Aug 06, 2009
The 2009 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research was presented to Ramanathan Gnanadesikan and Vijay Nair and John Rolph are the recipients of this year’s NISS Distinguished Service Awards.
Jun 30, 2009
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), an independent research institute through which the statistics community serves the nation, is pleased to announce a major redesign and improvement of its website, www.niss.org.
May 04, 2009
3 teams from the National Institute of Statistical Sciences & the National Agricultural Statistics Services, and faculty and graduate students from 5 universities will convene at NISS in RTP on June 1-2 to kick off the 2-year research program.
May 04, 2009
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) appointed six postdoctoral fellows. “We are happy to be able to hire some of the best and brightest people coming out of the university system,” said Alan Karr, director of NISS.
Nov 21, 2008
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) established a Cross-Sector Research in Residence Program with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the survey and estimation arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nov 11, 2008
NISS cuts the ribbon on the new wing of its existing building. The new wing will almost double the existing space.
Nov 11, 2008
NISS Corporation Members elected three new members to the Board of Trustees. The new trustees include: Roger W. Hoerl from GE Corporate R & D, George W. Williams from Amgen, and Susan S. Ellenberg of the U. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Aug 11, 2008
John Rice, Professor and Chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of California Berkeley, is the recipient of the 2008 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research.
Jul 28, 2008
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) hired Weiwei Cui as the NAEP-ESSI Research Analyst. NISS partners with the American Institutes for Research (AIR & helps to operate the NAEP Education Statistics Services Institute (NESSI).
Jul 23, 2008
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) announced its Board of Trustees members for the Fiscal 2008-2009 year. James Landwehr of Avaya Labs was named the new chairman of the Board. Members of the board serve three-year terms.