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Stephen B. Vardeman (Emeritus University Professor of Statistics and of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University), together with J. Marcus Jobe (Farmer School of Business, Miami University) have made freely available their open-source, high quality engineering statistics text in PDF. The book Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis…

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The International Biometric Society (IBS) and Caucus for Women in Statistics (CWS) instituted the Florence Nightingale Award, which was first awarded in 2020 during the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The award will be presented during every International Biometric Conference (IBC) year—these are every two years, next in Buenos…

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The Inaugural World Laureates Association (WLA) Prize award ceremony took place on 6 November during the Opening Ceremony of the WLA Forum in Shanghai. The winner of the WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics is Michael I. Jordan, “for fundamental contributions to the foundations of machine learning and…

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In the final round of elections for 2022, the International Statistical Institute has selected the following IMS members as ISI elected members: Yifan Cui, Zhejiang University. Dr. Cui is a tenure-track faculty member at the Center for Data Science, Zhejiang University. Snehalata Vasant Huzurbazar, School of Mathematical and…

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The US National Academy of Medicine has elected 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.…

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