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Waksberg Award

The journal Survey Methodology has established an annual invited paper series in honor of Joe Waksberg to recognize his contributions to survey methodology. Each year, a prominent survey statistician is chosen to write a paper that reviews the development and current state of an important topic in the field of survey methodology. The paper reflects the mixture of theory and practice that characterized Joe Waksberg’s work.

The recipient of the Waksberg Award will receive an honorarium and give the 2018 Waksberg Invited Address at the Statistics Canada Symposium, to be held in the autumn of 2018. The paper will be published in a future issue of Survey Methodology (targeted for December 2018).

The author of the 2018 Waksberg paper will be selected by a four-person committee appointed by Survey Methodology and the American Statistical Association. Nomination of individuals to be considered as authors or suggestions for topics should be sent before February 28, 2017, to Kirk Wolter, committee chair.

To view the list of previous honorees, visit the Survey Research Methods Section website.

Newbold Prize

The Newbold Prize Committee invites nominations for the Ethel Newbold Prize, to be awarded to an outstanding statistical scientist for a body of work that represents excellence in research in mathematical statistics and/or excellence in research that links developments in a substantive field to new advances in statistics.

The winner, selected in the spring of 2017, will receive $2,800 and a certificate. The prize will be awarded at a Bernoulli World Congress, Bernoulli-sponsored major conference, or ISI World Statistics Congress. The awardee will also be invited to present a talk at one of these conferences.

Submissions: Each nomination should include a letter outlining the case in support of the nominee, along with a curriculum vita. Nominations and inquiries about the award should be sent to Oddbjorg Wethelund. The deadline for submitting nominations is November 30.

The prize will not be awarded unless the set of all nominations includes candidates from both genders.

Nonclinical Biostatistics Best Paper Award

Submissions for the Nonclinical Biostatistics Best Paper Award will be accepted until March 15, 2017. The award will be presented to the winning author (or co-authors) at the 2017 Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference at Rutgers University, June 12–14, 2017.

All eligible papers must have been published (or accepted for publication) between January 1, 2010, and March 1, 2017, in an English-language refereed journal and address a relevant topic in “nonclinical biostatistics.” Examples of relevant topics can be found in Nonclinical Biostatistics for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries.

To submit a paper, send a PDF copy to John Peterson with contact information for all co-authors (e.g., email addresses). Paper nominators can be one of the paper’s authors or someone else.

Child Development Research Fellowships

The Society for Research and Child Development (SRCD) is seeking applications for its 2017–2018 policy fellowships. The two types of fellowships—congressional and executive branch—provide researchers with the opportunity to come to Washington, DC, and use their skills in child development to inform public policy.

Fellows work as resident scholars within congressional or federal agency office from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018. Following a two-week science policy orientation program sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, fellows receive an orientation to child development and public policy. The SRCD Office for Policy and Communications facilitates the fellowship and is available as a resource throughout the year.

Application Requirements: Applicants must have a doctoral-level degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., PhD, MD, EdD), demonstrate exceptional competence in an area of child development research, and be a member of SRCD. Both early-career and advanced professionals are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is December 15. Questions can be emailed to SRCD.

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