ASA members Joseph Massaro and Tim Holt passed away recently.
biostatistics
Recognizing Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts … Continued
Learn how the University of California, Riverside and Drexel University are prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Statistics, Biostatistics Degree Growth Continued in 2021
The number of master’s degrees in business statistics awarded annually increased from 37 in 2010 to nearly 3,000 in 2021, paralleling the growth in bachelor’s and master’s degrees in statistics and biostatistics over the last couple decades. Similarly, the number of universities awarding the business statistics degree increased from 4 to 55 in the same period, according to the latest preliminary data release for 2021 degree completions from the National Center for Education Statistics.
My ASA Story: Robert Tumasian III, Biostatistics PhD Candidate
Robert Tumasian III studies the intersection of mathematics and biomedical science: biostatistics!
ASA Recognizes Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts
Learn how the University of Iowa, New York University, and Indiana University are prioritizing justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Diversifying Academia Through ADJOINT
ADJOINT is a research program focused on advancing and strengthening the careers of Black statistical (and mathematical) scientists and deepening their engagement with the broader research community.
More Work Needed to Increase Racial, Ethnic Diversity in Biostatistics, Epidemiology Departments
Melody Goodman, Jemar Bather, Xiangying Chu, Marcello Pagano, Christine Plepys, and Ronnie Sebro recently published a paper titled “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010–2020” in Public Health Reports. We had a few questions for lead author Melody Goodman, who is the associate dean for research and professor of biostatistics at New York University School of Global Public Health. Check out here answers here.
Nominations Sought for Stan Altan Paper Award
Nominated papers must address a relevant topic in nonclinical biostatistics disciplines for the biopharmaceutical industry.
2022 Karl E. Peace Award Honors Susan Ellenberg
Susan Ellenberg—emerita professor of statistics, medical ethics, and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania—was honored for her substantial contributions to the statistical profession and to society in general.
Obituaries for October 2022
ASA members Bruce Trumbo and Othmar Winkler passed away recently.