At the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings, a panel of statisticians and evaluators, led by Elizabeth Eisenhauer, explored how data-driven insights shape policy and drive meaningful change.
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JSM Panel Urges Statistical Community to Propose Research Institutes
2022 ASA President Katherine Ensor led a JSM late-breaking session urging the statistical and data science communities to propose mathematical sciences research institutes (MSRIs) in response to the National Science Foundation’s current quinquennial call from its Division of Mathematical Sciences.
ICSA Panel Discusses Partnerships, Collaborations Across Sectors, Part 2
During the 2021 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, several panelists discussed the key elements of forming and sustaining successful collaborations and partnerships, along with challenges and barriers. This is Part 2 of a two-part panel that includes six experts from either academia, industry or consulting, with Kelly Zou as the moderator.
Beyond Big Data: Supporting Students and Early-Career Professionals
SDSS 2022 will be held this June in Pittsburgh, PA. Registration opens online February 15, and the lightning abstract submission deadline is March 10.
ICSA Panel Discusses Partnerships, Collaborations Across Sectors
During the 2021 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, several panelists discussed the key elements of forming and sustaining successful partnerships and collaborations, along with the challenges and barriers.
Late-Breaking Session Focuses on Future of Statistics
For this year’s JSM late-breaking session, members of the Committee on Meetings chose a panel session reporting on the NSF workshop, “Statistics at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities in the Data Science Era.”
People News January 2019
Awards, honors, and other news about ASA members for January 2019
Deans Offer Advice to Statistics Departments
Increasingly in academia, statisticians have been appointed to university administrative positions. Rebecca Doerge, Montserrat Fuentes, Sally Morton, H. Joseph Newton, and Sastry Pantula spoke on a panel of statisticians-turned-deans at JSM 2017.
My Life as a Statistical Consultant: JSM 2016 Invited Panel Discussion
At the 2016 Joint Statistical Meetings, Mary Batcher, Nathaniel Schenker, and Jim Rosenberger presented the panel discussion “My Life as a Statistical Consultant.” They shared stories and wisdom from their careers and responded to questions about being a statistical consultant in different environments. Read the highlights here.
Career Development Committee: What It Has Done for You Lately
The Career Development Committee provides resources relevant to you at each stage of your career, including several important sessions this year at JSM 2016 in Chicago.