The January/February 2019 issue is online:https://imstat.org/latest-issue Contents include: US National Academy of Medicine elects Xihong LinMembers’ news: Raphael Gottardo; Song Xi Chen, Edward L. Ionides, Sharon-Lise NormandCOPSS nominationsJournal news: new editors for Annals of Applied Statistics, Annals of Statistics, Annals of Applied ProbabilityAnirban’s Angle: US Elections, 2016,…

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The National Math Festival showcases the beauty, fun, and importance of mathematics in the world around us. The festival brings together some of today’s most fascinating mathematicians for presentations, performances, and hands-on events for adults and kids of all ages. Discover the delight and power of mathematics during this free…

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IMS Fellow Xihong Lin was among those elected as members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the three United States Academies, along with Science and Engineering. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals…

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The Applied Public Health Statistics section of the American Public Health Association has named Raphael Gottardo, a computational biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the winner of its 2018 Mortimer Spiegelman Award. The Spiegelman Award honors statisticians under the age of 40 who have made outstanding contributions to health…

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science has bestowed upon 416 of its members the lifetime honor of being an elected Fellow in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in advancing science. Among those elected to the Section on Statistics are three IMS members: Song Xi Chen, Peking University, China;…

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