From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
Contributing Editor Xiao-Li Meng writes:
Other than zero, I have a hard time coming up with an estimate for the number of readers of my XL-Files of July 2013 who still recall the Harvard Horizons program, which trains students to present a five-minute TED-style talk on their research. But the…
The 15 recipients of this year’s IMS Travel Awards
The IMS Travel Awards provide funding for travel to present a paper or a poster at an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting, for New Researchers who would not otherwise be able to attend. See http://www.imstat.org/awards/travel.html
Abhishek Chakrabortty
Shih-Kang Chao
Emilie Devijver…
Puzzle 14
Bulletin Editor Anirban DasGupta sets this problem. Student members of the IMS are invited to submit solutions (to bulletin@imstat.org with subject “Student Puzzle Corner”). The deadline is June 7, 2016.
It is the turn of a statistics problem this time, and we are going to look at a…
Terry Speed finds plate notation challenging. Is he alone in thinking that sometimes using 20 words is better than one picture?
Two free workshops at JSM are designed for new researchers to develop capabilities for research publication. The Writing Workshop continues the successful series of workshops where each participant receives individual mentoring by an experienced journal editor. New this year, the Review & Edit Workshop will be offered by a team…