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NISS Board member, Karen Kafadar, who is one of the SAMSI program leaders for the Forensics program next year, and professor of statistics at the University of Virginia, along Anne-Marie Mazza, National Academy of Sciences, wrote an op-ed piece in Live Science. The focus of the piece was talking... more

The Toronto Sun writes, "In diet science, as with the global warming scare, many of the strongest claims came from highly respected institutions, such as Harvard's school of public health. But in 2011, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in the U.S. determined most of Harvard’s claims... more

This is an exciting phase for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) as we embark upon celebrating our 25th anniversary this coming year and welcome our new director. At the end of the year, we hope you will consider making a generous contribution to NISS. Any amount is... more

NISS Board of Trustees member Jessica Utts is interviewed along with other well known women in statistics, during a panel discussion at the Women in Statistics conference that was held last summer in Cary, NC. Jessica will be the next American Statistical Association president. The interview was... more