Leslie McClure says she found involvement in the ASA has allowed her to pursue her passion for increasing diversity and representation among folks traditionally underrepresented in statistics, including BIPOC statisticians, statisticians who identify as women, and LBGTQ+ statisticians.
JSM 2018
P&C Committee Discusses Privacy Protections for Transportation Data in Big Data Environment
The Privacy and Confidentiality Committee organized an invited session at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings that focused on protecting participants’ privacy in large-scale transportation studies.
JSM 2018: A Tremendous Success!
The 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings took place in Vancouver this past July and August.
Many Honored at President’s Address, Awards Ceremony
A special feature of the Joint Statistical Meetings is the ASA President’s Address and Founders & Fellows Recognition, during which the Founders Award winners and new ASA Fellows are inducted.
K–12 Educators Gather at JSM for Meeting Within a Meeting
The American Statistical Association sponsored a two-day Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) statistics workshop for middle- and high-school mathematics and science teachers July 31–August 1 at the annual 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The MWM workshops emphasize the growth of statistical literacy and thinking.
Leading Through Teaching and JSM 2018 Memorable Moments
ASA President Lisa LaVange shares some memorable moments from JSM 2018.
Educational Ambassadors Hail from Pakistan, Thailand
Saleha Habibullah of the Kinnaird College for Women in Lahore, Pakistan, and Seksan Kiatsupaibul of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, attended the Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, BC, as the ASA’s 2018 educational ambassadors.
2018 JSM Diversity Mentoring Program: Why Mentoring Matters
The JSM Diversity Mentoring Program encourages and fosters the development of mentoring relationships and networking for historically under-represented minority graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career professionals with more senior-level statisticians/biostatisticians from academia, government, and industry.
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Updates
The Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences had a successful Joint Research Conference in Los Alamos, NM. They also have three newly appointed officers.
With a Little Help from My Friends: Advice from the Board for Your Career Journey
ASA Board members share pearls of wisdom related to careers in this special issue of Amstat News.