News
June 27, 2018
The Bernoulli Society New Researcher Award recognizes innovative research by new researchers. Among the 34 applications for the award, many of which were very strong, three IMS members have been chosen. Congratulations to Po-Ling Loh, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan, and Lingzhou Xue, Pennsylvania State University.
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The IMS Committee on Special Lectures is accepting nominations for IMS Named and Medallion Lectures. The following lectures are available for nomination in 2018:
• The 2020 Blackwell Lecturer
• The 2021 Medallion Lecturers
The deadline is October 1, 2018.
Information on all lectures, including how to nominate, can be…
IMS Council recently adopted these guidelines for awards committee members.
Ensuring fairness and diversity: Guidelines for IMS Awards Committees
The term ‘award’ is taken to include all IMS Awards and Honors (including but not limited to: IMS Fellowship, invitations to deliver Special Lectures, and IMS Travel Awards).
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The International Council for Science (ICSU) is partnering with 11 scientific groups, including the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), to examine and reduce the gap between men and women in mathematical, computing, and natural sciences.
A crucial component of this Gender…
As previously announced, IMS is seeking contributions to the IMS Peter Hall Early Career Prize fund. If you would like to donate in memory of Peter, there are three ways:
1. By credit card via the IMS website: https://secure.imstat.org/secure/orders/donations.asp
2. By US dollar check, made payable to “IMS –…