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Benjamini, Yekutieli, Heller Awarded Second Annual Rousseeuw Prize
Tel Aviv University’s Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, and Ruth Heller received the Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for their pioneering work on the false discovery rate.
ICHPS 2025: Statistical Innovation to Improve Health Equity
Statisticians, health service researchers, health economists, epidemiologists, and policy analysts will gather at the 15th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics to exchange and build on ideas to improve health equity research.
20+ JSM Sessions Focus on Privacy, Confidentiality
The 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon, featured more than 20 sessions and panels about statistical data privacy and confidentiality. Read about the highlights!
Society Created to Back Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality
The Society for Privacy and Confidentiality Research was formed as a nonprofit corporation with the primary focus of placing the Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality on a sustainable path with respect to people and finances.
September Issue of Significance Focuses on Statistics, Space
The September issue turns to the heavens with a focus on statistics and space, from the Challenger disaster to safe spacesuits.
This Month in Statistics History: October
Learn more about important statistical events that happened in October.
Highlights from the August ASA Board Meeting
The ASA Board convened in August at JSM and approved editor appointments, adopted next year’s budget, and discussed presidential initiatives.
JSM 2024: ASA Founders Award Winners
Four ASA members received the Founders Award at JSM 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
Hadley Wickham Wins 2025 ASA Statistical Computing and Graphics Award
Hadley Wickham is the winner of the 2025 ASA Statistical Computing and Graphics Award for his influence in statistical computing, visualization, graphics, and data analysis through significant contributions to R software.