Upcoming Events
Event Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
The NISS New Researchers Network is excited to host a special virtual event focusing on internship opportunities for those starting their careers in statistical sciences! Our panel of industry experts will share their own experiences from internships, discuss their current careers as... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 12-1:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
Effective communication is a critical skill that everyone acknowledges as important, yet it is often missing from formal curricula in Statistics and Data Science. In this panel, designed for new researchers working or planning to work in collaborative research environments, experts will... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Speaker:
Lucas Mentch, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh
Moderator:
Nancy McMillan, Data Science Research Leader, Health Research & Analytics Business Line at Battelle
Title: Random Forests: Why they Work and Why that’s a Problem
Abstract:
Random... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
This webinar aims to promote leadership skills in the interdisciplinary field of statistics and psychometrics, discuss how to successfully bridge the interests of these two fields, and explore ways for statisticians and data scientists to build collaborations in educational and psychological... more
Event Date:
Friday, November 29, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Online Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Are you an undergraduate student eager to learn more about the next steps in your academic journey? Join us for a captivating and informative Graduate Student Panel where accomplished graduate students from advanced degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Data Science will share their experiences... more
Event Date:
Spring 2025 - Details Coming Soon!
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
How can statisticians and data scientists play a role in addressing the vast ongoing opioid epidemic? The opioid crisis has become one of the most pressing public health emergencies of our time, devastating communities across the globe. This new Ingram Olkin Forum aims to address the... more
Event Date:
Event Date TBD - Details Coming Soon!
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) as part of the Statistics Serving Society (S3) series, presents a new Ingram Olkin Forum that will focus on the critical issue of maternal mortality in the United States. Despite significant medical advancements, the U.S. continues to... more
