From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
The Applied Probability Society of INFORMS invites nominations for its 2013 Best Publication Award. The Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to Applied Probability, consists of a plaque and $1000. It will be presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis (6-9 October 2013). Nominations are being solicited until 1 August 2013.…
David L. Donoho was named the 2013 Shaw Prize Laureate in the Mathematical Sciences for his profound contributions to modern mathematical statistics and in particular the development of optimal algorithms for statistical estimation in the presence of noise and of efficient techniques for sparse representation and recovery in large data-sets. …
Are you a new researcher who is attending the JSM in Montreal?If so, you might be interested in attending the following special event:
Building a Research Career – Advice and Discussion
A panel with six former COPSS Presidents Award winners, organized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of COPSS…
INGenIOuS: Strategies for advancing the mathematics and statistics workforce
Deb Nolan writes:
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has joined the INGenIOuS community (Investing in the Next Generation through Innovative and Outstanding Strategies), along with the American Statistical Association, US National Science Foundation, Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, and…
Featuring news about Peter Hall, Gregory Lawler; Larry Shepp; Gareth Roberts, Terry Speed; Larry Brown, Bin Yu; Eyal Lubetsky; T.N. Sriram; Vincenzo Capasso; Peter Bickel.
US National Academy of Sciences elects Peter Hall and Greg Lawler
The US National Academy of Sciences has elected 84 new members and 21…