The Impact of Presidential Actions on Statistical Practice
Abstract Number:
2806
Submission Type:
Late-Breaking Session
Participants:
David Matteson (1), David Matteson (1), Katherine Ensor (2), Hormuzd Katki (3), Katherine Heller (4), Steve Pierson (5)
Institutions:
(1) Cornell University, N/A, (2) Rice University, N/A, (3) National Cancer Institute, N/A, (4) Google, N/A, (5) American Statistical Association, N/A
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Session Description:
The Trump administration has issued executive orders and other policies that are affecting how statistical work is done, not just in the government but also in academics and industry. These new developments are being closely followed by the American Statistical Association and other allied professional societies. Our community needs to identify our best response to the widespread shutdown of key statistical infrastructure in government, the new policies on university research, and the potential impact of tariffs, deregulation, and general uncertainty upon different industry sectors.
To address these points, we have four speakers: Kathy Ensor, past-president of the ASA, who will speak on academic matters; Katherine Heller, at Google, who will speak on the impact on industry; Hormuzd Katki, formerly at NIH, who will discuss the Policy Impact on Intramural NIH Research; and Steve Pierson, the policy director of the ASA.
Session Organizer and Session Chair: David S. Matteson (Cornell & NISS)
Tentative talk titles:
Ensor: Policy Impact on Academia and Advancing the Frontiers of Statistics
Heller: Government Policy, the Tech Industry, and Other Sectors
Katki: Policy Impact on Intramural NIH Research
Pierson: The Role of the ASA in the Current Political Situation
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Statistics, Data Science, and AI Enriching Society
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