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March 16, 2021
A new issue of Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics has been published.
You can get a summary in PDF-format at:
https://www.imstat.org/publications/bjps/bjps_35_2/bjps_35_2.pdf
If you or your library has subscribed to the journal, electronic access to the full journal articles is at:
https://projecteuclid.org/ or https://www.jstor.org/…
March 15, 2021
The IMS Tweedie New Researcher Award provides funds for travel to present the Tweedie New Researcher Invited Lecture at the IMS New Researchers Conference. The recipient of the 2021 Tweedie New Researcher Award is Chao Gao.
Dr. Gao is an assistant professor in statistics at the University of Chicago. He…
February 23, 2021
The William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics recognizes exceptional mathematical contributions that have had a lasting impact on scientific, business, finance and engineering applications. It is awarded to an individual for a single contribution or a body of contributions they have achieved in their lifetime of research and achievement in…
The 26th Pfizer/ASA/UConn Distinguished Statistician Colloquium is scheduled on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3:00-5:00pm via webinar. This year’s distinguished speaker will be Professor Peter Bickel, Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley. The title of his presentation will be Four Excursions in Genomics.
The colloquium will be followed by a…
Two IMS members were among the student winners who will receive financial support to attend the American Statistical Association’s 2021 Conference on Statistical Practice. The winners of the ASA John J. Bartko Award were Sara Venkatraman, Cornell University, along with Mansi Shah, Primrose Schools Franchising Company. The winners of the…