ASA Member News Archive

The ASA will introduce a new program called Personal Skills Development (PSD) this year during the Joint Statistical Meetings. This program was designed to enhance and complement the current Continuing Education (CE) program and will include courses, workshops, and other training in effective communication, collaboration, leadership, and career planning. Read More.

Four ASA members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently, a private, nonprofit institution established by congressional charter. NAS recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and—with other organizations—provides science, technology, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations. ASA members honored are Emery N. Brown, Massachusetts General Hospital; Emmanuel J. Candès, Stanford University; Judea Pearl, University of California, Los Angeles (emeritus); and Bin Yu, University of California, Berkeley. Read more.

Significance magazine is currently in the process of changing editors, and our new editor—Brian Tarran—begins in mid-June. As a result, our schedule will be slower for the next two issues, but we will catch you up so no content will be missed. We will keep you posted, and thank you for bearing with us.

JSM 2014 & THE ASA’s 175th ANNIVERSARY
Boston, MA - August 2–7

2014 ASA BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SECTION FDA-INDUSTRY STATISTICS WORKSHO
Washington, DC - September 22–244