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Congratulations to the 2026 NISS Award Recipients!

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NISS Honors Four Leaders for Excellence in Research, Service, and Professional AchievementThe National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) recognized four distinguished members of the statistical community with its highest honors during the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings. The awards celebrate... more

NISS at JSM 2026!

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NISS Highlights Collaborative Research and Statistical Innovation at JSM 2026 in BostonBOSTON, Mass. — The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) played a major role at the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), hosted by the American Statistical Association (ASA) in Boston, bringing... more

Advances in Causal Generative Medical AI featuring Dr. Hongtu Zhu

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(Recording Coming Soon!) | Date:Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ETEvent page: NISS Ai, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar: "Causal Generalist Medical AI" with Dr. Hongtu Zhu | National Institute of Statistical SciencesAdvancing Precision Medicine Through Causal... more

AI Day for Federal Statistics 2026 Highlights Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence Across Government

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Date: April 30, 2026 | Location: National Academies of Sciences in Washington, D.C.Event Page: AI Day for Federal Statistics 2026 | National Institute of Statistical SciencesLeaders from federal statistical agencies, academia, and industry convened at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering... more

NISS New Researcher Awardees to Present Invited Talks at 2026 Spring Research Conference

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is pleased to highlight the 2026 NISS New Researcher Award recipients, who will present invited talks at the Spring Research Conference (SRC), hosted by Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, from May 26–28, 2026. For more details... more

Leading at the Intersection of Statistics, Machine Learning, and Medicine: Insights from the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar

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(Recording Coming Soon) Event Page: COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Translational Statistics and Machine Learning: Working Hand-in-Hand with the Clinical World Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET This COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar featured Dr.... more

Visibility for UNL Statistics

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Please see the notice from Professor Bhaskar Bhattacharya: Dear Statistics Community, You are probably aware that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) decided on December 5, 2025, to eliminate its statistics department along with three other academic departments. This includes the... more

National Academies Release Landmark Report Charting the Future of Statistics Through 2035 and Beyond

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 February 26, 2026 — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have released the prepublication version of a major Consensus Study Report, Frontiers of Statistics in Science and Engineering: 2035 and Beyond, offering an expansive roadmap for how statistical innovation will... more

Advancing Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the NISS Webinar on Large Language Models and World Foundation Models 

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Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm ETEvent Page: NISS Ai, Statistics & Data Science Webinar - From LLMs to World Foundation Models & Robotics: The Next Frontier of Artificial Intelligence | National Institute of Statistical SciencesIntroductionOn February 24,... more

Exploring Analytic Design Theory: Insights from the COPSS‑NISS Leadership Webinar

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(Recording Coming Soon!) Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Event page: COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Analytic Design Theory | National Institute of Statistical SciencesThis webinar focused on analytic design theory, a framework  developed by this... more

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