James Landwehr, chair of the board of trustees for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), recently announced Mary Ellen Bock, Lee Wilkinson, and James Thomas as the recipients of this year’s NISS distinguished service awards. The awards were presented by Alan Karr, director of NISS, at the NISS/SAMSI reception held on August 2 at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Celebrating Anniversaries and Achievements
July marks the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We hope to encourage persons with disabilities to become statisticians and fully participate in the ASA. In July, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS).
NISS, SAMSI Win InSpire Award
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences was recently awarded the North Carolina Public Relations Society of America InSpire Bronze Best of Category Award for the social media category.
Privacy Journal Publishes Second Issue
The electronic Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality (JPC) has just released its second issue.
Three Interns Share Insights from NISS-NASS Projects
Last summer, three graduate students traveled to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to team up with postdoctoral fellows, researchers from the National Agricultural Statistics Services, and university professors. Here, each student tells of his or her internship experience.
NISS to Work on Surveillance Project
The National Science Foundation and Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded $664,019 to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences for collaborative research to develop Bayesian methods for syndromic surveillance.
NISS Launches New Web Site
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), an independent research institute through which the statistics community serves the nation, is pleased to announce a major redesign of its web site.