The latest news from ASA’s Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section, including information about the TSHS Innovation Challenge.
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Entries Invited for Statistical Significance Competition
The Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee invites all JSM 2016 poster contributors to compete for a policy applications prize in its fifth Statistical Significance competition.
A Festival of Data: Student Perspectives
For the September President’s Corner, Nathaniel Schenker invited Andrew Bray, postdoctoral research associate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to write about student perspectives on DataFest.
Students Learn Even Statistics Can Be Fun
This article is referenced in “Students, Teachers, Community Pull Off Successful Poster Competition” and appears courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
Statistics Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Poster Competition and Project Competition.
Applications Sought for 2014 Young Investigator Awards
The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology invites applications from young investigators who will present their papers at JSM 2014, August 2–7 in Boston, Massachusetts. The awards honor the best papers by young investigators in statistics in epidemiology presented at JSM.
Mathematics of Planet Earth Holds Competition
The museum and exhibits committee of Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 is holding an open source exhibition of virtual modules competition. Submissions are due by May 15.
Biometrics Section Accomplishes Much at JSM
The Biometrics Section held its annual business committee meeting at JSM 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. Read on to see all the section accomplished during the past year.
Project Competition Deadline Extended to June 9
Introduce K–12 students to statistics through the annual project competition directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
YouTube Videos Wanted for Competition
The American Statistical Association invites the submission of original digital videos that celebrate the many and varied achievements and roles of statisticians.