The editor of the ASA’s journal Statistics and Data Science in Imaging invites submissions for a special issue on spatial statistics in imaging with the support of the ASA Statistics and the Environment and Statistics in Epidemiology sections.
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Mass Media Fellow Finds Love for Science Journalism
Niamh Ordner spent 10 weeks at the ‘Los Angeles Times’ covering climate and health policy and cutting-edge research and inspired a love of science journalism.
Noel Cressie Honored with Hannan Medal from Australian Academy of Science
He received the medal for his groundbreaking work in spatial statistics and environmental data science, advancing methods for analyzing climate, pollution, and other large-scale ecological phenomena.
MSAM 2024: Looking to the Past to Predict the Future
To celebrate MSAM 2024’s theme of Looking to the Past to Predict the Future, the American Statistical Association created a poster and related infographic for teachers to use in their classrooms, hosted a Predict 5 contest, and will host its virtual K-12 science fair.
Statisticians Contribute to Climate Science, Policy
Scientists, economists, and social scientists are collaborating to improve our understanding of and predictions for how Earth’s changing climate will affect humanity and the ecological and social systems upon which life relies.
Significance Highlights: David Cox Passing, COVID-19 Data Lead April Issue
In a special 12-page collection of articles in this issue, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics. Additionally, a selection of pieces is devoted to COVID data, lockdowns, modeling, and student learning.
Statistics at the Tipping Point: Data for Good in Environmental Advocacy
Environmental dangers are often described in terms of tipping points—a maximum greenhouse gas level, the total human population our planet can support, or the increase in temperature triggering a large rise in sea levels. As much as we hear about tipping points for environmental disasters, the concept itself is benign: a mathematical threshold in a small value that, when crossed, leads to a large change in something else. Examples of statistics at the tipping point are all around us, and all of us can participate in making a difference for good.
ASA Participates in Sixth Climate Science Day
ASA Members Leonard Smith and Daniel Cooley were among 22 scientists participating in 80 meetings with members of Congress and their staff as part of the 6th annual Climate Science Day in February.
What Statisticians Should Watch in Congress in 2011
The 112th Congress is well under way, with federal budget discussions grabbing most of the headlines. Once the fiscal year 2011 (FY11) budget is resolved, what are the issues that might interest ASA members in 2011? Which issues should ASA members contact their members of Congress about?