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NISS Hosts Academic Career Fair to Support Aspiring Faculty in Statistics and Data Science 

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Event Page: NISS Virtual Academic Career Fair - December 5, 2025 | National Institute of Statistical Sciences The NISS Virtual Academic Career Fair featured presentations from several university statistics department leaders who outlined their institutions' programs, current hiring needs, and... more

IMSI-NISS Ideas Lab Explores Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health & Environment

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Data-Science Leaders Convene to Bridge Public Health & Environmental ResearchAn interdisciplinary cohort of researchers gathered October 20–24, 2025 for the “Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health and the Environment" Ideas Lab, hosted jointly by the Institute for Mathematical and... more

ISU-NISS Conference on AI & Statistics Brings Global Leaders to Iowa State

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AMES, Iowa — September 14, 2025 — For three days in mid-September, the Iowa State University campus became a hub of discussion, collaboration, and discovery at the ISU-NISS Conference on AI & Statistics, a landmark event co-hosted by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS). From... more

NISS Webinar Explores Sequential Causal Inference and the Role of Experimental Design in AI

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Event Page: Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings (AI, Statistics & Data Science in Practice Series) | National Institute of Statistical Sciences Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET  On August 26, 2025, the National Institute of... more

NISS Capstone Project Showcases Student Research and Collaboration

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of students from the University of Pennsylvania’s course CIT 5900-002: Programming in Python for Data Science and AI, taught by Dr. Kaihua Ding, Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Wharton School... more

Luca Sartore’s Collaborative Research Awarded at IGARSS 2025

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) congratulates the multidisciplinary team honored with the Symposium Interactive Session Prize Paper Award at IGARSS 2025 for their work advancing crop acreage estimation through integrated remote sensing and geospatial methods. The team’s... more

Virtual Thought Summit Explores Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health and the Environment 

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Event page: Virtual Thought Summit: Data Science at the Intersection of the Environment and Public Health | National Institute of Statistical Sciences On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) hosted a Virtual Thought Summit bringing together leading... more

NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers 2025: Building Strong Foundations in Academic Writing and Grant Proposals 

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Event Page: Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers 2025 - Day 1 Online | National Institute of Statistical Sciences Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers 2025 – Day 1: Building Strong Foundations in Academic Writing and Grant Proposals Friday, July 18, 2025 | National Institute of... more

Emerging Talent Showcased at 2025 NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference

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The 2025 NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference, held on June 6, brought together a dynamic group of early-career statisticians for a full day of presentations, discussions, and networking. This annual event—designed to highlight and support rising talent in the field—featured 19 new researchers... more

Innovative Data Science for Neurorehabilitation: NISS-CANSSI Webinar Highlights Breakthroughs in Assistive Technology

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Event Page: NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury | National Institute of Statistical SciencesThe NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar, titled Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive... more

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