ASA President Marie Davidian interviews the ASA’s public relations coordinator Jeffrey Myers.
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Not Just a New Year … An International Year of Statistics!
Marie Davidian discusses the International Year of Statistics in her first President’s Corner column of 2013.
Michigan Tech Student Talks About Future Career in Genetics
The ASA shines the spotlight on member Shurong Fang, a PhD student at Michigan Technological University. Read on to find out how she has been working to develop efficient approaches to investigating the genetic association between human genes and complex diseases such as diabetes.
Recollections and Thoughts About JSM in San Diego
Steve MacEachern, JSM 2012 program chair, recounts his experience at JSM in San Diego. Following his reflections is a summary of the Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony winners and COPSS honors.
Data-Driven Decisionmaking and the Department of Education
In his July column, ASA Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson highlighted Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Peter Orszag’s call for data on what works and what doesn’t as an example of the Obama Administration’s emphasis on data-driven decisionmaking. Orszag focused on health care and education as two areas where more data is needed. While all eyes are on health care this summer, Pierson thought it would be helpful to look forward to one of the next debates: education. Therefore, he is spotlighting the administration’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, this month.