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UNC BIOS Department Wins "Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics" Video Competition from ASA

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The Public Awareness Group of the American Statistical Association awarded University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill BIOS Department as one of the winners in the "Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics" video competition. The awards were presented at JSM in Miami.A link to the video... more

Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD Receives the 2011 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) has presented the 2011 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research to Dr. Emery N. Brown of MIT and Harvard. Susan Ellenberg, chair of the Board of Trustees, announced the award at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami, Florida... more

Rosenberger and Utts Recipients of the 2011 NISS Distinguished Service Awards

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James Rosenberger and Jessica Utts are this year's recipients of the Distinguished Service Awards from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS). The awards were presented at a NISS-sponsored reception at the Joint Statistical Meetings that were held recently in Miami, Florida. The... more

NISS Is Part of a Team that Constructs the Census Bureau’s Synthetic Longitudinal Business Database

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The United States Census Bureau announced in March that it is releasing its Synthetic Longitudinal Business Database Beta Data Product (SynLBD) for use by the general public. The was produced by the Census Bureau in collaboration with a team of collaborators that includes the National Institute of... more

NISS Elects Board of Trustees Members and New Officers

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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), a nonprofit organization that promotes cross-disciplinary and cross-sector statistical research, announced it has elected its new officers of its Board of Trustees and re-elected several members to the Board. The elections took place during its... more

Sweeping Study of Children's Health - Young Cautions Researchers to Look for False Signals

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The Chicago Tribune reported that a large scale study will be conducted following a couple of thousand Chicago-area children from womb to 21. The data will feed into the National Children's Study.Stan Young, assistant director of bioinformatics at NISS, notes that the large number of questions the... more

Article about Statistics Community in RTP - Triangle Business Journal

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As far as statistics go, here's an eye catcher: The Triangle has the highest concentration of statisticians in the country outside of Washington D.C., according to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. To read more about World Statistics Day and about the statistical community in the... more

Sallie Ann Keller Receives the 2010 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research

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James Landwehr, chair of the Board of Trustees of  the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), announces that Dr. Sallie Ann Keller has received the 2010 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research. Katherine Ensor, chair of the Department of Statistics at Rice University,... more

2010 NISS Distinguished Service Award Presented to Bock, Wilkinson and Thomas

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James Landwehr, chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) announces that Mary Ellen Bock, Lee Wilkinson and James Thomas are the recipients of this year's NISS Distinguished Service Awards. The awards were presented by Alan Karr, director of NISS, at... more

Solomon and Williams win ASA Founders Award

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The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, has named the winners of its prestigious 2010 Founders Award, given to ASA members who have rendered distinguished service to the association.Winners were presented the award at the Joint... more

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