The Council of Chapters is sponsoring two invited sessions at JSM 2010 that will feature diverse scientific applications of statistics. One session will highlight statistical opportunities in large-scale international science endeavors. The other will showcase the work of several Vancouver statisticians exploring the impact of climate change on British Columbia’s forests.
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Congress Views Results of NSF-Funded Research Projects
Montserrat Fuentes, a professor in the statistics department at North Carolina State University, represented the ASA at the 16th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding Capitol Hill Exhibition on April 14. The exhibit highlights to Congress research funded by the National Science Foundation. Fuentes also made Hill visits on behalf of the ASA Climate Change Policy Advisory Committee.
Statisticians Comment on Status of Climate Change Science
Letters from ASA members in response to the March Amstat News article “Statisticians Comment on Status of Climate Change Science,” by Richard L. Smith, L. Mark Berliner, and Peter Guttorp
Statisticians Comment on Status of Climate Change Science
In November 2009, ASA Past-President Sally Morton joined with the leaders of 17 other science organizations to sign a letter to all U.S. senators summarizing the consensus of climate change science. In short, the letter cited the strong scientific evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are the primary driver. It went on to list the many likely consequences, some of which are already starting to occur.