StatFest is a free, virtual series of events taking place September 17 and 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. EST. It is aimed at encouraging undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups to consider careers and graduate studies in statistics and data science. Registration is required, and you do not have to be an ASA member to sign up. Visit the Committee on … [Read more...] about Registration Open for Virtual StatFest
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Submission Open for Undergraduate Class Project Competition
The Undergraduate Class Project Competition is for undergraduate students who conduct class projects as part of an introductory or intermediate statistics or data science course. Project submissions are a short report or paper (up to three pages). Most projects submitted to the USCLAP competition involve analyzing real data using existing statistical techniques. Students … [Read more...] about Submission Open for Undergraduate Class Project Competition
Now Hiring Explorers: Career Opportunities in Aerospace for Statisticians, Data Scientists
Artemis II takes off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1 at 6:35 EDT. Photo courtesy of Adam Barone.By Adam Barone A native of Morocco, Amina Belkhayat Zoukkari and her father used to venture far from the city lights of Casablanca into the Atlas Mountains to look up at the stars and dream. Now a visiting research scholar at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical … [Read more...] about Now Hiring Explorers: Career Opportunities in Aerospace for Statisticians, Data Scientists
What Makes a Statistician—and How to Become One
What does it mean to be a statistician, and how do you get there? In the April issue of Amstat News, ASA President Jeri Mulrow reflected on this question. We’re sharing her insights here for students or anyone considering a future in statistics. Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month exists to remind the world that statistics matters. Most of us reading this don’t need … [Read more...] about What Makes a Statistician—and How to Become One
Nominations Wanted for Young Investigator Award
Annually, the Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section of the American Statistical Association offers the Young Investigator Award to recognize a promising “young investigator” for his/her promise as a statistics educator or conducting statistics education research in the health sciences. A young investigator is defined as a current graduate student or recent … [Read more...] about Nominations Wanted for Young Investigator Award