The ASA’s Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights supports, directs, and organizes the defense of scientists through a variety of channels and actions.
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The 2024 Challenge List: This Year’s Most Important Questions in Data for Good
This annual call to action highlights a challenge in five areas: biostatistics; environmental advocacy; human rights; data; and organization and infrastructure. Learn how you can tackle one or more.
Data for Good: The Year in Review and 2023 Challenge Winners
David Corliss recognizes outstanding accomplishments this year.
JSM Session Set to Remember Thomas Jabine
Members of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights will revisit Jabine’s work touching on global governance, the ASA, and the intersection of statistics and human rights.
The 2023 Challenge List: Most Important Questions in Data for Good
David Corliss starts the year off with a challenge list that shines a light on exciting new opportunities and is meant to encourage the D4G community to tackle overlooked or under-resourced concerns.
December Issue Sheds Light on FIFA World Cup
As the FIFA World Cup 2022 gets into full swing in Qatar, the December issue of Significance sheds statistical light on events on and off the field.
Mary Gray Guest of Honor at Pfizer Colloquium
Mary Gray gave a talk titled, “Statistics and Human Rights,” and discussed her career in academia, the challenges of working as a woman in the math field in the ’60s, and her experience learning different computer languages throughout the years.
My ASA Story: Jana Asher, Assistant Professor and Director of Statistics Education
Jana Asher’s career has been colorful and varied, but she says she knows the ASA will be there no matter what comes next.
People News for November 2021
See what ASA members have been up to lately in the November 2021 People News update.
Kristian Lum: A Statistician Inspired by Human Rights
Building on an interest in mathematics while in high school, Kristian Lum went into college set on a math degree. However, what she expected was a connection between the problems and reality—something she didn’t find in higher mathematics. It wasn’t until she took a course in statistics that she really discovered her passion, because she could use quantitative skills to tackle real-world problems.