NISS Parameters Newsletter

Each quarter, the NISS team publishes Parameters - a newsletter that delivers updates on activities, Affiliate programs, training, and workshops related to NISS. 

 

NISS Parameters - Spring/May 2018

  1. Message from the DirectorImage of Spring 2018 Newsletter
  2. Meet Board Member Mimi Kim
  3. Save the Dates!  Join NISS at JSM 2018 in Vancouver
  4. Upcoming NISS Hosted or Co-Sponsored Events
  5. Highlight:  Meet NISS Research Associate - Ya Mo
  6. Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers
  7. Announce Your Job Openings on the NISS Website
  8. University of Georgia Hosted the 6th Noggins Workshop
  9. NISS / CANSSI R and Spark Workshop Takes Place in Toronto
  10. Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests NISS Workshop - Times Available in May/June

 

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NISS Parameters - Winter/January 2018

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. NISS hosted its first virtual meet-up in partnership with Merck
  3. Western Michigan University’s Department of Statistics becomes a NISS Affiliate
  4. From a NISS Postdoc to a Statistician at RAND Corporation: Meet Michael Robbins 
  5. A New Paradigm: R and Spark tools for Data Science Workflows
  6. Meet our colleague, Joseph Rodhouse: "There is a wealth of research on the factors impacting survey response. However, much is still to be known and I hope to contribute scientifically to this body of knowledge."
  7. NISS 2018 Jerome Sacks Award: Call for Nominations
  8. SAVE THE DATE: Join NISS at JSM 2018 in Vancouver, Canada

To open the newsletter in a web browser, click here.

 

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NISS Parameters - Fall/September 2017

In this issue:

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. NISS Spreads its Wings at the JSM
  3. NISS welcomes James Rosenberger as new NISS Director
  4. Jun S. Liu receives the 2017 NISS Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research
  5. Shanti Gomatam and Minge Xie receive the 2017 NISS Former Postdoc Achievement Awards
  6. Phillip Kott receives the 2017 NISS Distinguished Service Award
  7. R and Spark: Tools for Data Science Workflows. A new NISS course
  8. NISS co-sponsors UNC's 2017 Atlantic Causal Inference Conference
  9. NISS Co-sponsors STATMOS Workshop on Climate Extremes
  10. NISS co-sponsors the 2017 USCOTS Conference in Pennsylvania

For the online version, click here.

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NISS Parameters - Spring/May 2017

In this issue:

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. SAVE THE DATES: Join NISS at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Baltimore, Maryland
  3. NISS at the 2017 Conference on Statistical Practice 
  4. "Mentoring…and Giving Back" at the 2016 WSDC Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina    
  5. Upcoming Events
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NISS Parameters - Fall 2015

  • Sedransk Named New Director of NISS - page 1
  • NISS Debuts its Website - page 2
  • NISS News Bytes - page 2
  • Fienberg Awarded NISS Sacks Award - page 3
  • Jiang and Steinberg Receive Former Postdoc Achievement Award - page 4
  • Eltinge and Nunnelly Bestowed Distiguished Service Awards - page 5
  • Photos from the NISS/SAMSI Reception at JSM 2015 - page 6
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NISS Parameters - Spring 2015

In this Issue:

  • NISS Actively Working on TCRN Project - page 1
  • NISS Helps Convene Task Force for NASS - page 1
  • Solomon Remembers How NISS was Started - page 2
  • Affiliates Meeting Covers Reveiw Process and More - page 3
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Former Postdoc Profile: Matthias Schonlau -  page 5
  • NISS Celebrates its 25th Anniversary  - page 6 
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NISS Parameters - Winter 2014

In this Issue:

  • Analyzing Complex Survey Data with Missing Item Values - page 1
  • NISS in Transition: Looking Back, Celebrating, Looking Forward - page 2
  • 8th Annual ITSEW Workshop - page 3
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Board Meeting Addresses Transition of Organization - page 4
  • Postdoc Profile: Neung Soo Ha - page 5
  • Seeking Nominations for Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research - page 6

You'll also find a listing of our affiliates.

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NISS Parameters - Summer/Fall 2014

In this issue:

 

  • Alan Karr Leaves NISS - page 1
  • New Board of Trustees Members - page 2
  • Terry Speed Receives Jerome Sacks Award - page 3
  • Ellenberg and Soper win 2014 Distinguished Service Awards - page 3
  • He and Cui Moving to New Jobs - page 4
  • Yu Receives the 2014 y-BIS Award - page 4
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Photos from 2014 JSM - page 5

 

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Fall/Winter 2013 NISS Parameters

In this issue:

  • NISS Bestows 2013 Sacks Award - page 1
  • Workshop on Geospatial Methods for Federal Surveys - page 2
  • Profile - Former Postdoc John Aston - page 3
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Photos from 2013 JSM - page 5
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NISS Parameters Fall/Winter 2012

In this Issue:

  • NISS and Cornell to Run NSF-Census Research Network Coordination Office - page 1
  • 2012 Sacks Award, Distinguished Service Award Winners - page 2
  • Postdoc Profile - Hang Kim - page 3
  • NISS "Family" News Bytes - page 4
  • NISS and ASA Recognize Yili Hong with the y-BIS Award - page 5
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