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Day Two of Ingram Olkin Forum Reveals New Statistical Challenges for Mediating Disrupted Trials

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Nancy Flournoy, Chair of the NISS Ingram Olkin Forum Committee, founding member of NISS and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, opened the second forum session by sharing additional insights about the late Ingram Olkin, whose career and life’s work is being honored... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Features Examples/Advice Regarding Unplanned Disruptions of Clinical Trials

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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 together from a variety of fields and backgrounds into multi-day forums. The focus of these forums is to bring forward a current... more

NISS at a Virtual JSM in 2020! Check Your Schedule!

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Despite JSM being virtual this year, NISS still has a number of sessions on the schedule!  Here is the scoop!  As you put your virtual schedule together for JSM this year, make sure you don't forget about these important sessions! First, NISS has organized two important sessions... more

Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) Modeling the Focus of NISS/ASA Tutorial

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The Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model is being used by scientists around the world to study the infectious disease dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic and guide public health policy decisions for mitigating the impact of the disease. The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and... more

Successful Career Fair Series Finishes with Insights into BioPharm Industries

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On June 3rd NISS hosted its final and most well attended Career Fair, the eighth in a series of career fairs that have generated a wealth of knowledge and insight into what it is like and what is required to acquire and thrive as a statistician in industry, government and/or academia. ... more

Cross-Disciplinary Research Highlighted in ASA Biopharm Podcast about NISS

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Richard Zink has been moderating a series of podcasts sponsorred by the ASA's Biopharmaceutical Section.  Episode 77 featured his interview of Nancy Flournoy (Curators Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri), Dan Holder (Executive Director of Biostatistics and Research... more

3rd Government Career Fair Describes Research Career Paths

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On Friday, May 22nd, over 30 NISS Affiliate colleagues gathered to hear from three distinguished and experienced statisticians from three different government agencies talk about their organizations, the work that they do and the qualifications required of prospective applicants.  And, yes,... more

Welcome to New Members of the NISS Board of Trustees

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At the April meeting of the NISS Board of Trustees meeting discussion included a welcome to three new elected members of the NISS Board of Trustees for a three-year term that begins July 1, 2020.  NISS looks forward to the active role that these new leaders will play in the coming years as... more

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

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