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December 15, 2024
The International Statistical Institute (ISI) has announced a new list of Elected Members, who were elected in the first three rounds of the 2024 ISI Membership Elections. Special congratulations to these IMS members/fellows among those elected, listed alphabetically by country:
• Peter Radchenko (Australia)
• Dehan Kong (Canada)
• Mingyue …
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University has announced its largest class of Hagler Fellows. The 2024–25 class is comprised of 20 internationally renowned scholars. Among those selected is James O. Berger, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Duke University. Jim Berger is recognized…
The 2025 Executive Officers of the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society (ENAR) are Paul S. Albert (President), Bhramar Mukherjee (President-Elect), Reneé H. Moore (Past President), Alisa J. Stephens-Shields (Secretary), and Qi Long (Treasurer).
More about ENAR: https://www.enar.org/about/index.cfm…
Radu Craiu shares his thoughts about time, and about timing:
I like mechanical watches because they combine precise engineering—the movement is built under tremendous constraints that have to do with the minimalist space it is allowed to occupy and its efficiency under minimal friction (it’s not lost on me that…
Shili Lin, Ohio State University, is the chair of the CIMEP working group (the mentoring and engagement program run by IMS and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, CANSSI). She reports:
The inaugural joint IMS–CANSSI mentoring and networking event took place on Monday, August 5, at JSM 2024 in Portland, Oregon.…