The Quality & Productivity Section wrapped up a strong 2025—successful conferences, a robust presence at JSM, and two new ASA Fellows.
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JSM: A Time to Connect (but Make a Plan)
David Corliss shares how to make the most of JEDI opportunities at this year’s JSM.
Kazeem Kareem Wins Statistical Significance Poster Competition
Kazeem Kareem from Michigan Technical University received a $300 prize for his project, “Statistics Powers Medical Diagnosis: Disease Detection Using Clustering and Image Segmentation.”
Applications for EDGE Summer Program Sought
The EDGE Summer Program is a four-week, residential session designed to prepare women and gender nonconforming individuals to thrive in their mathematical sciences PhD programs.
Pilot Program to Allow Exception to One Session Policy at JSM 2025
In a groundbreaking move for JSM, the ASA Membership Council and JSM Policy Committee launched a pilot program allowing select presenters to participate in both technical and professional development sessions in 2025.
Tennessee Chapter Introduces High-School Students to Statistics
As part of a member initiative award from the ASA, members of the West Tennessee Chapter and graduate students in statistics at the University of Memphis visited Central High School and White Station High School on consecutive Fridays in October to host several sessions designed to introduce local high-school students to the many opportunities in the field of statistics.