From the Desk Of: Tati Howell
American Statistical Association Fellows
The American Statistical Association (ASA) has bestowed its prestigious distinction of Fellow on 48 of its members, for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistical science. Among the 2021 ASA Fellows are these 12 IMS members/Fellows: Jeffrey D. Blume, Vanderbilt University School…
Once again, due to the ongoing pandemic, there was no in-person IMS Annual Meeting this year, as it was due to be held at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, which became a virtual conference. This meant that the IMS meetings that would normally have taken place there were held…
On September 8th, 2021, Krzysztof Burdzy became the President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). The next day Adam Jakubowski obtained the “Bernoulli Book” — the symbol of presidency of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability (BS). Both presidents of the sister societies grew up in Poland…
Daniela Witten — professor of Statistics and Biostatistics at University of Washington, and the Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair in Mathematical Statistics, mother, Peloton fan — introduces a new column, Written by Witten.
It’s been a long year and a half! Over the course of this pandemic, I have been…
Huixia Judy Wang, the COPSS Treasurer/Secretary, presents the 2021 winners:
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. For 2021, COPSS awards were presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) on August 11 by the COPSS…