Leslie McClure participated in the ASA’s JSM Congressional Visits Day to advocate for data literacy and statistics education.
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A Statistician’s Life: Bob Riffenburgh
For more than 65 years, Bob Riffenburgh practiced and taught statistics in multiple fields. This year, the ASA established the Riffenburgh Award in his honor.
New Report on US Data Infrastructure: An Interview with Robert Groves
The first of three reports from a National Academies Committee on National Statistics panel explains why the US needs a revamped infrastructure. Committee chair Robert M. Groves answers questions about the panel’s vision.
My ASA Story: Robert Tumasian III, Biostatistics PhD Candidate
Robert Tumasian III studies the intersection of mathematics and biomedical science: biostatistics!
ASA President’s Learning Curve
ASA President Kathy Ensor talks about the many ways to get involved in the association, including joining chapters, sections, and committees.
Count on Stats: Serving the Wider Community with Data for Good
Count on Stats is a public outreach program that “aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.”
Nominations Wanted for 2021 Griffith Mentoring Award
Nominations for the 2021 Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award will be accepted until June 30.
ASA Applauds DHS Designation of Data Science as STEM Field
ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein says, “We applaud the decision by the DHS to include data science in its program degree list for STEM fields. With its foundational components of statistics, computing, database management, and math, data science rightfully belongs on this list. We thank members of the academic and data science communities who also urged its inclusion.”
Meet Peggy Carr, Commissioner for Education Statistics
On August 24, 2021, President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Peggy G. Carr as commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education.
Infrastructure Series: Challenges Loom for Chief Statistician of the US
For this installment of the Count on Stats State of the Data Infrastructure Series, we hear from former Chief Statisticians of the United States Hermann Habermann, Katherine Wallman, and Nancy Potok.