The biostatistics community rallied to make the case for the importance of biostatistics to public health research and practice when the 2016 draft CEPH Masters of Public Health Accreditation Criteria no longer included specific mention of biostatistical skills among the required competencies.
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People News for December 2016
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the December issue of Amstat News.
The World of Biostatistics Is a ‘Wild West’: Take Advantage
The pharmaceutical industry is as complicated as it is interesting, and it’s plenty interesting. Jonathan L. Moscovici shares a few of of his experiences as a biopharmaceutical statistician that he didn’t really know (but wishes he did) as a grad student.
Statistics, Biostatistics Degree Growth Sustained Through 2015
Bachelor’s and master’s degrees earned in statistics and biostatistics continued their strong growth, while doctoral degrees were flat from 2014 to 2015.
Biopharmaceutical Section Announces 2016 Mentoring Program
The latest news from the ASA’s Biopharmaceutical Section, including information about its 2016 mentoring program.
Biometrics Section Encourages Submitting JSM 2017 Invited Session Proposal
The latest news from the ASA’s Biometrics Section, including a call for invited session ideas for JSM 2017 and recently awarded funding.
Abstracts Wanted for 2017 Nonparametrics Conference
A 2017 conference on nonparametrics in modern biomedical and clinical sciences is accepting abstracts until January 15, 2017.
Biometrics Section News
The latest news from ASA’s Biometrics Section, including information about invited sessions and short courses at JSM 2017 and funding opportunities for student outreach projects.
Awards and Deadlines for May 2016
The American Society for Quality Statistics Division is accepting nominations for its 2016 William G. Hunter Award. Also, the department of biostatistics and school of public health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are requesting nominations for the 14th annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences.
Leadership Is Listening: Data-Driven Decision-Making at NIGMS
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow Jake Basson writes about his data-driven decision-making work at the National Institute for General Medical Sciences—and what he’s found is encouraging.