Past Events
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 12 pm - 1 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Join us for our another insightful webinar on the topic of leadership in the field of statistics and data science. This webinar explores the critical role of statistical methods in harnessing the vast potential of electronic health records (EHR) data, showcasing cutting-edge research and practical... more
Event Date:
Friday, November 17, 2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Overview
Generative language models like ChatGPT and others are rapidly changing the landscape of artificial intelligence. As these models become more prevalent, they raise numerous theoretical and practical questions about their use, limitations, and potential for bias. In this webinar, we... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
Event Type:
Affiliate Award Fund Eligible, NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Overview:
The NISS Graduate Student Network is excited to be hosting a second short course on quarto! This short course will teach you how to create your own website using quarto. The instructor for this short course will be Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel from the Department of Statistical Science at... more
Event Date:
Thursday-Friday, November 9-10, 2023
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Carleton College
One North College St
Northfield, Minnesota,
United States
One North College St
Northfield, Minnesota,
United States
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Overview:
Excessive use of force by police is an urgent problem of concern to sociologists, statisticians, policymakers, and the general public. Issues with data quality, processing of unstructured data, tradeoffs between data access and privacy concerns, statistical... more
Event Date:
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 12 pm - 1:30 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Interested in pursuing a career as a statistician or data scientist at an academic institution? Perhaps you already have accepted an offer or will be on the market this coming year. Then you won’t want to miss this next career fair sponsored by NISS that will offer essential information about job... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 3 pm - 4:30 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) are collaborating to present the NISS/FCSM Webinar Series on AI in Federal Government: Uses, Potential Applications, and Issues. Federal practitioners and managers will... more
Event Date:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 11:00am
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
United States
United States
FSU Announces Adrian Raftery as 2023 Myles Hollander Distinguished Lecturer!
The Department of Statistics at Florida State University is pleased to announce that Adrian Raftery, the Boeing International Professor of Statistics and Sociology and an adjunct professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 20, 2023 at 12:30 pm - 2 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
Join us on October 20, 2023, from 12:30 PM to 2 PM ET for an engaging and informative virtual panel featuring distinguished alumni from our NISS Academic Affiliates!
The NISS Academic Affiliate program fosters collaboration between academia and industry to advance the field of statistics... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 12 pm - 1 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Join us for our another insightful webinar on the topic of leadership in the field of statistics and data science! The focus of this event will be to discuss how to successfully bridge the interests of academia and industry, and how statisticians and data scientists can build strong collaborations... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
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