From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
David Hinkley, who died peacefully at his home in California on 11 January 2019, made important and broad-ranging contributions to statistical theory and methods.
David was born on 10 September 1944 in Kent, England. After leaving school he studied mathematics and statistics at the University of Birmingham, where he was…
Modern Applied Probability: a workshop in celebration of Sergey Foss’s 65th birthday, was held May 15–17, 2019, at the International Center for Mathematical Sciences, at The Bayes Centre in Edinburgh, UK. Takis Konstantopoulos reports:
This workshop was organized by two former students (Denis Denisov, University of Manchester, and Seva…
Anirban DasGupta takes a look at NASA’s temperature data from the last 100 years:
The best scientists and the best human minds have been deliberately looking at extensive global and local temperature and climate data for the past several hundred years in search of an answer to one of…
The Carver Medal Committee of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics has selected Jean Opsomer to receive the 2019 Harry C. Carver Medal. The award is made in recognition of his outstanding contributions to IMS, especially through his steady service and guidance as two-term Treasurer of the IMS that put IMS…
IMS Fellow Kathryn Roeder has been elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can…
