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NISS - 2015 in Review

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The following was written by NISS director Nell Sedransk as she reflects on the accomplishments of 2015 and looks forward to 2016. The year 2015 has been a very exciting time for NISS: for NISS - celebrating the 25th Anniversary, and for me personally - taking over as the third NISS Director,... more

Meet Ray Bain - NISS Board of Trustees Member

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Ray Bain joined the NISS Board of Trustees in July of this year and will be serving a three-year term. NISS staff member Jamie Nunnelly sat down with Ray recently to get to know him better. Ray grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, better known as the Windy City. He moved to Philadelphia when he... more

Martha Williamson to Retire from NISS

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After a glorious 23-year career at NISS, Martha Williamson has announced she is retiring. It is hard for many of us to think of NISS without Martha. When you come to NISS she is usually the first person you see. Martha was initially interviewed for a position at NISS by Jerry Sacks in 1991 when... more

Former Postdoc Profile - Matthias Schonlau

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Where were you born/where did you grow up? I grew up in  Höxter, Germany, a small town near the northern part of West Germany. The easiest way to find it is to look at a map of Autobahns, and pick the spot that is farthest away from any of them.    Where did you go to school (... more

NISS Announces Its New Director is Nell Sedransk

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NISS announced that its new Director is Dr. Nell Sedransk. The announcement was made by Chairwoman Mary Batcher. "The search committee felt that Nell was the best person for this position. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role of Director and has done a tremendous job... more

Developing a New Drug Successfully: Optimism, Luck and a Lot of Hard Work

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Drug development has always been a high-risk enterprise. It requires sustained optimism in the face of repeated failures. Define a successful drug as a drug that has been approved for marketing by regulators. Define success rate as the rate of successful drugs among all drugs that have been entered... more

Eltinge and Nunnelly Receive the NISS Distinguished Service Awards

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John Eltinge and Jamie Nunnelly have been presented the 2015 Distinguished Service Awards from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS). Nell Sedransk, Acting Director of NISS, announced the awards on August 10, 2015 at the NISS/SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences... more

World Statistics Congress Draws Statisticians from Around the World

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The following was written by NISS/Duke postdoc Mauricio Sadinle. Statisticians from around the world gathered under the enticing draw of the Brazilian culture during the 60th World Statistics Congress (WSC) in Rio de Janeiro. Held July 26-31 of this year, the WSC is organized biannually by... more

Jiming Jiang and Laura Steinberg Recipients of the first NISS Former Postdoc Achievement Awards

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As part of the 25th anniversary celebration at the NISS-SAMSI reception, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) initiated a new award to recognize the extraordinary achievements of some of its former postdocs. NISS started mentoring postdoctoral fellows and associates in 1993. Since... more

Stephen E. Fienberg Bestowed the 2015 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross Disciplinary Research

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Seattle, Washington, August 11, 2015: Mary Batcher, chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS),announces that Dr. Stephen E. Fienberg has received the 2015 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research. The announcement was made by Dr. Nell... more

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