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Academic Affiliate Meet-Ups Planned

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The first meet up for academic affiliates has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 10th, 2018  from 12 – 1 pm ET.   This is a first in a series of virtual meet-ups for the NISS Academic Affiliates and this time the target audience is graduate students.  The focus of this... more

G. Jogesh Babu, 2018 Jerome Sacks Award Recipient

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The Jerome Sacks Award is given for statistical leadership in cross-disciplinary research. G. Jogesh Babu is this year’s award recipient. “His vision and effort in building the field of astrostatistics is outstanding!”  Mary Batcher, Chair, NISS Board of Trustees Mary presented... more

Schonlau Receives NISS 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award

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At the NISS – SAMSI – MBI reception that was held during JSM Jim Rosenberger, Director of NISS, presented the NISS Distinguished Alumni Award to Matthias Schonlau, Professor of Statistics at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Prior to his appointment as full professor at the University of... more

JSM Writers Workshop for Junior Researchers a Success! Again!

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Knowing how to write well for a technical publication is an important skill for all researchers, but it is especially important for those just beginning what they hope to be a successful career. This workshop, offered since 2007, provides young researchers, those with less than three years since... more

NISS Welcomes New Board Members!

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The direction of any organization is significantly influenced by the experience, fresh ideas and energy of its board.  For this reason NISS is very excited to welcome Bhramar Mukherjee, Kate Crespi and Alyson Wilson as new members of the NISS Board of Trustees.  They bring a... more

Minitab and Albert Einstein College of Medicine - New NISS Affiliates!

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NISS recently welcomed two new affiliates Minitab, Inc. and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine! Minitab, Inc Located in State College, Pennsylvania, Minitab helps companies and institutions to spot trends, solve problems and discover valuable insights in data by delivering a... more

R & Spark Workshop at Bureau of Labor Statistics a Success!

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Over the past year or so NISS has been involved in hosting workshops that target big data and methods for handling  R & Spark: Tools for Data Science Workflows. This most recent workshop took place at the Bureau of Labor Statistics's Conference and Training... more

NISS Seeking Research Associates!

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NISS plans to appoint one or more PhD-level research analysts/statisticians to be deeply involved in statistical methodological development and/or the application of statistical, computational or quantitative methodologies to large (federal) statistical databases. Is your expertise in Survey... more

SAVE THE DATES! Join NISS at JSM 2018 in Vancouver!

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The theme of the 2018 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) hosted by the American Statistical Association is #LeadWithStatistics. The conference will cover topics ranging from statistical applications to methodology and theory to the expanding boundaries of statistics, such as analytics and data science... more

Meet NISS board member Mimi Kim

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Mimi Kim is appointed to the NISS Board by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). The COPSS committee provides a forum for member societies to discuss issues important to statistics. Kim is a professor of Biostatistics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Department... more

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