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March 31, 2026
Arak M. Mathai, an eminent mathematician and statistician whose work markedly shaped modern multivariate analysis, special functions, and applied probability, passed away on December 20, 2025, after contending with a cancer that was as swift as it was unforeseen, bequeathing a legacy of enduring resonance and global influence.
Born in…
Saralees Nadarajah (University of Manchester UK) and Samuel Manda (University of Pretoria, South Africa) have suggestions to increase participation of Black African statisticians at conferences:
The itinerary of the African International Conferences on Statistics from 2014 to 2025 reads like a cartography of hope. From the vibrant streets of…
Saralees Nadarajah (University of Manchester UK), Samuel Manda (Univ. of Pretoria, South Africa), and Queensley C. Chukwudum (Univ. of Uyo, Nigeria) write:
International research collaborations are widely heralded as essential mechanisms for addressing global challenges in health, agriculture, and development. Funding schemes from major agencies in Europe and North America…
The PDF version of the April/May 2026 IMS Bulletin is online now: download the complete PDF. You can also read selected articles at https://imstat.org/news/.
Contents include:
IMS Hall, Tweedie and Carver prize winners
Members’ news: Shahjahan Khan honoured with Order of Australia Medal, 2026 COPSS Award Winners …
March 20, 2026
A new issue of Annals of Applied Statistics has been published.
You can get a summary in PDF-format at:
https://www.imstat.org/publications/aoas/aoas_20_1/aoas_20_1.pdf
If you or your library has subscribed to the journal, electronic access to the full journal articles is at:
https://projecteuclid.org/ or https://www.jstor.org/…