The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the 2016 election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among them are five IMS Fellows. We congratulate:
• Steven N. Evans, professor of statistics and…
Krzysztof (Chris) Burdzy, Professor of Mathematics and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at the University of Washington, USA, has been named the 2016 IMS Carver Medalist. Chris receives the award for leadership in the development and curation of electronic publications for the IMS probability community, especially for co-founding the Electronic Journal …
We are deeply saddened to announce that IMS member Paul Joyce, professor of mathematics and Dean of the College of Science at the University of Idaho, was killed in a car accident on April 22, near Orofino, Idaho. He was only 57.
An obituary on the University of Idaho (UI)…
IMS Fellow Robert Kass featured in a radio interview with radio station WRSI, Where Statistics and Big Data and Your Brain Meet. In the interview, Rob Kass of Carnegie Mellon University, talked about the importance of statistics in brain function and human behavior while explaining the role statistics played…
Are you a user of the Current Index to Statistics? Interested in helping shape its future? We are looking for a few members of the Current Index to Statistics Management Committee. The workload is very light, but impact can be great. If you are interested, please email IMS Executive Director,…