David A. Swanson recently received the 2026 Distinguished Service Award from his undergraduate alma mater, Western Washington University.
University of California
Q&A with ASA Founder Rob Gould
Rob Gould has spent his career encouraging, influencing, and inspiring statistics students and educators. Learn more about the ASA Founder in this interview.
A Point of View: Five Colleges
As a DataFest host, Ben Baumer from Five Colleges reflects on what makes DataFest so valuable—from student creativity to community building.
Fourth ASA Survey of Bachelor’s Graduates Tracks Rapidly Evolving Job Market
With the emergence of data science, machine learning, and AI, much has changed in the job market since the American Statistical Association’s first follow-up survey of bachelor’s graduates in 2017. This fourth survey of the graduating class of 2023 covers many changes, as well as considerable consistency.
Recognizing Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts … Continued
Learn how the University of California, Riverside and Drexel University are prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
People News for August 2021
Susan Murphy and Bin Yu were honored recently.
Obituary: S. James (Jim) Press
ASA member S. James (Jim) Press passed away in November 2020.
Michael Jordan Selected as Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow
ASA member Michael Jordan was one of eight distinguished faculty scientists and engineers selected for the 2021 class of Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows, the US Department of Defense’s most prestigious single-investigator award.
Hal Stern Appointed UCI Vice Provost for Academic Planning
Hal S. Stern, longtime member of the ASA, has been appointed vice provost for academic planning at the University of California, Irvine.
Amelia McNamara
Amelia McNamara went to design school during her first year in college but learned working with data allowed her to cultivate her broad interests. When she saw people struggling to understand histograms, she collaborated with Aran Lunzer to write an essay titled “What’s So Hard About Histograms?” This essay has become a popular, interactive, and educational tool.