To commemorate Disability Pride Month, we celebrate the accomplishments of individuals with disabilities and their contributions to statistics and the wider community.
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National Pet Month: Famous Statisticians and Their Pets
For National Pet Month, Penny Reynolds looks to the furry and sometimes unique companions who shared the workspace of well-known statisticians.
This Month in Statistics History: October
October has seen incredible milestones—from the birthdays of pioneers such as Évariste Galois to Florence Nightingale to the first US electronic computer.
Florence Nightingale Day Encourages Students to Pursue Statistics, Data Science
The fifth annual celebration of Florence Nightingale Day spanned six months and was started in 2018 to promote future career opportunities.
Virtual WSDS Maintains Connection Among Participants
More than 350 people attended the virtual WSDS. The conference themes are Share Knowledge, Build Community, and Grow Influence, which are represented in the sessions and poster presentations.
Significance Special Issue Celebrates Florence Nightingale
In its April 2020 issue, Significance celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale with a special collection of articles about the renowned nurse, statistician, and reformer.
Florence Nightingale Turns 200 – ‘Florence’: A Statistics Song
This new lyric honors the bicentennial of the birth of Florence Nightingale, adapting her quote, “To understand God’s thoughts, we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose.”
What Will Be Your Legacy?
President Wendy Martinez encourages members to remember those who’ve inspired them in all aspects of their life—personally and professionally—and asks: What will be your legacy?
2018 Stewardship Report: A Big Impact on Data for Good
David Corliss discusses how the American Statistical Association’s annual stewardship report, published in April, serves a necessary function in reporting how the ASA spends the money members have contributed to programs and the causes we care about.
Florence Nightingale Day Urges Students to Discover, Do, Develop
Florence Nightingale Day is a new collaborative effort between the American Statistical Association, House of Statistics, and Caucus for Women in Statistics that encourages students to meet successful women in statistics and data science, take on data challenges, and have fun.