This paper studies the impact of gubernatorial partisanship on housing outcomes, particularly housing permits, using a regression discontinuity design based on close U.S. gubernatorial elections. We f...

New York City and Philadelphia illustrate how zoning reforms that are strategically designed and applied in areas with strong housing markets can encourage h…

Many of the most upvoted RStudio feature requests are already implemented in Positron, and we explore ten of them.

NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

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The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.

The Data Foundation is coordinating a sign-on letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy urging the Department to halt the restructuring of one of the federal government's most effective evaluation offices.

Today, we have the third post in the series from Claire McKay Bowen and Aaron R. Williams. Check out their first blog post on the uses of public data from reducing lead exposure in consumer products t...

**Please write now to your Senators and Representative demanding that ALL CDC employees be reinstated as part of any agreement to reopen the government.** Late on Friday, October 10, the Trump Admin...

The Federal Statistical System impacts everyone in the US (and many globally) whether they realize it or not.

Ensuring the long-term resilience and trustworthiness of public data is no longer optional; it’s essential.

The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America. Attended by more than 5,000 people, meeting activities include oral presentations, panel sessions,...

We are excited about the upcoming RDAP Hackathon! This time they are partnering with DataFirst and ICPSR to rescue data that was previously publicly-available on the USAID's knowledge platform. Date:…

Former education stats chief describes her final days under DOGE

The ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop is sponsored by the ASA Biopharmaceutical Section in cooperation with the FDA Statistical Association.

The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.

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A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

Setting maximum timelines for project deliberation and being able to quickly assess the costs and benefits of a proposed change will help speed infrastructure investments and ultimately ensure more pe...

The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.

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As disasters multiply and insurers flee risky areas, grant programs to help residents protect their homes are expanding across the nation.

In an order, the justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 ...

The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.

The Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference (WSDS) is tailored for women in the fields of statistics and data science. It is geared toward women at all career levels in academia, business, ind...