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Elizabeth L. Scott Award and Lectureship
COPSS Awards Reward Data for Good
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies, known as COPSS, recently opened nominations for its 2025 leadership awards. These are distinguished awards recognizing both early-career and senior accomplishments in the theory and practice of statistics. This month, David Corliss discusses how these awards honor data for good.
JSM 2024: Regina Liu Wins 2024 Elizabeth L. Scott Award
Regina Liu received the COPSS 2024 Elizabeth L. Scott Award based on her outstanding achievements in research, education, service, and leadership and her superlative contributions to fostering opportunities for women, underrepresented groups, and junior researchers in statistics and nurturing their careers.
UCS’s Science for Public Good Fund Targets Projects with Local Impact
The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Science for Public Good Fund offers grants up to $1,500 to support science in service to the public, making it ideal for a wide range of data for good advocates and projects.
COPSS Honors 11 at JSM 2022
These awards are jointly sponsored by COPSS founding partner members: the American Statistical Association; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Eastern and Western regions of the International Biometric Society; and Statistical Society of Canada.