Section members Robert Small of Sanofi Pasteur and Keying Ye of The University of Texas, San Antonio, were elected as ASA Fellows this year.
JSM 2015
Funding Opportunities for Statisticians Meeting
Dave Higdon, chair of the ASA Committee on Funded Research, presented with seven representatives of federal funding agencies at the Funding Opportunities for Statisticians meeting during JSM in Seattle.
Statistics Workshops for Math and Science Teachers Held in Seattle
The American Statistical Association sponsored Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM)—a two-day statistics workshop for middle- and high-school mathematics and science teachers—August 11–12 at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.
The High Points of JSM
For those who were unable to attend or missed some of the activities, here are a few photos and highlights.
Physical and Engineering Sciences Section News for October
The SPES Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program facilitates visits of experienced applied statisticians to colleges and universities to give a seminar and meet with students and professors.
Government Statistics Section News
The Government Statistics Section shares highlights from their upcoming JSM 2015 sessions.
Biometrics Section News
The Biometrics Section readies for JSM 2015.
Applied JSM
There are many applied sessions taking place at this year’s JSM in Seattle. Here, Chuck Kincaid sorts through some of the best opportunities and lists them for you.
Meet the President’s Invited Speaker, Learn About This is Statistics
David Morganstein interviews the President’s Invited Speaker Christine Fox. Also, he shares what others have to say about the new PR campaign: This is Statistics.
Physical and Engineering Sciences News
The Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences (SPES) program for JSM 2015 will feature three invited, three topic-contributed, and five contributed sessions.