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May 16, 2013
The IMS and other professional societies were asked last year, by the US National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, for input in response to five questions, which were put to members in an email from the IMS President in January.
The IMS members’ responses have now been…
Lu Lingzi has been named as the third victim in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013. She was a graduate student in Boston University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics. BU has endowed a memorial scholarship in her memory.
At her memorial service Lu Lingzi was remembered as someone…
Contributing Editor Xiao-Li Meng writes:
“How do you like your new job?” I keep getting asked. Like most jobs, mine has seen days I wished to forget before sunset and evenings I wanted to remember after sunrise. One of these evenings was a talk at our graduate student center, given…
Martin B. Wilk, OC, died in Yorba Linda, California, on February 19, 2013; he was 90.
Throughout his career, Martin demonstrated that a statistician can successfully span academia, industry and government. For over half a century, he made important contributions, and occupied senior positions, in each of these domains. While…
