SIGMEDD, the Statistical Interest Group for Medical Devices and Diagnostics, has officially become the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Section (MDD) of the American Statistical Association.
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Biometrics Section Updates
Biometrics Section Updates
Biometrics Section Accepting Applications for Byar Award, Project Funding
The ASA’s Biometrics Section is accepting applications for the 2014 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award and also invites applications for funding to support outreach projects focused on enhancing awareness of biostatistics among quantitatively talented U.S. students.
Section on Statistical Consulting Congratulates Award Winners
The executive committee of the Statistical Consulting Section congratulates the following section award winners.
SRMS Sponsors Five Invited Sessions at JSM
The Survey Research Methods Section will sponsor five invited sessions at JSM 2013.
AAAS + Statistics = U
One of Marie Davidian’s initiatives as ASA president-elect is to increase the visibility of statisticians and their work, which she thinks can be done by strengthening ties with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read on to find out how.
Petitions Requested for New Section
A new section that combines statistics and measurement in psychology and education, tentatively titled Statistics and Measurement in Psychology and Education, is being considered. Read on to find out about the focus of this section and how you can help get it approved.
Section Congratulates Award Winners
The Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) section congratulates Alice S. Whittemore of Stanford University for winning the 2010 Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award for her lifetime contributions at the intersection of statistical science and epidemiology.
Section Gears Up for JSM 2010
The Biometrics Section is looking for abstract submissions for contributed and topic-contributed papers to be presented during JSM 2010, as well as nominations for the David P. Byar Young Investigator Award.
Business Meeting Covers Much Ground
The Biometrics Section recently held its annual business committee meeting during JSM in Washington, DC. Dan Heitjan, 2009 section chair, welcomed members and guests and introduced Steve Pierson, the ASA’s director of science policy. Pierson described efforts to develop a series of one-page documents for policymakers called “Statistical Significance” that underscore significant contributions statisticians have made in key areas such as health care, economic productivity, and national security. Pierson said he views his role, in part, as educating the ASA membership about ways to influence science policy and invited suggestions for ASA science policy action from section members.