Applications are being accepted for the Edward C. Bryant Scholarship for an Outstanding Graduate Student in Survey Statistics until March 1. One scholarship recipient is selected annually and receives a certificate and cash prize of $2,500. Selection of the scholarship recipient is made by the ASA Bryant Scholarship Award Committee based on the following criteria: … [Read more...] about Applications Sought from Outstanding Graduate Students
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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
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