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ASA Travel Fund Winners Talk Awards, CSP 2023
The ASA Student and Early Career Travel Fund provides merit and financial need–based monetary support for students and early-career professionals to attend ASA-sponsored conferences. Here, Lydia Gibson, former JEDI Outreach Group Student and Young Professionals Committee co-chair, interviews award recipients Nikhil Tarigonda, Kotomi Oda, and Alicia Alvarez about their experiences.
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84.51° Data Science Director Shares Advice, Skills Needed to Succeed
What skills does Chad Stripling use daily, and why did he choose data science as a career? He tells us here and offers advice for future data scientists.
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JSM Has Much in Store for Students
Special events created for student members allow them many opportunities to learn, network with other statisticians and data scientists, and get more involved in the association.
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How to Participate in the Career Service as a Candidate
The JSM Career Service gets your profile and résumé in front of top statistical employers from industry, government, and academia.
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Spatial Thinking Student Competition Taking Entries
The Environmental Systems Research Institute and International Statistical Institute are accepting applications for the 2022–2023 Spatial Thinking Student Competition. Entry topics may include statistics and data science or focus on areas of the economy, society, and environment.
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What Would You Tell Your Grad School Self?
Members of the ASA’s Committee on Career Development think back to their graduate school days and answer the question, “What would you tell your grad school self?”
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Fellowships Offered for Women in Science, Technology Fields
The American Association of University Women offers fellowships for women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study in mathematics/statistics, computer/information sciences, engineering, or architecture.
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COPSS Honors 11 at JSM 2022
These awards are jointly sponsored by COPSS founding partner members: the American Statistical Association; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Eastern and Western regions of the International Biometric Society; and Statistical Society of Canada.
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ASA Sections Sponsor Student Paper Competitions
Many ASA sections sponsor student paper competitions to reward gifted students and help them mitigate the costs of attending JSM. Apply by December 15.
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Guiding Internal Collaborators Through Statistical Training
Statistical consulting is a major path of employment for ASA members, so encouraging collaborators to developing their statistical knowledge should be an ongoing process.