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May 17, 2020
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.…
Sonia Petrone, the new Editor of Statistical Science, writes:
It is an honor and an exciting challenge to be the new Editor of Statistical Science. I would like to thank the Past Editor Cun-Hui Zhang for his generous help in the transition, and for the great vitality he is…
Contributing Editor Radu Craiu writes:
The ancient Greeks believed that a philosopher’s most impactful work happens in the agora: debating endlessly, correcting misconceptions and solving problems for their peers. Among STEM-ers, statisticians and data scientists are the ones who align the most with this noble tradition by virtue of dealing…