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January 1, 2011
The International Statistical Institute (ISI) will hold its 58th World Statistics Congress (WSC) in Dublin, Ireland, from 21-26 August 2011
In connection to this event, the ISI announces the Jan Tinbergen Competition among young statisticians from developing countries. They are invited to submit a paper on any topic within the…
December 4, 2008
The Distinguished Alum Award is annually presented to a former graduate of the Biostatistics Department working in government, industry, or academia, who by virtue of applications to support of research, methodology and theory, significant organizational responsibility, and teaching has impacted the theory and practice of statistical science. The overall career…
December 2, 2008
NSF DMS Research Proposal Requests for Mathematical and Statistical Research for Threat Detection Submission window: Dec 1-15, 2008 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09010/nsf09010.jsp
NSF DMS Unsolicited Proposals at the Interface of Mathematical Sciences and Computer Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09017/nsf09017.jsp
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November 14, 2008
Kiyosi Ito, 93, passed away on November 10, 2008. Ito was best known for the “Ito formula”, which is the foundation of stochastic calculus. His work had a profound impact on theoretical research in probability theory and applications, especially financial engineering. For more information, see the following article by J…
November 1, 2008
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health named Norman Breslow as the recipient of the 2008 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science. Dr. Breslow, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, delivered a lecture entitled “The Case-Control Study: Origins, Modern Conception…