Edward Kennedy, an associate professor in Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Statistics & Data Science, received the Mortimer Spiegelman Award for his outstanding contributions to public health and statistics. Kennedy joined Carnegie Mellon University after graduating with a PhD in biostatistics from the University of Pennsylvania. Edward’s research interests lie…

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The American Statistical Association’s Boston Chapter awards the Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award to recognize a distinguished statistician who has made exceptional contributions to the statistics field through research, teaching, and service to the statistical community, including to the ASA Boston Chapter. Susan A. Murphy, Mallinckrodt Professor of…

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The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has announced the 2024 Class of SIAM Fellows. These distinguished members were nominated in recognition of their outstanding research and service to the community. Through their various contributions, SIAM Fellows form a crucial group of individuals helping to advance the fields of…

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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 …

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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…

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