From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
The Applied Public Health Statistics section of the American Public Health Association has named Raphael Gottardo, a computational biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the winner of its 2018 Mortimer Spiegelman Award. The Spiegelman Award honors statisticians under the age of 40 who have made outstanding contributions to health…
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has bestowed upon 416 of its members the lifetime honor of being an elected Fellow in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in advancing science. Among those elected to the Section on Statistics are three IMS members: Song Xi Chen, Peking University, China;…
Some of the IMS journals have new editors.
Starting January 1, 2019, the Annals of Applied Probability will now have two Co-editors (like the Annals of Statistics has had). Therefore, Editor Bálint Tóth is handing over to Francois Delarue and Peter Friz. Francois is Professor in the mathematics department at…
Each year, the statistical profession recognizes outstanding members at the Joint Statistical Meetings in an awards ceremony organized by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). Anyone can nominate — from the newest to the most senior members of our societies. It is important to single out those who…
Are you bringing a child to the next IMS Annual Meeting (i.e. JSM in Denver, July 27 – August 1, 2019)? Apply to the IMS Child Care Initiative, and the IMS will reimburse 80% of the costs of privately arranged child care (for a dependent under 13), up to a…