The 2026 Stats4Good Challenge List highlights key areas such as pandemic preparedness, deforestation, local data rescue, displaced scientists, and conflict zone analysis for impactful data projects.
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Obituary: Martin Abba Tanner
Martin Abba Tanner passed away peacefully in Evanston on January 2, after 20 years of fighting cancer. He is survived by his wife, Anat, and his son, Noam.
Increasing Resiliency of Critically Important Data Sets: A D4G Imperative
Shifting political agendas can lead to funding changes, resulting in the reduction or even elimination of staff supporting critical data. Learn about data resiliency in this month’s Stats4Good column.
NSF Corner: Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
To strengthen the connection between the statistical community and National Science Foundation, we continue the series that poses questions to NSF program officers and awardees. This month’s program officer is Jemin George from the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships and the awardee responses are from Yuzhou Chen of Temple University.
A Conversation with Dean Follmann of NIAID
Chris Franck met Dean Follmann during a visit to the Biostatistics Research Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He grew curious to learn more about Dean, who leads the group, and conducted this featured interview about his work.
Teaching During COVID Leads April JSDSE
The onset of COVID-19 had a direct and continuing impact on the educational sector, with institutions, instructors, students, and parents scrambling to adapt to a variety of online or hybrid educational models. The April issue of the open-access Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education leads with three papers that describe approaches to teaching during the pandemic.
Remembering Dionne Price with Her Own Wise Words
ASA President Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar honors ASA Past President, Dionne Price, who passed away in late February.
Community-Based Data for Good Projects: Think Statistically, Act Locally
This month, David Corliss discusses the importance of building relationships with local subject experts and data stewards as the first step in developing community-based projects.
Innovators Present Methods to Manage Hospital Emergency Rooms
The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation brought together a number of pioneers March 27 to June 2 for a program called Mathematics, Statistics, and Innovation in Medical and Health Care. The aim was to talk about how their work is helping manage busy and overcrowded emergency departments.
Thanks for and Gratitude to the ASA Community
ASA President Dionne Price highlights a few items she is grateful for and says thank you to our amazing professional community.