The American Statistical Association, in collaboration with the Biopharmaceutical Statistics Section and US Food and Drug Administration Oncology Center of Excellence, is supporting an oncology educational fellowship designed for senior graduate students and postdocs in statistics and biostatistics. Program highlights include the following: Applications open July … [Read more...] about Applications Wanted for FDA Fellowship
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Nominations Sought for Gertrude Cox Scholarship Award
The ASA Committee on Women in Statistics and Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science are accepting nominations for the Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship until February 23. The scholarship was established to encourage more women to enter statistically oriented professions. Application is limited to female permanent residents of the United States and Canada who are admitted … [Read more...] about Nominations Sought for Gertrude Cox Scholarship Award
Applications Wanted for Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality has $7,500 scholarships available to support students enrolled in, or accepted into, a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics, statistical engineering, and/or quality management. This includes the theory and application of statistical inference, statistical decision-making, … [Read more...] about Applications Wanted for Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Scoop on Data Journalism
Naila, what or who inspired you to be a journalist/writer? I got started in journalism while working toward my PhD in geoscience at the University of Michigan. I became intrigued by science and the public interest right about the same time I felt a hankering to return to my longtime love of writing. I pursued a summer science policy fellowship at the National Academy of … [Read more...] about The Scoop on Data Journalism