Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen of the University of Pennsylvania, Nancy Zhang of the University of Pennsylvania, and Richard Samworth of the University of Cambridge were recently named winners of the inaugural David Cox Medal for Statistics. This medal is awarded to commemorate the work of the late world-leading statistician and former Royal Statistical Society president Sir David Cox.
International Statistical Institute
Mei-Cheng Wang
Mei-Cheng Wang’s journey began in Taiwan, where she earned her bachelor’s in mathematics from National Tsing Hua University. In 1981, she moved to the University of California at Berkeley to pursue a PhD in statistics. After completing her PhD, she joined the department of biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University, where she has been a faculty member ever since.
Mallick Honored with Regents Professor Award
ASA Fellow Bani K. Mallick, a professor in the department of statistics at Texas A&M University, was recently designated a Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
Nancy Reid to Deliver 2022 COPSS Distinguished Lecture
Nancy Reid, a professor in the department of statistical sciences at the University of Toronto who has contributed fundamental and path-breaking work in a wide range of statistical problems, will give her lecture at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC. Her talk is titled “Likelihood and Its Discontents.”
Earth Day Activities to Make an Impact Using Data for Good
With Earth Day on April 22, Stats4Good takes a look at ways the ASA and its members are protecting the world around us through the use of statistics.
Obituaries for February 2022
ASA members Kjell Doksum and Leland Wilkinson passed away recently.
ASA, International Community Continue to Decry Georgiou Persecution
Following a February Greek appeals court ruling finding former Greek chief statistician Andreas Georgiou liable for slander, ASA leaders denounced the latest legal setback against Georgiou.
Gertrude M. Cox Award Nominations Sought
Nominate an early- to mid-career statistician for the Gertrude Cox Award by February 28.
A Statistical Star from the East Shines in the West
Bimal Sinha of the University of Maryland Baltimore County was recently honored with an endowed chair of statistics named after him.
Dennis Lin Takes Reins as Purdue Statistics Department Head
Lin, who is currently a university distinguished professor of supply chain and statistics at Penn State University, will begin his new role at Purdue in July.