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Accreditation Committee Formed

The ASA’s voluntary accreditation program is under way and the Accreditation Implementation Committee has been formed. Members of the team include the following:

Mary Batcher
Judy-Anne Chapman
Christy Chuang-Stein
Iain Johnstone (chair)
Nancy Kirkendall
Bob Mason
David Morganstein
Jeri Mulrow
Teri Utlaut
Geert Verbeke

Working from guidelines approved by the ASA Board in August of 2009, this committee will provide recommendations for launching and operating the accreditation program. These recommendations are expected to be ready for board consideration by April of 2010. Additional details about the voluntary accreditation program can be viewed here.

ASA signs letter to U.S. Senators on climate change

ASA is one of 18 scientific organizations signing on to an October 21 letter to U.S. Senators reaffirming the scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and that greenhouse gases from human activities are the primary driver. Read the full letter sent to the Senate at http://www.aaas.org/go/climate_letter.

(For press inquiries, contact Rosanne Desmone, rosanne@amstat.org, 703.302.1861; all other, contact Steve Pierson, pierson@amstat.org; 703.302.1841.

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