The IMS Annual Meeting 2026 will take place in Salzburg, Austria, from 6–9 July, 2026, at Salzburg Congress. The scientific program will feature the 2026 Wald Lecture (Tilmann Gneiting), the 2026 Blackwell Lecture (Cun-Hui Zhang) , three 2026 Medallion Lectures (Ian McKeague, Bodhisattva Sen, Jelle Goeman), the IMS Lawrence D.…

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The International Prize in Statistics, one of the highest honors in statistics, is awarded every two years to an individual or team for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology, and human welfare. The ultimate goal of the International Prize in Statistics is to enhance public understanding of…

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Radu Craiu writes: A little while ago, I found myself in the middle of January without a new year resolution, and it hurt that I could not find a part of me which required at most a year to fix. This had nothing to do with me thinking I was…

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Marianne Huebner, our newest contributing editor, is Professor of Statistics and Probability, Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology, and Director of the Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT), at Michigan State University. She is also a competitive weightlifter, lifting in national and international championships. She seized a chance to combine these…

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Linjun Zhang concludes with the third in our invited series of articles on LLMs and AI (read part 1 and part 2), and their implications for the statistics profession. He turns to the practical consideration of how we can see AI as a collaborator, instead of as either a…

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