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Successful Career Fair Series Finishes with Insights into BioPharm Industries

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On June 3rd NISS hosted its final and most well attended Career Fair, the eighth in a series of career fairs that have generated a wealth of knowledge and insight into what it is like and what is required to acquire and thrive as a statistician in industry, government and/or academia. ... more

Cross-Disciplinary Research Highlighted in ASA Biopharm Podcast about NISS

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Richard Zink has been moderating a series of podcasts sponsorred by the ASA's Biopharmaceutical Section.  Episode 77 featured his interview of Nancy Flournoy (Curators Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri), Dan Holder (Executive Director of Biostatistics and Research... more

3rd Government Career Fair Describes Research Career Paths

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On Friday, May 22nd, over 30 NISS Affiliate colleagues gathered to hear from three distinguished and experienced statisticians from three different government agencies talk about their organizations, the work that they do and the qualifications required of prospective applicants.  And, yes,... more

Welcome to New Members of the NISS Board of Trustees

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At the April meeting of the NISS Board of Trustees meeting discussion included a welcome to three new elected members of the NISS Board of Trustees for a three-year term that begins July 1, 2020.  NISS looks forward to the active role that these new leaders will play in the coming years as... more

NISS Notes the Passing of an Esteemed Colleague

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With much sadness, we note the passing of our colleague and NISS Senior Fellow, Clifford Spiegelman, and an active participant from our Academic Affiliate, TAMU  Statistics Department.  Cliff had been a good friend of NISS as a Senior Fellow since 2014. For information, read... more

NISS Highlight: Meet NISS Senior Fellow Peter Meyer!

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A characteristic that defines NISS as an organization is that it is always working to identify individuals with experience and statistical expertise who are eager to become involved in challenges, “where information and quantitative analysis are keys to solutions and decisions.”  Peter Meyer,... more

Affiliate Liaisons Become Involved in NISS Activities/Events

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In the past few years, NISS has hosted a large number of events that were available to both NISS Affiliate institutions and the general public. Starting in September of 2019, NISS has begun to sponsor a series of virtual career fairs that were only available to graduate students, faculty,... more

Career Fair Series - Resources Provided by NISS

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Looking for advice for how best to advance a statistics career? What types of job opportunities exist for statisticians/data scientists/analysts in various organizations?   Over the past several months the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) has been doing just... more

Xihong Lin Shares Understandings from COVID-19 Data

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Xihong Lin, Professor and former Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Professor of Statistics at Harvard University, provided a talk that was sponsored by both the Committee of the Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) and NISS to over 600 attendees.  The focus of her... more

NISS Webinar Hosts Third Webinar on the Use of p-values for Making Decisions

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The discussion continues!  Nearly 350 participants attended the third in a series of webinars hosted by NISS on the topic of the use of p-values. Three distinguished statisticians provided their insights for the use of p-values in their areas of research -- where p-values are used in... more

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