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NISS Notes the Passing of an Esteemed Colleague

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With much sadness, we note the passing of our colleague and NISS Senior Fellow, Clifford Spiegelman, and an active participant from our Academic Affiliate, TAMU  Statistics Department.  Cliff had been a good friend of NISS as a Senior Fellow since 2014. For information, read... more

NISS Highlight: Meet NISS Senior Fellow Peter Meyer!

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A characteristic that defines NISS as an organization is that it is always working to identify individuals with experience and statistical expertise who are eager to become involved in challenges, “where information and quantitative analysis are keys to solutions and decisions.”  Peter Meyer,... more

Affiliate Liaisons Become Involved in NISS Activities/Events

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In the past few years, NISS has hosted a large number of events that were available to both NISS Affiliate institutions and the general public. Starting in September of 2019, NISS has begun to sponsor a series of virtual career fairs that were only available to graduate students, faculty,... more

Career Fair Series - Resources Provided by NISS

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Looking for advice for how best to advance a statistics career? What types of job opportunities exist for statisticians/data scientists/analysts in various organizations?   Over the past several months the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) has been doing just... more

Xihong Lin Shares Understandings from COVID-19 Data

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Xihong Lin, Professor and former Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Professor of Statistics at Harvard University, provided a talk that was sponsored by both the Committee of the Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) and NISS to over 600 attendees.  The focus of her... more

NISS Webinar Hosts Third Webinar on the Use of p-values for Making Decisions

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The discussion continues!  Nearly 350 participants attended the third in a series of webinars hosted by NISS on the topic of the use of p-values. Three distinguished statisticians provided their insights for the use of p-values in their areas of research -- where p-values are used in... more

NISS/ASA Co-Host COVID19 Webinar that Focuses on the Role of Modeling

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The American Statistical Association (ASA) and the National Institute of Statistical Sciences teamed up to provide an informational webinar that served to shed light on role that modeling is playing in ascertaining how this disease is spreading, predicting how much critical resources will be needed... more

Bayesian Statistics the Focus of Popular NISS/Merck Meetup

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What is the formula for a great event? What are the critical ingredients? Well, first, you need some good speakers. They must have experience and knowledge that others can learn from and they must be willing to share.  Second, you need to focus on a topic that is of professional... more

Academic Career Paths Explored During NISS Career Fair

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On Thursday April 23rd three distinguished professors of statistics shared their experiences and provided advice about what life is like as a statistician at different academic institutions. Williams College, a liberal arts college, is located in the very northwest corner of Massachusetts.... more

Career Paths Highlighted in Three Health Related Government Agencies

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On Wednesday, March 11 three senior statisticians, Simone Gray from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Sylva Collins from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Paul Albert from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) talked... more

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