The IMS Committee on Special Lectures is accepting nominations for IMS Named and Medallion Lectures. The following lectures are available for nomination in 2017. Information on all lectures can be found here: https://www.imstat.org/awards/lectures.htm 2019 Wald Lecturer 2019 ​Rietz Lecturer​ 2020 Medallion Lecturers Deadline is Oct 1. For more information visit: …

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A new issue of THE ANNALS of PROBABILITY has been published.You get a summary in pdf-format at: https://www.imstat.org/publications/aop/aop_45_3.pdf If you or your library has subscribed to the journal, electronic access to the full journal articles is at:http://projecteuclid.org/ or http://www.jstor.org/For more information on journals published or supported by the…

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The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has selected Elyse Gustafson as the recipient of this year’s Harry C. Carver Medal. The award is made for Elyse’s exceptional service and dedication as Executive Director of the IMS over the past 20 years. Throughout this time, which included relocation of the IMS office,…

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Francesca Dominici, Professor of Biostatistics, Senior Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Dean of Information Technology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, was honored with the 2016 Janet L. Norwood Award. Read the full announcement at http://soph.uab.edu/news/dr-francesca-dominici-receives-janet-l-norwood-award-outstanding-achievement-statistical and the call for nominations for the 2017 Norwood…

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Maury D. Bramson, professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, was among the 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Members and Associates are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Those elected this year…

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