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December 15, 2023
The Colegio de Postgraduados, a prestigious academic institution located at Chapingo, Mexico, has decided to present its 2023 Honoris Causa Award to Dr. Barry Charles Arnold, “for his outstanding joint work and contributions over the last 50 years with our Statistics Department.” Dr. Arnold has actively participated teaching and…
In the previous issue’s article about the two IMS Fellows who were awarded MacArthur Fellowships, we originally stated incorrectly that Lester Mackey’s team had won the 2009 Netflix Prize. In fact, Mackey was part of the team that came second. He explained, “We tied the winning team, but…
Our contributing columnist Radu Craiu, University of Toronto, writes:
In this age of excess, the question in the title will sound sacrilegious. Has the permissive attitude towards a bloated pantry, shoe rack or refrigerator spilled over into (data) science? While the evidence is piling up, the irony of our lived…
IMS President Michael Kosorok writes:
I recall as a young assistant professor, reading a book in the university library on empirical processes, and trying to learn the concepts, when a senior professor walked up to me and said (approximately): “You should stop wasting your time on this, just accept the…
Do you need some friendly advice? Are you unsure how to go about something? Does everyone around you look like they know exactly what they’re doing? (Hint: they don’t!). We’re inviting early-career researchers to send their questions about the life of a researcher or ask for career advice, and…