Mary Foulkes passed away in Traverse City, Michigan, on February 8, 2025, after a lengthy career in biostatistics and service to the profession.
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Michelle Crosby-Nagy Joins ASA as Science Policy Fellow
Meet Michelle Crosby-Nagy, the fifth science policy fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Student Chapters Host Data Science Hackathon
George Mason and George Washington University ASA student chapters and The George Washington University Department of Statistics held the inaugural “Data Challenge DC” hackathon this past April.
GWU Alumni Revisit Campus to Share Insights, Give Career Tips
The George Washington University’s Student Chapter recently hosted an event attended by 50 graduate students from the statistics, biostatistics, and data science programs. Five alumni speakers headlined the event.
Kimberly F. Sellers
Inspired to study statistics while earning her undergraduate degree, Kimberly Sellers has gone on to be recognized both nationally and internationally for her work on generalized statistical methods involving count data that contain data dispersion and image analysis techniques. She is also actively committed to diversifying the fields of mathematical and statistical sciences, both with respect to gender and race/ethnicity.
Samuel W. Greenhouse
Samuel W. Greenhouse was one of the founding statisticians at the National Institutes of Health, helped pioneer the use of statistical methods in epidemiological research, and was influential in the early development of the theory and practice of clinical trials.
GWU Department of Statistics Celebrates 75 Years
The department recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a one-day symposium featuring many distinguished speakers.
New Graduate Certificate Program Offered at GWU
The department of statistics at The George Washington University inaugurated a graduate certificate program on applied quantitative risk analysis.