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NISS Loses a Colleague and Friend...

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Allan Sampson.  Allan Sampson was Professor of Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh.  He passed away on January 30, 2021.  He was a beloved colleague, mentor, and ardent supporter of NISS.  He most... more

Modeling Frameworks Provide Foundation for Inference and Projection of SARS-CoV-2

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Dynamic models of infectious disease systems are often used to study the epidemiological characteristics of disease outbreaks, the ecological mechanisms and environmental conditions affecting transmission, and the suitability of various mitigation and intervention strategies.  In recent years... more

NISS-Merck Meetup Does it Again! Current Vaccine Efficacy Issues Discussed.

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This was the eleventh meet-up co-sponsored by NISS and Merck and the first of 2021. The last meet-up in September of 2020 broached the same topic of how vaccines are developed with some emphasis on the current pandemic, but so much has changed since then. Now that a few vaccines have become... more

Epidemiologic Modeling in the Spotlight in 3rd COPSS-NISS COVID-19 Webinar

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Epidemiologic models have played a key role during the COVID-19 pandemic, both in understanding how SARS-CoV-2 moves between people and through populations, predicts the spread of the pandemic and estimates the effects of different disease control measures. Over 350 people were in attendance as two... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Focuses on Data and Models for Opening and Closing Schools and Learning Loss

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To honor the work and actions of the late Ingram Olkin, an eminent statistician, mentor and contributor to social causes, NISS brings together experts and researchers from a variety of fields and backgrounds into forums.  The focus of these forums is to bring forward a current societal issue... more

COPSS-NISS Webinar: Delphi’s COVIDcast Project Featured

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To begin, the presenter’s work in this area is performed under a philosophy of open access.  All of the work presented during this session, both in terms of the code and data, are openly available.  Access to everything is through this site: https://covidcast.cmu.edu.  The data... more

NISS Career Fair Continues Discussion of Advice for Job Seekers During the Pandemic

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This was the second Academic Career Fair for NISS Affiliates.  Three NISS Affiliate institutions were represented by faculty intimately familiar with the hiring process.  They included Irina Gaynanova (Hiring Committee Member and Assistant Professor) and Brani Vidakovic (H.O. Hartley... more

Inaugural COPSS-NISS Webinar on the Statistics of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials - ‘Standing Room Only’!

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How many people are interested in understanding and interpreting findings of the early results of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trials?  Lots!  How many people can you get into a Zoom webinar?  More than you think!  Nearly 650 people logged into the Zoom webinar session that... more

Deep Learning & Neural Networks Highlight 5th Data Science Essentials Tutorial

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Are you exploring data science applications?  Are you looking to expand and update your foundational understandings in data science?  Are you trying to deal with un-structured data such as text and image data?  If the answer is yes to any one of these questions, then this tutorial... more

How to Present Your Research? – Focus and Intentionality Are Keys!

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Sharing your ideas effectively is a critical skill for a statistician! You might be applying for a position, presenting your work at a conference or to clients at a meeting.  It is vitally important that you connect with your audience and get your key ideas across.  How many of us do this... more

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