Three experts discuss the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, which provides data on science and engineering enterprise; collects essential data on STEM education; provides research and development activities, funding, and infrastructure; and supports data innovations.
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Data for Good: The Year in Review
The year 2020 was a year of great changes and challenges. The Data for Good community was at the center of many storms in the past year, rising to the challenge to support communities, guide an economy through a sea of troubles, preserve the environment, fight for justice, and—perhaps as no year before—save lives.
Stats4Good: A Look at How Statistical Science Is Making an Impact on Poverty
While poverty is defined nationally, it is experienced locally. A community-based approach means many Data for Good researchers are needed.
Make an Impact
A team led by Susan Paddock identified automated driving systems as an area in which statisticians have made an impact and conducted an interview with Feng Guo, Nidhi Kalra, and Maria Terres. The complete interview provides an overview of the relevant issues, assesses the current state of statistical research and practice in this domain, and identifies opportunities for statisticians.
Multi-Stakeholder Alliances: A Must for Equity in Higher Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Graduates today must be proficient in the fundamentals of statistics to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution workplace, and now there is a path for these individuals to become CPAs with the CPA Evolution project called Inspiring Accounting Talent for a Sustainable Society.
East or West: My View on Teaching Elementary Statistics
Meena Doshi discusses her experiences teaching elementary statistics in India and the US, how they differed, and what can be done to improve the teaching experience in both countries.
Six Women Describe Their WiTNY Winternship Experiences
In 2018, 46 companies joined Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York’s (WiTNY) “winternship” program to pair undergraduate women pursuing technical majors from the City University of New York (CUNY) with internships during their winter break. Pfizer hosted six winterns, who have written about their unique experiences.
Boost Your Career in Washington
The AAAS is currently looking for statisticians to join its fellowship program. The AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) are the premier opportunity for outstanding mathematicians, statisticians, scientists, and engineers at any career stage to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their STEM mindset to American government.
Q&A with Industry Leaders
Leaders in industry answer questions to help students and statistics departments better prepare for jobs in the technology sector.
Michelle C. Dunn
Michelle Dunn fell in love with statistics on her way to freshman year at Harvard, after studying for a quantitative reasoning test. Now, she is CTO and co-founder of Data Collaboratory, a technology company that builds data science tools—and a company she built from the ground up. Michelle’s goal is to continue to put into action what she has learned about leadership from her hero, statistician and hiring manager Brenda Edwards.