Sally Morton, ASA Founder and Fellow, was recognized for her career spanning statistics, research leadership, and national policy.
Research
Greg Ridgeway Earns ‘JASA’ Reproducibility Award
Greg Ridgeway, Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Criminology and professor of statistics and data science at the University of Pennsylvania, was recently awarded the Journal of the American Statistical Association’s 2026 reproducibility award. Read this short interview to learn more about him and his work.
Peace Recognized for Extraordinary Contributions
Karl Peace—longtime ASA member, mentor, and philanthropist—was recognized recently by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Medical College of Virginia Foundation for his exceptional contributions.
Donna Spiegelman Presents Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics
Donna Spiegelman presented the 2026 Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics on April 20 at Emory University. Spiegelman’s lecture, titled “Causal Inference: The Limits of Confounding, the Boundlessness of Measurement Error,” examined two central sources of bias in epidemiologic research.
‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 62: Volume One: A Conversation with the Editors of ASA Discoveries
What does a journal look like when you design it for the research world we’re living in, along with the one we’re building? In the latest episode of Practical Significance, cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome the editorial leadership team behind ASA Discoveries, the American Statistical Association’s new open-access journal. Editor-in-Chief Bo Li (Washington […]
Professional Opportunities
The National University of Singapore has postdoctoral positions.
Apertus: An LLM Designed for Data for Good
Apertus is an open-source large language model created to advance transparency and accessibility while supporting research, education, and projects that benefit society.
Judith Lok Recognized with Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award
On April 28, the Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association celebrated Judith J. Lok, a Boston University professor, as the 2025 Mosteller Statistician of the Year for her pioneering contributions to causal inference and clinical trial design methodology.
JASA Reproducibility Award Winners Named
Zihang Wang, Irina Gaynanova, Aleksandr Aravkin, Benjamin B. Risk, Wentao Zhan, and Abhirup Datta received the 2024 JASA Reproducibility Award for their exemplary work in computational reproducibility in statistical research.
UT Biostatistics, Data Science Department Celebrates 55 Years
The University of Texas School of Public Health’s department of biostatistics and data science celebrated its 55th anniversary with a conference featuring leading experts, research discussions, and awards recognizing distinguished alumni and student achievements.