News
April 2, 2012
Featuring news items about Ming Yuan, Allan Sly, Sebastien Roch, CR Rao
COPSS-CMS white paper released
The white paper “Statistical Issues in Assessing Hospital Performance” has been released. The paper was commissioned by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies at the request of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The COPSS–CMS White Paper Committee included: Arlene S. Ash, Stephen…
Franklin Arno Graybill, Professor Emeritus and founding Chair of the Department of Statistics at Colorado State University, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife Jeanne, his children Dan and Kathy, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Frank was born to Arno and…
Roderick Little to deliver Fisher Lecture: “In Praise of Simplicity, Not Mathematistry! Ten Simple, Powerful Ideas for the Statistical Scientist”
John D. Kalbfleisch, and Ross L. Prentice, Chair of the 2012 Fisher Lecture Committee, write:
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) has named Roderick J. A. Little as…
AWM Humphreys Award
Deadline: April 30, 2012
The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics has established a prize in memory of M. Gweneth Humphreys to recognize outstanding mentorship activities. This prize will be awarded annually to a mathematics teacher (female or male) who has encouraged female undergraduate…