The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute recently partnered with the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics and several institutes in India to form the Virtual Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.
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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) simultaneously celebrated the 20th anniversary of its creation and the 10th anniversary of the formation of its affiliates program.
The pre-history of NISS goes back to a 1984 meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences at Lake Tahoe. There, a number of visionaries realized how much the statistical sciences would benefit from deeper engagement in cross-disciplinary research and that an institute was a key component to making this happen. A proposal was sent to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a panel study on cross-disciplinary research. The resulting report, coauthored by Ingram Olkin and Jerome Sacks, was published in 1988.
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.
People News for May 2010
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the May issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.
Two Dynamic New Programs Planned
The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute is operating two research programs this year with a record number of participants.