Ruishan Lin won for her work on detecting brain activity changes, with an honorable mention awarded to Kimberly Greco for her research on rare disease phenotyping.
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Advice, Practice Emerge from Committee Networking Event at JSM
At JSM 2025, the ASA Committee on Career Development’s Networking Like a Pro event featured expert advice from leaders and interactive practice, encouraging statisticians to build authentic relationships, highlight strengths, stay curious, and confidently seek mentorship while forming meaningful connections across diverse fields.
Honoring Katherine Wallman’s Legacy at JSM
Speakers at JSM honored former ASA President and longtime chief statistician Katherine Wallman, highlighting her leadership, mentorship, and lasting impact on federal statistics and the ASA’s policy work.
Statistics, Data Science, and AI Enriching Society: Insights from JSM 2025
The conference showcased the central role of statistics in shaping the age of AI and featured high-profile lectures; timely sessions on causal inference, data privacy, and omics research; and memorials honoring leaders in the field.
Come to Boston: JSM 2026 Invited Session Proposals Sought
The theme for JSM 2026, selected by ASA President-Elect Jeri Mulrow, is “Communities in Action: Advancing Society.” With this spirit in mind, the JSM 2026 program committee invites proposals for invited sessions.
XL-Files: If Statistics Must Die … Let It Go Out with All Its Styles
The survival of statistics as a profession—not just a scientific discipline—depends on embracing its many styles, from modeling to decision-making and consensus-building, especially as data science and AI reshape the landscape.
Looking Ahead to JSM 2025: A Time to Reconnect, Reflect, and Rebuild
ASA President Ji-Hyun Lee invites statisticians to attend JSM 2025 in Nashville to reconnect with the community, share research on the theme “Statistics, Data Science, and AI: Enriching Society,” and support one another during challenging times.
Quality and Productivity Section to Sponsor JSM Sessions
Check out the list of JSM sessions the section is sponsoring at JSM 2025 in Nashville, Tennesee. Topics range from control charts and step-stress testing to autonomous driving data and analytic fluency.
JSM 2025: Enriching Society with Data for Good
David Corliss offers a review of presentations, meetings, and resources at JSM 2025 so readers can make the most of the event and find support for work in Data for Good. JSM’s theme this year is perfectly suited for that purpose: “Statistics, Data Science, and AI Enriching Society.”
Survey Research Methods Section: Activities at and After JSM
SRMS members plan to connect in person with fellow JSM attendees and will host several events.