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As well as receiving a MacArthur Fellowship, Lester Mackey (Microsoft Research, New England) has become the fifth Ethel Newbold Prize Winner. The Ethel Newbold Prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding statistical scientist in early or mid-career for a body of work that represents excellence in research in mathematical…
The UK Royal Statistical Society (RSS) awarded Guy Medals in Silver and Bronze this year. The 2023 Guy Medal in Silver was awarded to Mark Girolami for his contributions to computational statistics and machine learning — in particular, his work on differential geometric approaches to stochastic simulation for statistical inference,…
The RSS Barnett Award and named lecture was established in memory of the environmental statistician, Professor Vic Barnett. It is awarded annually to encourage and promote the recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of environmental statistics.
The 2023 Barnett Award was presented to Marc Genton, Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor…
Next year there will be an impressive list of invited speakers at a range of IMS sponsored and co-sponsored meetings.
First up in 2024, Sébastien Roch will give a Medallion Lecture at the Seminar on Stochastic Processes. SSP2024 takes place in Houston, TX, from March 14–16. See https://ssp2024.rice.edu/home.…
Emily Palmer, Harvard Department of Statistics Administrative Coordinator writes:
On May 5, 2023, Professor Joe Blitzstein from the Harvard University Department of Statistics launched the centennial celebration of emeritus faculty Herman Chernoff, and his research and teaching legacy. The day featured a full program, including a tribute video from former…