Ofer Zeitouni was awarded the prize for his work on large deviations theory, random matrices, and related fields.
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Nominees Sought for International Prize in Statistics
Nominations are now open for the 2027 International Prize in Statistics, a top honor recognizing individuals or teams whose work in statistics has made a major impact on science, technology, and society.
Annie T. Randall Innovator Award Accepting Nominations
The Annie T. Randall Innovator Award was established to recognize early-career statistical innovators across all job sectors with any level of educational attainment.
Students: Battle for $300 in Poster Competition
The ASA’s Section on Text Analysis invites students to compete for a $300 prize in its annual JSM poster competition.
Young Statisticians Prize Deadline Approaches
The International Association for Official Statistics Young Statisticians Prize competition encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics and is awarded for the best paper in the official statistics field written by a young statistician.
Nominations Open for International Prize in Statistics
The International Prize in Statistics—one of the highest honors in statistics—is awarded every two years to an individual or team “for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology, and human welfare.”
ISBA Accepting Submissions for Savage Award
The Prize Committee of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis is accepting submissions for the 2021 Savage Award until May 31. A monetary prize of $750 will be awarded.
Nan Laird Honored with International Prize in Statistics
Louise Ryan shares an adapted version of the nomination statement that helped elect Nan Laird as this year’s International Statistics Prize winner.
Winston A. Richards Presents Prize in Trinidad
On his 75th birthday, Winston A. Richards took part in the graduation ceremony at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad by giving a talk titled, “My Life as a Statistician,” and presenting a prize named after him.
Student Awarded; Graduates Introduced
Winston A. Richards—professor emeritus at The Pennsylvania State University—presented the Winston A. Richards Prize in Statistics to Patrick Herbert and visited with his master’s students.