Consider Implementing Distance PhD Programs
Seth T. Lirette, an assistant professor in the department of data science at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, proposes it is time to loosen the reigns on the residential requirement for admission to PhD programs.