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December 15, 2023
David Allison, IMS Fellow and dean of the Indiana University School of Public Health in Bloomington, was named a 2023 fellow of the Sigma Xi honor society. Since 2020, the scientific research honor society has selected peer-nominated scientists in recognition of their “exceptional contributions to the scientific enterprise.” Founded…
Bhramar Mukherjee of the University of Michigan was selected to receive the American Statistical Association’s 2023 Karl E. Peace Award for Outstanding Statistical Contributions for the Betterment of Society, recognizing her commitment to and accomplishments in biostatistics on a global scale. While Mukherjee has worked in many areas of biostatistics,…
Tapabrata (Taps) Maiti joined the US National Science Foundation’s Division of Mathematical Sciences this fall as a rotator program director for statistics. Maiti is a foundation professor in the department of statistics and probability at Michigan State University, where he has served as the graduate director of statistics and was…
The Colegio de Postgraduados, a prestigious academic institution located at Chapingo, Mexico, has decided to present its 2023 Honoris Causa Award to Dr. Barry Charles Arnold, “for his outstanding joint work and contributions over the last 50 years with our Statistics Department.” Dr. Arnold has actively participated teaching and…
In the previous issue’s article about the two IMS Fellows who were awarded MacArthur Fellowships, we originally stated incorrectly that Lester Mackey’s team had won the 2009 Netflix Prize. In fact, Mackey was part of the team that came second. He explained, “We tied the winning team, but…