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NISS and NASS Collaboration Kicks Off June 1

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May 4, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC -Three teams of researchers from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS), together with academic faculty and graduate students from five universities will convene at NISS in Research... more

National Institute of Statistical Sciences Hires Six New Postdoctoral Fellows

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April 30, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), a research institute created by the national statistical sciences community, has appointed six new postdoctoral fellows. The fellows will participate in several new research programs at NISS."Our... more

Jian (Frank) Zou Takes Postdoctoral Fellow Position for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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April 28, Research Triangle Park, NC - Jian (Frank) Zou from the University of Connecticut will begin workas a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning in July. NISS is anon-profit institution created by the statistical professional societies with... more

Xia Wang Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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April 28, Research Triangle Park, NC - Xia Wang from the University of Connecticut will begin work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning in June. NISS is a research institution created by the statistics professional societies to identify,... more

Jianqiang Wang Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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April 27, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Jianqiang (Jay) Wang from the Iowa State University will begin work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning June 1. NISS is a research institution created by the statistics professional societies. Its... more

Xingdong Feng Hired as Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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April 28, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Xingdong Feng from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) will begin work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS)beginning June 1. NISS is a research institution created by the statistics professional... more

Patricia Gunning Secures Postdoctoral Fellow Position for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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April 28, 2009, Research Triangle Park, NC - Patricia Gunning from University of Limerick has been hired as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) beginning June 1. NISS is a research institution created by the statistical professional societies... more

Paper Refutes Notion that Eating a Certain Cereal will Result in More Male Babies

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January 14, 2009: RTP, NC – Researchers S. Stanley Young, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the National Instituteof Statistical Sciences, Heejung Bang, Ph.D., of Cornell University and Kutluk Oktay. MD, FACOG, Professorof Obstetrics & Gynecology and Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine... more

JAMA Article Contends Earlier Study Overstated Validity of Findings on Bisphenol A - Multiple Testing Involved

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In a letter to be published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. S. Stanley Young, Assistant Director of Bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, and Ming Yu, University of British Columbia, highlight the statistical limitations of a study... more

Wall Street Journal - Why That Big Meal You Just Ate Made You Hungry

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S. Stanley Young, Assistant Director of Bioinformatics at NISS, was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article.

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