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The World Statistics Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010 to recognize the importance of statistics in shaping our societies. The holding of national and regional statistical days was already a tradition in more than 100 countries, but the General Assembly’s adoption of this international day…
Paul Shaman delves into the history of the Putnam Mathematics Competition, and some of its notable laureates. He writes:
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition is held annually. Undergraduates at schools in the US and Canada are eligible, and many of those who do well go on to have distinguished…
Professor Bimal K. Roy, Director of the Indian Statistical Institute, was given the Padma Shri award, one of the highest civic honors in India, by the central government of India on January 26, 2015. Professor Roy was honored for his versatile and innovative contributions to numerous areas of theoretical computer…
IMS members encouraged to participate in SAMSI’s 2015–16 Research Programs in Computational Neuroscience and Forensic Science
SAMSI announces its two new and exciting programs for 2015–16. They are Challenges in Computational Neuroscience (CCNS) and Statistics and Applied Mathematics in Forensic Science (Forensics). IMS members will have many opportunities to collaborate…
Iowa State student team wins international data mining competition
A team of Iowa State University graduate students topped 98 other universities from 28 countries to capture first place in the 15th annual Data Mining Cup. Prudsys AG, a leading European data mining company, sponsors the intelligent-data analysis competition for universities.…