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Nominations Open for International Prize in Statistics
Nominations for the 2027 International Prize in Statistics, honoring major, high-impact achievements in the field, are open through October 1.
ASA Announces 2026 Winners of Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions
ASA has announced the winners of its 2026 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project competitions for grades K–12, with top student projects recognized across four grade divisions.
Showing Up: An Update on Communities in Action
Communities in Action highlights statisticians who’ve volunteered their skills for local organizations—counting cars for a church, guiding an opera company’s data strategy, spotting supply gaps at a food bank—and is building toolkits to help others get involved.
Members Offer Advice for Writing as a Team
Authors of a seven-person book-writing team share tips for successful collaboration.
The Quantitative Intersection: Inside the ‘Journal of Business & Economic Statistics’
The journal is a highly selective outlet for methodological research in statistics and economics.
New Member Spotlight: Collin Nill
Meet Collin Nill, a University of Connecticut statistics student drawn to the field by a love of math and a desire to tackle problems numbers alone can’t solve.
How I Built a Portuguese-Language Analytics Community Online
Fernanda Araujo Maciel shares how her YouTube channel, podcast, and social media grew into a thriving Portuguese-language statistics community and urges fellow ASA members to help close the global gap in accessible statistical education.
Shape the Future: Invited Session Proposals Sought for JSM 2027
Fanni Natanegara calls for JSM 2027 invited session proposals, covering paper/panel sessions, memorial sessions, posters, and introductory overview lectures.
David Swanson Receives Sheps Award for Demographic Methods
David Swanson, professor emeritus at UC Riverside, has received the award for his influential contributions to demographic methodology, including the cohort change ratio method.