The International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) Conference on Research Innovations in Statistics for Health, Education, Technology, and Society was held July 11–13 at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California.
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Two Honored with Griffith Award
Kenneth C. Schoendorf from the National Center for Health Statistics and J. Gregory Robinson from the U.S. Census Bureau were honored with the 2014 Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award in a ceremony on July 9.
On the Street Where You Live
Ingram Olkin talks about his trip to Chapel Hill and the sighting of two street signs names after famous statisticians.
Mary Batcher to Become Chair of NISS Board of Trustees
Mary Batcher of Ernst and Young will become chair of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences Board of Trustees July 1, 2015. Robert Rodriguez of SAS Institute has been named vice chair.
Alan Karr to Step Down as NISS Director
Alan Karr, director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) since 2000, recently announced he will leave NISS at the end of August.
Conference Honors Ghosh’s 70th Birthday
A conference in honor of Malay Ghosh, titled “Frontiers of Hierarchical Modeling in Observational Studies, Complex Surveys, and Big Data,” was hosted by the Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland at College Park, May 29–31 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
People News for August 2014
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the August issue. For a complete listing of news and information about members of the ASA, click here.
Recruiting Workshop Allows for Discussion of Best Practices
Recruiting and Retaining Graduate Students in the Statistical Sciences and Applied Mathematics” was the title of an interactive workshop June 5–6 at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
People News for July 2014
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the July issue. For a complete listing of news and information about members of the ASA, click here.
Chapters Participate in Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Southern California and Orange County/Long Beach chapters participated in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 12–16 in Los Angeles.