The American Mathematical Society and Simons Foundation recently created a program to foster and support research by mathematicians at primarily undergraduate institutions.
Research
November JSDSE Focuses on Teaching Reproducibility, Responsible Workflow
The papers in the current issue of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education focus on how to teach reproducibility and responsible workflow from different perspectives: refreshing and organizing teaching materials, providing guidelines for student work, engaging students in editorial work, and revising curriculum at the programme level.
ICHPS 2023 Offers Opportunities for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking
The International Conference on Health Policy Statistics will bring practitioners, methodologists, health service researchers, health economists, and policy analysts together to exchange and build on ideas about improving the pipeline of health policy research.
A Statistician’s Life: Bob Riffenburgh
For more than 65 years, Bob Riffenburgh practiced and taught statistics in multiple fields. This year, the ASA established the Riffenburgh Award in his honor.
Diversifying Academia Through ADJOINT
ADJOINT is a research program focused on advancing and strengthening the careers of Black statistical (and mathematical) scientists and deepening their engagement with the broader research community.
Papers Wanted for Supplemental Issue of Prevention Science
The issue will bring together current thinking and new ideas about design and analytic methods for studies aimed at reducing health disparities from structural racism and other structural determinants of health.
State of the Nation’s Health Data Infrastructure: Experts Weigh in Two Years into Pandemic
Count on Stats spoke with Jennifer Madans, Ninez Ponce, and Charles Rothwell—experts on the National Center for Health Statistics—for our series, State of the Data Infrastructure. They discuss how the pandemic exposed the agency’s challenges with budget, stature, and profile.
Russell Sage Foundation Offers Fellowships
The Russell Sage Foundation focuses exclusively on supporting social science research. The foundation offers fellowships and research assistance.
Sacks Award Winners to Speak During JSM Invited Session
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research recognizes sustained, high-quality, cross-disciplinary research involving the statistical and data sciences. This year’s recipients will speak as a panel at JSM 2022 in August.
Call for Proposals: New Program Focuses on Methodologies, Tools, Infrastructure for Internet Measurements
The goal of the program is to encourage, coordinate, and connect research in Internet measurement in a comprehensive manner.