Press Releases

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

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

Xingdong Feng Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

April 28, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Xingdong Feng from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) 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... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

Patricia Gunning Secures Postdoctoral Fellow Position for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

April 28, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Patricia Gunning from University of Limerick has been hiredas a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning June 1. NISS is aresearch institution created by the statistical professional societies with support... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

Paper Refutes Notion that Eating a Certain Cereal will Result in More Male Babies

January 14, 2009: RTP, NC – Researchers S. Stanley Young, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the National Instituteof Statistical Sciences, Heejung Bang, Ph.D., of Cornell University and Kutluk Oktay. MD, FACOG, Professorof Obstetrics & Gynecology and Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine... more
Posted by: Administrator

JAMA Article Contends Earlier Study Overstated Validity of Findings on Bisphenol A - Multiple Testing Involved

In a letter to be published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. S. Stanley Young, Assistant Director of Bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, and Ming Yu, University of British Columbia, highlight the statistical limitations of a study... more
Posted by: Jamie Nunnelly

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