From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
Applications are open for two types of travel awards. The IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award funds travel and registration to attend (and possibly present a paper/poster at) an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting. This travel award is available to IMS members who are graduate students (seeking a Masters or…
The Department of Statistics at Texas A&M University Invites Nominations for The Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation
To promote the dissemination of statistical innovation, the Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation is awarded in even-numbered years to a North American statistician whose outstanding research contributions…
The Newbold Prize Committee invites nominations for the Ethel Newbold Prize.
The Ethel Newbold Prize for excellence in statistics is awarded every two years, next time in spring 2019. The name of the prize recognizes a historically important role of women in statistics. The prize itself is for excellence in…
The Western North American Region of The International Biometric Society (WNAR) jointly holds an annual meeting with IMS. Megan Othus reports from the most recent meeting, in June:
The 2018 Annual Meeting of the WNAR/IMS was hosted in Edmonton by the University of Alberta from June 25–27, with over 100…
The Student Puzzle Corner contains problems in statistics or probability. Solving them may require a literature search. Student IMS members are invited to submit solutions (to bulletin@imstat.org with subject “Student Puzzle Corner”). The deadline is November 15, 2018. The names of student members who submit correct solutions, and the answer, …