The Committee on Statistics and Disability—a partner of the JEDI Outreach Group—advocates for ASA members with disabilities and the removal of systemic inequities that hinder people with disabilities from full access and participation within the statistics profession.
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Adji Bousso Dieng Wins 2022 Annie T. Randall Innovator Award
Dieng is recognized for her innovative statistical methods on artificial intelligence and probabilistic machine learning and her focus on societal impact as the founder and president of the nonprofit group The Africa I Know.
JSM Is on Its Way to DC: Check Out Conference Highlights and Start Planning
The statistical event of the summer—The Joint Statistical Meetings—is in Washington, DC, this year. Join us August 6–11 to meet new people, talk to old friends, and explore the nation’s capital.
JSM 2022 – Statistics: A Foundation for Innovation
ASA President Kathy Ensor asks for help with her JSM address and introduces the JSM President’s Invited Speaker, Reginald DesRoches.
Section on Statistical Consulting Seeks Articles
The Section on Statistical Consulting, in conjunction with the journal Stat, is soliciting articles for a special issue, titled “Statistical Consulting and Collaboration,” with coeditors Robyn L. Ball, H. Dean Johnson, Lee-Ann Hayek, Xiaoyue Niu, Joseph Rigdon, and Hao Helen Zhang.
State of the Science and Engineering Data Infrastructure: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Three experts discuss the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, which provides data on science and engineering enterprise; collects essential data on STEM education; provides research and development activities, funding, and infrastructure; and supports data innovations.
Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop a Great Venue for Learning, Networking
More than 250 statisticians and their colleagues gathered in Silicon Valley November 5–6, 2018, to attend the Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop and discuss cutting-edge statistical methodologies and best practices.
Measuring Innovation: Better Data to Help Design Policies to Revive Economic Growth
This month’s guest editor Dale Jorgenson discusses the components of economic growth in the context of furthering the U.S. economic recovery.