With all the judging and interaction with students for the 2021 International Science and Engineering Fair virtual, the ASA Council of Chapters had to overcome some challenges, like how to offer 100 students their choice of a book when they were located around the world and the books were in an office in Southern California.
Outreach
The JEDI Corner: Statistics for Equity: Capturing, Not Masking, Intersectional Dynamics in Data
Intersectionality, which refers to the overlapping nature of multiple oppressions based on one’s identity (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age), continues to present communication challenges in the world of statistics.
Anti-Racism Task Force to Host Open Meeting
The meeting will take place virtually at JSM on August 10 at 12:00 p.m. and be led by the Anti-Racism Task Force co-chairs, David Marker and Adrian Coles.
Giving Power to the People Via Community Engagement
Rob Santos values and seeks alternative perspectives—be they in statistical studies, project management, leadership decision-making, or even career development—because different perspectives can lead to vastly different interpretations, and all interpretations can contribute to a dialog that leads to insight.
2019 Educational Ambassadors from Nepal, Mexico Attend JSM
The Educational Ambassador Program is an ASA outreach effort launched by the late Martha Aliaga and the Committee on International Relations in Statistics to foster international collaboration and enhance statistics education worldwide. The program subsidizes two ambassadors from developing countries to attend JSM and take CE courses. It also provides a one-year ASA membership.
Biometrics Section Invites Applications for Funding to Support Projects
The ASA Biometrics Section invites applications for funding to support projects developing innovative outreach projects focused on enhancing awareness of biostatistics among quantitatively talented US students. They’re particularly interested in projects encouraging students to pursue advanced training in biostatistics.
Happy Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month!
Every April, the ASA and other institutions throughout the US celebrate Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Read on to find out what we have planned this year.
Florence Nightingale Day Urges Students to Discover, Do, Develop
Florence Nightingale Day is a new collaborative effort between the American Statistical Association, House of Statistics, and Caucus for Women in Statistics that encourages students to meet successful women in statistics and data science, take on data challenges, and have fun.
Pittsburgh Chapter Judges 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Statisticians from the Pittsburgh Chapter participated as judges in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this past May and were impressed by the depth of research methods and approaches the students applied to problems across specialties like medicine, energy, materials sciences, plant sciences, molecular biology, and computational biology.
You Can Count on Us
The ASA’s “Count on Stats” outreach initiative aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics. President Lisa LaVange interviewed Megan Berry from Stanton Communications about the initiative.