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National Labs in the Spotlight for this Month's Virtual Career Fair!

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Another exciting NISS Virtual Career Fair took place with presentations that shared helpful information and insight about the National Labs. (see Event page)  This career fair took place Wednesday, January 19, 2022 from 12-1:30 pm ET with much excitement from our audience. We certainly learned... more

NISS Notes the Passing of a Beloved Colleague

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With much sadness, NISS notes the passing of a good friend and colleague, Leland (Lee) Wilkinson (November 5, 1944 – December 10, 2021).  Lee was a current Member of the NISS Board of Trustees since 2016 and a long-term friend and supporter of NISS.  He has taken part in many NISS hosted... more

Fall 2021 Government Agency Career Fair

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“When you work for the government, you’re not just working for a job, you are working for a mission.” Eileen O’Brien (NASS) We had an outstanding lineup of speakers during this Government Career Fair which took place on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 12-1:30 pm ET. Statisticians in... more

Information and Insights on Internships in Industry for Graduate Students

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The NISS Graduate Student Network and the NISS Academic Affiliates co-hosted a special 2-hour event that focused on internship opportunities for graduate students.  Panelists were brought together from a variety of companies that have a history of implementing statistics and/or data science... more

Ingram Olkin Forums - Updates

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Ingram Olkin Forums (IOFs) were  established in 2018 to honor the memory of Ingram Olkin (July 23, 1924 – April 28, 2016), recognizing that Ingram had a passion for both the field of statistics and its impact and believing Statistics are beautiful – both theory and applications; Statistics... more

Hi-Tech Industries Google, Facebook and Netflix Featured at NISS Career Fair

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NISS continues to reach out to its Affiliates and other contacts to provide insightful and valued sessions aimed at supporting individuals ready to take big steps along their career paths. Some of these career development sessions have focused on academic positions, others on positions in... more

NISS Highlight: Meet NEW Research Associate Haley Jeppson!

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Haley Jeppson is a new NISS Research Associate.  Haley just started work on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).  She is working on a project with her advisor at Iowa State, Dr. Heike Hofmann, on the graphical representation of education statistics for national... more

Grant Proposals: A Webinar Full of Advice, Suggestions and Tips!

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Securing grants has become an integral part of research and in some cases career advancement.  So, how does one prepare a successful grant proposal? This was the topic of an online webinar organized and presented by the NISS Academic Affiliates Committee bringing together four accomplished... more

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion the Focus of NISS/Merck Meet-up

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Beginning in 2017, the NISS/Merck meet-ups have focused on a wide variety of important topics of interest to the statistics community in the pharmaceutical industry.  The main person behind the organization and implementation of these events has been Dan Holder (Merck).  While this... more

Statisticians in the Consumer Products & Biopharm Industries Highlighted in Virtual Career Fair

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) sponsored yet another virtual career fair, the tenth in a series of webinars that aim to assist graduate students or individuals interested in a career change to get an inside look into the role of statisticians in a variety of application areas... more

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