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Pandemics, Poverty and Public Health: A Conversation with Jim Yong Kim (April 2, 2021)

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Unlike a keynote address in a large hall, and because of Jim Yong Kim’s (Former President of the World Bank) direct involvement in events combatting infectious disease, and his personable, storytelling approach, Zoom framed Dr. Kim as though we were all sitting in his living room and he was talking... more

What Should Be In the Modern Statisticians Toolkit? (March 31, 2021)

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The session was organized and hosted by both the Academic Affiliates Committee and NISS Graduate Student Network.  Several earlier webinars focused on how to get a job in academia, industry or government but this one took a different angle.  If someone is preparing for a position in any... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Explores Methods to Cope with Information Loss and the Use of Auxiliary Sources of Data (March 29, 2021)

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[Please Note: The program for this Ingram Olkin Forum on Unplanned Clinical Trial Disruptions is available at:  Session Five. In some studies, disrupted by COVID-19, continued follow-up of existing patients and recruitment of new patients has not been possible, leading to smaller sample... more

A Framework for Analytical Consulting in Business Contexts (March 25, 2021)

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If analytical consulting is an area where you would like to improve your skills or simply become more familiar with the nuances involved in performing analytical consulting in a business setting then Sam Woolford (Bentley University) should be very high on your list of individuals to talk to.... more

How to Negotiate a Job Offer – Advice from Department Chairs (March 19, 2021)

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The session was organized and hosted by both the Academic Affiliates Committee and NISS Graduate Student Network.  (see Event page)  Where earlier webinars have focused on how to get a job in academia, an important but rarely discussed topic is, “What happens when you get an offer?”, "How... more

Nicholas Jewell Honored with the 2021 Nathan Mantel Award (March 17, 2021)

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The Nathan Mantel Award is presented by the American Statistical Association (ASA). "The award is given every two years to a researcher for lifetime contributions to the development and application of statistical science to problems and issues in epidemiology." Nicholas P. Jewell... more

Lingzhou Xue Selected for COPSS Leadership Academy 2021 (March 15, 2021)

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NISS is happy to share the good news that Lingzhou Xue, Associate Director of NISS, has been selected by COPSS as a member of the COPSS Leadership Academy 2021!   For his innovative contributions to the theory and methodology of high-dimensional statistics and statistical... more

Securing a Position in the Federal Government: What You Need to Know! (March 12, 2021)

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What is it like to work as a statistician in a government agency?  What kinds of opportunities are there for data scientists in the federal government?  More importantly, how do you prepare yourself for obtaining a position?  For this career fair NISS gathered an incredible trio... more

Three Data Scientists Provide An Insider’s Look into Critical Functions and Services (March 11, 2021)

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What do data scientists do?  This tutorial featured a review of three different compelling case studies found in business today.  Each of the three instructors brought to this session expertise and insight into the specific methodologies and strategies that they use to help solve the... more

Predictions, Role of Interventions and the Crisis of Virus in India: A Data Science Call to Arms (March 5, 2021)

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At this point Bhramar Mukherjee (University of Michigan) is no stranger to research on better understanding the COVID-19 virus.  She showed to us how she used the statistical power to help inform lockdown policies in India. Her comments during this session involved a review and discussion of... more

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