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May 17, 2020
Tom Liggett passed away May 12, 2020 in Los Angeles. Tom was the editor of the Annals of Probability from 1985–87, gave the Wald Lectures in 1996, and was elected to the National Academy in 2008. He is best known for his two books on interacting particle systems.
Rick Durrett…
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has elected the 2020 Class of SIAM Fellows. These distinguished members were nominated for their exemplary research as well as outstanding service to the community. Through their contributions, SIAM Fellows help advance the fields of applied mathematics and computational science. Among the…
In October 2019, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected 443 of its members as AAAS Fellows. This designation reflects the Fellows’ efforts to advance science and its applications to better serve society. The Fellows collectively span the AAAS’s 24 different sections, and four IMS members and…
Adrian Smith, Director and Chief Executive of the Turing Institute (the UK’s institute for data science and AI), will take up the post of President of the Royal Society in November. Sir Adrian was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001, and of the IMS in 1984. He…
Who do you think deserves the next International Prize in Statistics? Nominations for the prize are open through August 15, 2020. Information about how to nominate someone is located at https://statprize.org/nominations.cfm. More information about the prize, and past winners, is at https://statprize.org/index.cfm.…