The prize recognizes outstanding and influential innovations in the theory and practice of mathematical statistics, international leadership in directing statistical research, and pioneering contributions.
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Statistics Without Borders: Outstanding Leadership and Projects in Data for Good
Statistics Without Borders—an ASA outreach group—has high-impact projects, volunteer recruiting, development, support, expertly managed projects, and excellent data for good resources.
Curiosity Cup Offers Analytics Skills Competition
The Curiosity Cup is a global SAS student competition that brings teams together to grow their knowledge of data science and analytics. Registration opens in October.
CAUSE Offers Cartoon Caption Contest
The contest is open to all who use or enjoy statistics, including students, instructors, and professionals.
Keep Your Receipts: How Early-Career Statisticians Can Navigate Conferences
The authors offer suggestions for maximizing conference experiences for early-career statisticians, including students and recent graduates.
Council of Chapters Gives Special Awards at ISEF 2022
More than 50 statisticians from ASA chapters and sections volunteered their time to judge 1,409 science projects competing for the ASA Special Award in Statistics.
Competition Open for Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing
The editor of Significance magazine, Brian Tarran, is inviting early-career statisticians and data scientists to use data and statistics to tell the stories that matter most to them—whether those stories are about politics, health, crime, education, industry, environment, or entertainment.
State of the Workforce Data Infrastructure
In the latest feature examining the state of the US data infrastructure, the Count on Stats team spoke with three experts on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Katharine Abraham was BLS commissioner from 1993–2001, and Erica Groshen was BLS commissioner from 2013–2017. Ken Poole is the chief executive officer of the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and longtime and widely recognized leader in the BLS data user community.
Statistical Significance Competition Sees Many Winners
With a record number of 50 submissions to the annual JSM Statistical Significance competition, the ASA Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee (SPAAC) recognized two first-place winners, three second-place winners, and five honorable mentions.
Data Science Competition Attracts Talent from UGA
The first data science competition hosted by the department of statistics at the University of Georgia attracted 96 students, with 10 undergraduate teams and 16 graduate teams. Most teams had students from multiple disciplines, making the competition truly interdisciplinary.