Press Releases

Below are press releases from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences.

David Yang Joins NISS as Research Associate to Work on Projects for NCES

The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is happy to announce that David Yang has joined its staff as the Research Associate to work with the Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI). ESSI provides technical expertise to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

NISS to Work on Syndromic Surveillance Project for NSF and DTRA

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) have awarded $664,019 to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) for collaborative research to develop Bayesian methods for syndromic surveillance. The research focuses on use of conditionally auto... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

NISS 2009 Distinguished Service Awards Presented to Vijay Nair and John Rolph

August 4, 2009, Washington DC: James Landwehr, chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) announces that Vijay Nair and John Rolph are the recipients of this year's NISS Distinguished Service Awards. The awards were presented by Alan Karr, director of... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

2009 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research Presented to Ramanathan Gnanadesikan

August 4, 2009 Washington, DC: James Landwehr, chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) announces that Ramanathan Gnanadesikan, retired statistician, is recipient of the 2009 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research. The award was presented... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

NISS Launches New Website

The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), an independent research institute through which the statistics community serves the nation, is pleased to announce a major redesign and improvement of its website, www.niss.org.Along with an attractive new design and layout, the new website is... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

NISS and NASS Collaboration Kicks Off June 1

May 4, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC -Three teams of researchers from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS), together with academic faculty and graduate students from five universities will convene at NISS in Research... more
Posted by: Katherine Kantner

National Institute of Statistical Sciences Hires Six New Postdoctoral Fellows

April 30, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), a research institute created by the national statistical sciences community, has appointed six new postdoctoral fellows. The fellows will participate in several new research programs at NISS."Our... more
Posted by: Katherine Kantner

Jian (Frank) Zou Takes Postdoctoral Fellow Position for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

April 28, Research Triangle Park, NC - Jian (Frank) Zou from the University of Connecticut will begin workas a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning in July. NISS is anon-profit institution created by the statistical professional societies with... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

Xia Wang Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

April 28, Research Triangle Park, NC - Xia Wang from the University of Connecticut will begin work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning in June. NISS is a research institution created by the statistics professional societies to identify,... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

Jianqiang Wang Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

April 27, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Jianqiang (Jay) Wang from the Iowa State University will begin work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning June 1. NISS is a research institution created by the statistics professional societies. Its... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

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