Mary Ellen Bock began her academic career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in German in 1967. She shifted her focus to mathematics for her graduate studies at the same university and earned her PhD under the guidance of Robert B. Ash. In 1995, she made history as the first female full professor of statistics and inaugural female chair of the statistics department at Purdue. Under her leadership, Purdue added courses in areas of application such as bioinformatics, genomics, massive data, machine learning, visualization, and computational finance. She was also instrumental in securing National Science Foundation funding to develop the Pathways to the Future workshops that helped young female faculty succeed. Bock is an ASA founder and fellow.
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Practical Significance | Episode 38: New Year … New Initiatives
Fortunately, 2024 is a leap year and February has an extra day because David Matteson, professor and associate chair for the statistics and data science and social statistics department at Cornell University, has a full plate. He recently took on the role of director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences and is leading the […]
Writing Workshop to Return to JSM
The workshop is for junior researchers who want to improve their communication skills. The event will be hybrid and include virtual lectures and meetings with mentors and an optional in-person meetup.
Sacks Award Winners to Speak During JSM Invited Session
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research recognizes sustained, high-quality, cross-disciplinary research involving the statistical and data sciences. This year’s recipients will speak as a panel at JSM 2022 in August.
JSM 2021: The Stories We Will Tell …
While disappointed by not being able to hold an in-person JSM in Seattle, program chair Nicole Lazar was heartened by how attendees managed to recreate some of that same energy in a virtual setting.
Jerome Sacks Award
Nominations are being sought for the 2021 National Institute of Statistical Sciences’ Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research.
NISS Writing Workshop an Annual Success for Early Researchers
Each year, in conjunction with JSM, NISS gathers a host of senior authors, editors, grant writers/reviewers who share their advice and experiences with a group of junior faculty and early researchers. As JSM went virtual this year, so did the writing workshop, which meant participants who might not have been able to travel to Philadelphia (even under normal circumstances) were able to participate.
Employment Opportunities, Advice the Focus of NISS Career Fair Series
Looking for advice about best advancing a statistics career? Over the past several months, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences has been giving such advice.
James Rosenberger: A Collaborator Across Disciplines
James Rosenberger, director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, has been a statistical consultant for most of his career and recommends most academics involved in statistical consulting actually think of themselves as collaborators.
Jerome Sacks Award Nominations Sought
The prize recognizes sustained, high-quality, cross-disciplinary research involving the statistical sciences.