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ASA Announces 2026 Winners of Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions
ASA has announced the winners of its 2026 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project competitions for grades K–12, with top student projects recognized across four grade divisions.
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Nominations Open for International Prize in Statistics
Nominations for the 2027 International Prize in Statistics, honoring major, high-impact achievements in the field, are open through October 1.
‘Practical Significance’ | Take Two: Inside the New ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program
The ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program helps statisticians bridge the gap between academic training and real-world clinical trial practice, covering protocol development, regulatory issues, and communication skills.
Showing Up: An Update on Communities in Action
Communities in Action highlights statisticians who’ve volunteered their skills for local organizations—counting cars for a church, guiding an opera company’s data strategy, spotting supply gaps at a food bank—and is building toolkits to help others get involved.
International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science to Highlight Community
A free virtual International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science returns October 6, featuring six keynote speakers from six continents.
The Quantitative Intersection: Inside the ‘Journal of Business & Economic Statistics’
The journal is a highly selective outlet for methodological research in statistics and economics.
‘JSDSE’ Explores Classic Concepts, Innovations in Statistics and Data Science Education
This issue covers a range of topics, from classic problems to newer areas such as machine olfaction, plus several papers about teaching collaboration and an interview with two former journal editors.
Google Searches, Beer Miles, and What the Data Reveals
This issue covers Google’s death-search data; a statistical look at the “beer mile”; and pieces on prison remand, mass shootings, kurtosis, and misleading data practices.
Using Data to Support Humanitarian Action in Global Conflict Zones
This piece surveys how UN agencies, Statistics Without Borders, the Human Rights Data Analytics Group, and other Data for Good organizations use data and analytics to support people in conflict zones.
Before the Model: The Statistician’s Role in Framing Decisions Proactively
Framing the right problem—illustrated through the Fish and Wildlife Service’s eagle-permitting processes—is the crucial first step of the decision-making process and a skill statisticians should apply in any collaboration.
David Swanson Receives Sheps Award for Demographic Methods
David Swanson, professor emeritus at UC Riverside, has received the award for his influential contributions to demographic methodology, including the cohort change ratio method.
Ofer Zeitouni Awarded 2026 Paul Lévy Prize in Probability Theory
Ofer Zeitouni was awarded the prize for his work on large deviations theory, random matrices, and related fields.
Sally Morton Named Among Top 10 Women Leaders in Education
Sally Morton, ASA Founder and Fellow, was recognized for her career spanning statistics, research leadership, and national policy.
2026 Rousseeuw Prize Awarded to R Project
Five members of the R Core Team have been awarded the 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for decades of work building and maintaining R as free, open-source software.
Obituary: Arthur Pentland Dempster
Arthur Pentland Dempster, longtime Harvard statistics professor who developed the EM algorithm and Dempster-Shafer theory of belief functions, died on January 30, 2026, at age 96, leaving a lasting mark on statistical inference and fields from machine learning to artificial intelligence.
This Month in Statistics History: Spotlight on Statistical Ecology
The column traces the development of statistical ecology from 1902 to 1969, highlighting key milestones and figures—from early significance testing and random-walk models to biodiversity indices and pioneers like Charlotte Kipling and E. C. Pielou.
Professional Opportunities
Amherst College is hiring for a tenure-track position in statistics. Apply by October 5.
Events and Opportunities
New professional development opportunities, upcoming conferences, and opportunities to share your story with the ASA community.
Deadlines for ASA National Awards, Special Lectureships, and COPSS Awards
The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the association and statistical profession through research, teaching, consulting, and service.
Emmanuel Candès, Camillo De Lellis Awarded Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
The 2026 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to both Emmanuel Candès and Camillo De Lellis for their breakthrough contributions in mathematics. The award annually honors outstanding achievements in astronomy, computer science, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences.
Greg Ridgeway Earns ‘JASA’ Reproducibility Award
Greg Ridgeway, Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Criminology and professor of statistics and data science at the University of Pennsylvania, was recently awarded the Journal of the American Statistical Association’s 2026 reproducibility award. Read this short interview to learn more about him and his work.
Obituary: George C. Tiao
George C. Tiao, a giant of modern statistics and beloved leader of the international statistical community, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Chicago on April 25, 2026, at the age of 92.
Emery Brown Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Yale
Emery N. Brown—statistician, computational neuroscientist, and anesthesiologist—was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences degree from Yale University for his groundbreaking research on anesthesia and the brain.
Peace Recognized for Extraordinary Contributions
Karl Peace—longtime ASA member, mentor, and philanthropist—was recognized recently by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Medical College of Virginia Foundation for his exceptional contributions.
Obituary: Gudmund Ragnvaldsson Iversen
Gudmund Ragnvaldsson Iversen, a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, and professor emeritus at Swarthmore College, passed away peacefully on May 2 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
Donna Spiegelman Presents Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics
Donna Spiegelman presented the 2026 Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics on April 20 at Emory University. Spiegelman’s lecture, titled “Causal Inference: The Limits of Confounding, the Boundlessness of Measurement Error,” examined two central sources of bias in epidemiologic research.
Ji-Hyun Lee Named Scientist of the Year
The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies have named former ASA president Ji-Hyun Lee 2026 Scientist of the Year. She will be recognized at the US-Korea Conference in Orlando in August.
Avery Cloutier: 19, Accredited, and Headed to the Navy
At just 19 years old, Avery Cloutier has become the youngest individual to earn American Statistical Association GStat accreditation, marking a milestone in an already remarkable young career. Now he is preparing for officer candidate school in the US Navy, with a focus on naval intelligence.