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C.R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize
The C.R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize was established to honor and recognize outstanding and influential innovations in the theory and practice of mathematical statistics, international leadership in directing statistical research, and pioneering contributions by a recognized leader in the field of statistics. The Rao Prize…
The University of Tampere (in Tampere, Finland) hosted two conferences in statistics (and related matrix theory) in 1987 and 1990. The videos of these conferences have now been published on the University’s YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqhVpoDMmrLlere4lqqEp26_MdboWUGv-
These videos were originally recorded on VHS tapes which were “found” two years ago during…
One of the key benefits of IMS membership is free electronic access to all IMS journals, via Project Euclid. David Ruddy, Director of Scholarly Communications Services at Cornell University Library, describes the great new features in the redesigned Project Euclid website
Project Euclid launched a new website in early…
“Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013” (MPE2013)—the year-long program created to encourage research on a range of topics related to Planet Earth—has been active for almost a year and will transition into “Mathematics of Planet Earth” (MPE) at the end of 2013.
What has been accomplished and what are the plans…
Professor Kathryn Chaloner is Head of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa, and leads the Alliance Statistics Initiative of the US National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (“Math Alliance”). She writes:
The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (www.mathalliance.org) is a…