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November 17, 2013
In reaction to the absence of women among IMS special invited lecturers in 2013 (see the article by Terry Speed in the June/July issue), Council had an intensive discussion at the Council meeting in Montreal and by email during September and October. In the end, the following motion was…
Each year, the statistical profession recognizes outstanding members at the Joint Statistical Meetings in an awards ceremony organized by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). Nominations are an important part of the process, and everyone can contribute—from the newly minted PhD graduate to the pharmaceutical statistician to the…
Professor Kathryn Chaloner is Head of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa, and leads the Alliance Statistics Initiative of the US National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (“Math Alliance”). She writes:
The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (www.mathalliance.org) is a…
Anirban DasGupta writes his last column, for now (he will be the new Bulletin editor from the next issue):
On July 18, 2013, I wrote an email to Steve Stigler, which said: “Dear Steve, has any well-known person made a list of what she or he considers to be the…
The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, (SAMSI) announces its 2014-2015 programs. SAMSI’s programs will integrate applied mathematicians and statisticians with other scientific disciplines to further research in bioinformatics and ecology.
One program, Beyond Bioinformatics, Statistical and Mathematical Challenges, will look at the statistical and mathematical challenges arising in the…