The American Statistical Association is launching a voluntary data science certification program with two credentials: Data Science Professional and Advanced Data Science Professional.
Royal Statistical Society
Winners Announced for Inaugural David Cox Medal for Statistics
Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen of the University of Pennsylvania, Nancy Zhang of the University of Pennsylvania, and Richard Samworth of the University of Cambridge were recently named winners of the inaugural David Cox Medal for Statistics. This medal is awarded to commemorate the work of the late world-leading statistician and former Royal Statistical Society president Sir David Cox.
Call for Discussion Papers 2023: Analysis of Citizen Science Data
Papers selected for publication will be presented at a multi-paper discussion meeting held during the RSS International Conference in Brighton, UK, in September of 2024 and subsequently published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
How to Be Published in Significance
Significance editor Anna Britten shares tips for being published in the magazine.
Significance Writing Competition Open for Entries
Learn about the 2023 Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing, jointly organized by Significance and the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society.
Obituaries for January 2023
ASA members Joseph Massaro and Tim Holt passed away recently.
History of Statistics: A STEM-Based Study Abroad Experience
Inspired by The Lady Tasting Tea, two University of Florida professors took a group of students abroad to learn about the historical beginnings of the statistics discipline in England.
Dennis Lin Takes Reins as Purdue Statistics Department Head
Lin, who is currently a university distinguished professor of supply chain and statistics at Penn State University, will begin his new role at Purdue in July.
What Will Be Your Legacy?
President Wendy Martinez encourages members to remember those who’ve inspired them in all aspects of their life—personally and professionally—and asks: What will be your legacy?
Cynthia Zang Facer Clark
Cynthia Clark’s mother was a chemist prior to WWII and her father was an agricultural loan officer and bank director, so studying mathematics and science was not unusual for a girl in her home. She pursued mathematics until it was clear to her there were better career opportunities in statistics for a woman. A longtime leader in the official statistics community, she is the executive director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics.