The International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science marked its third annual celebration October 8 with a 24-hour virtual conference, uniting a global audience under the theme “Empowering the Next Generation of Women Statisticians and Data Scientists.”
Nancy Geller
Two NIH Leaders Honored with Griffith Mentoring Award
The ASA’s Government Statistics Section recently awarded the Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award to two women from the National Institutes of Health: Nancy L. Geller, director of the Office of Biostatistics Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Clarice R. Weinberg, principal investigator in the biostatistics and computational biology branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
People News for November 2020
Marie Diener-West and Erin Tanenbaum were honored recently.
Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference
The second Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference was held October 20–22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference targeted women in all career stages from all sectors of the workforce.
Trip to Sri Lanka Warm, People Welcoming
As 2011 ASA president, Nancy Geller was invited to be a plenary speaker at the International Statistics Conference last December in Columbo, Sri Lanka. Here, she tells us about her experience.
Remembering Paul Meier
2011 ASA President Nancy Geller reflects on Paul Meier’s life and describes the memorial held in his honor last November.
Beware the Fabulous!
ASA President Nancy Geller looks at whether science is as good in correcting itself as we would like it to be.
A Global Experience
One of the responsibilities of the ASA president is to travel to many places and represent the ASA. In mid-August, ASA President Nancy Geller had the privilege of attending the International Statistical Institute (ISI) World Statistics Congress in Dublin, Ireland.
Don’t Shun the ‘S’ Word
For the August president’s column, Nancy L. Geller discusses the importance of not losing your identity as a “statistician”.
Professional Service: What’s in It for Me?
For the June president’s column, Nancy L. Geller suggests ways to get involved in the ASA.