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USPROC Co-Chairs Announce Winners, Future Competition
The co-chairs of the organizing committee announce the winners for the spring 2024 submission cycle.
USPROC Deadline Is December 20
The Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition encourages the development of data analysis skills, enhances presentation skills, and recognizes outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students.
JEDI Corner: Biostatistics Program Gives Students Real-World Experience
The Collaborative Undergraduate Biostatistics Experience (CUBE) is gearing up for its second year at Virginia Tech this summer. CUBE exposes undergraduate STEM students, specifically those who are part of an underrepresented/minority population, to the data science and collaborative biostatistics fields.
First ASA Bachelor’s Survey Provides Snapshot of 2016 Graduates
The number of students earning bachelor’s degrees in statistics in the US tripled from 2010 to 2016. To better understand this growth, the ASA conducted its first survey of statistics bachelor’s graduates, starting with the class of 2016.
Proposals Wanted for REU Sites
The ASA has received NSF funding to support Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites during the summer of 2017. Proposals from interested faculty are due August 15.
Biopharmaceutical Section Announces 2016 Mentoring Program
The latest news from the ASA’s Biopharmaceutical Section, including information about its 2016 mentoring program.
National Alliance Offers Opportunities for Undergraduates
The alliance is a partnership of faculty committed to ensuring “every under-represented or underserved American student with the talent and the ambition has the opportunity to earn a doctoral degree in a math science.”
DC DataFest: George Mason’s ASA Chapter Wins ‘Best Visualization’ Award
The multidisciplinary team of five students from the ASA’s George Mason University Student Chapter participated in the weekend-long Big Data analysis competition April 8–10.
Twin Cities Chapter Members Represent Statistics at Career Fair
Several members of the Twin Cities Chapter volunteered their time on February 27 to talk with high-school students about potential careers in statistics at a career fair in Elk River, Minnesota.