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Jingchen Liu receives 2013 Tweedie Award
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has selected Jingchen Liu as the winner of this year’s Tweedie New Researcher Award. Dr. Liu received his PhD in 2008 from Harvard University, and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at Columbia
University. The…
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Peter Hall honored in Australia
On 26 January, former IMS President Peter Hall was named an Officer (AO) in the General Division of Order of Australia. His citation reads, “For distinguished service…
Pfizer Colloquia by Distinguished Statisticians: Films of Dr. Stephen E. Fienberg for ASA’s Archive
Pfizer Global Research and Development at New London, Connecticut, the Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut–Storrs, and the American Statistical Association (ASA) continue to sponsor the prestigious series, Pfizer Colloquia by Distinguished Statisticians. Dr.…
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Terry Speed receives Australia’s Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation
Terry Speed, who is well-known to readers of the IMS Bulletin, is a world leader in bioinformatics. He has been recognized for his pioneering work by the awarding of…
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Swedish University gives Honorary Doctorate to Jammalamadaka
Professor S. Rao Jammalamadaka, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, who is an ISI Member and Fellow of the ASA and IMS, has…
