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Join us Tue Jan 20 (12-1:30pm ET) for the NISS Ai, Statistics & Data Science in Practice Webinar: "LabOS: The AI-XR Co-Scientist That Reasons, Sees and Works With Humans"
Full details available on event page: www.niss.org/events/niss-...
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Thurs 1/15 at 12-1pm ET: NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: "Advancing Neonatal and Perinatal Research Through Collaborative Biostatistical Innovation" lnkd.in/eXww6vpE
Speakers: Dr. Anup Katheria and Dr. Abhik Das; Moderator: Dr. Sahar Zangeneh
Register on Zoom! lnkd.in/eVeURMbv
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Join us Fri, Dec 5 (12–1:30pm ET) for the NISS Virtual Academic Career Fair! Hear from faculty at UGA, Iowa State, U Kentucky, UNC-CH & FSU on the academic job market and career paths! www.niss.org/events/niss-...
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET

"Working with Physicists on Quantum ML" NISS-CANSSI Webinar w/ Martin T. Wells (Cornell), Luca Candelori (Qognitive Inc.), & Emily Casleton (Los Alamos).

See more and register at:
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Image of the speakers and moderator for the Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET "Working with Physicists on Quantum ML" NISS-CANSSI Webinar w/ Martin T. Wells (Cornell), Luca Candelori (Qognitive Inc.), & Emily Casleton (Los Alamos).
October 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Monday, October 13, 2025 - 2:00 to 3:30pm ET

NISS Virtual Short Course: "Data-Driven Problem Solving and Neural Computing: From Prediction to Prescription, No-Code to High-Code" with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (George Mason University)

See more and register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...
Image of the speaker for the Monday, October 13, 2025 - 2:00 to 3:30pm ET NISS Virtual Short Course: "Data-Driven Problem Solving and Neural Computing: From Prediction to Prescription, No-Code to High-Code" with Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (George Mason University)
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar on "Statistical Leadership for AI-Enabled Health" - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 12-1pm ET! Full details available on event page: lnkd.in/eZrJ2tVe

Speakers: Hongtu Zhu, UNC & Xihong Lin, Harvard; Moderator: Dr. Yize Zhao, Yale University
September 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET

"Collaborative Data Science in Statistical Ecology" NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Webinar with Laura Cowen (UVictoria) & Patrick O'Hara (Inst. of Ocean Studies).

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Images of the speakers for the Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 1:00 to 2:00pm ET "Collaborative Data Science in Statistical Ecology" NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Webinar with speakers Laura Cowen (UVictoria), Patrick O'Hara (Inst. of Ocean Studies) and Saman Muthukumarana (UManitoba), and moderator Saman Muthukumarana (UManitoba).
September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:30pm ET

"Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings" Webinar with Aaditya Ramdas (Carnegie Mellon) and Will Wei Sun (Purdue)

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:30pm Webinar "Sequential causal inference in experimental or observational settings" with Aaditya Ramdas (Carnegie Mellon) and Will Wei Sun (Purdue) See more and register at: https://www.niss.org/events/sequential-causal-inference-experimental-or-observational-settings-ai-statistics-data-science
August 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 24, 2025 - IMSI and NISS "Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health & the Environment" Workshop at IMSI in Chicago.

Fully funded by NSF, apply by August 25th. See more at: www.niss.org/events/data-...
Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 24, 2025 - IMSI and NISS "Data Science at the Intersection of Public Health & the Environment" Workshop at IMSI in Chicago. Fully funded by NSF, apply by August 25th.
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 12:00pm-2:00pm ET

IMSI & NISS "Virtual Thought Summit: Data Science at the Intersection of the Environment & Public Health" w/ Jonathan Hobbs (JPL), Chris Wikle (Missouri), & Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou (Columbia).

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Pictures for the Thursday, August 21, 2025 - 12:00pm-2:00pm ET IMSI and NISS "Virtual Thought Summit: Data Science at the Intersection of the Environment and Public Health" with Jonathan Hobbs (JPL), Chris Wikle (UMissouri), and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou (Columbia University). In preparation for October 20-24 workshop in-person ideas lab at IMSI. Fully funded by NSF, apply for that workshop by August 25th.
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Tuesday, June 10th, 1-2PM online.

"Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with Lauren Wengerd (Ohio State), Dave Friedenberg (Battelle), and Nancy McMillan (Battelle).

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...
Speaker photos for: "Data Science Techniques for Control of Assistive Devices After Neurological Injury" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with Lauren Wengerd (Ohio State), Dave Friedenberg (Battelle), and Nancy McMillan (Battelle).
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Coming Monday, May 19th, 12-1PM ET.

"COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact" with Sir Bernard Silverman FRS (Oxford), Peter Song (U Michigan), and Anru Zhang (Duke).

Register at: www.niss.org/events/copss...
Pictures of speakers for "COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Statistics and Societal Impact" with Sir Bernard Silverman FRS (Oxford), Peter Song (U Michigan), and Anru Zhang (Duke).
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers - aimed at those with PhD awarded or anticipated 2018-2025.

Online Friday, July 18 & Friday, July 25 and in-person at JSM on Sunday, August 3rd.

Pre-registration deadline is June 8, 2025.

See www.niss.org/events/writi... for details.
Graphic of three people working collaboratively and information on the 2025 NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers. https://www.niss.org/events/writing-workshop-junior-researchers-2025-day-1-online
May 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference - Friday, June 6 from 12-5ET - for early career researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates. Abstract submissions due May 12th.

More information at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...
NISS Virtual New Researchers Conference - Friday, June 6 from 12-5ET - for early career researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates. Abstract submissions due May 12th.
May 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography" NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with Amy McGovern (AI2ES and Univ. of Oklahoma) - online Tuesday, May 13 from 12-1pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/trust...
Image of AmyMcGovern and Moderator Nancy McMillan for "Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography" NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with Amy McGovern (AI2ES and Univ. of Oklahoma) - online Tuesday, May 13 from 12-1pm ET.
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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"From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with An-Chao Tsai (National Pingtung Univ) and Anand Paul and Qingzhao Yu (LSU Health) - online Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...
Pictures of the speakers for "From MPEG-4 to Deep Learning: Transforming Audio-Visual Analytics for Healthcare and Beyond" NISS-CANSSI Data Science Webinar with An-Chao Tsai (National Pingtung University) and Anand Paul and Qingzhao Yu (LSU Health) - online Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm ET.
April 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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"Leadership in Trustworthy AI" COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar with David Donoho (Stanford), Michael I. Jordan (UC Berkeley), and Tracy Ke (Harvard) - online Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 12-1pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/copss...
Pictures of the speakers for the "Leadership in Trustworthy AI" COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar with David Donoho (Stanford), Michael I. Jordan (UC Berkeley), and Tracy Ke (Harvard) - online Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 12-1pm ET.
April 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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"ML and Bayesian Geospatial Approaches for Prediction of Opioid Overdose Deaths" AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with Soledad Fernández (Ohio State) and Nancy McMillan (Battelle ) - online Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 12-1:30pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/ai-st...
Images of the speaker and moderator for "ML and Bayesian Geospatial Approaches for Prediction of Opioid Overdose Deaths" AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar with featured speaker Soledad Fernández (Ohio State) and moderator Nancy McMillan (Battelle ) - online Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 12-1:30pm ET.
April 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"Astronomy & Cosmic Emulation - NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar": with Kelly R. Moran (Los Alamos), Katrin Heitmann (Argonne), & Emily Castleton (Los Alamos) - online Thurs., April 10, 2025 from 1-2pm ET.

Register at: www.niss.org/events/niss-...

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Speaker pictures and logos to go with "Astronomy & Cosmic Emulation - NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar": with Kelly Renee Moran (Los Alamos), Katrin Heitmann (Argonne), and Emily Castleton (Los Alamos) - online Thurs., April 10, 2025 from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET.
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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"Findings from the Ingram Olkin Forum on Statistical Analysis of Police Use of Force" with G. Lanzalotto (UPenn), E. Brault (Merrimack), C. Allen (Wartburg), J. Bourgeois (TSU), & C. Kelling (Carleton) - online Monday, April 14, 2025 from 4-5pm ET.

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April 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Join the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar on March 27, 2025, 12-1pm ET! Explore research pivots & leadership. #StatisticalJourney #StatLeadershipWebinar

🔗 Details: lnkd.in/erhvpbcY 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/ep5Ce7fn

Panelists: Qi Long, Ph.D., Nicole Lazar, Ph.D. Moderator: Sandra Safo, Ph.D.
March 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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COPSS-NISS Webinar: "Leadership in Statistical Research: Pivoting for Impact and Success" with Qi Long (UPenn Biostat), Nicole Lazar (Penn State Statistics), and Sandra Safo (UMinn Biostats & Health DataSci) - online Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 12-1pm ET.

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Pictures of the speakers at: COPSS-NISS Webinar: "Leadership in Statistical Research: Pivoting for Impact and Success" with Qi Long (UPenn Biostat), Nicole Lazar (Penn State Statistics), and Sandra Safo (UMinn Biostats & Health DataSci) - online Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 12-1pm ET.
March 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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NISS New Researchers Network Short Course: "From Code to Products - Software Engineering for Data Science" by Alex Reinhart from the Department of Statistics & Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University - online Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 1-3pm ET.

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NISS New Researchers Network Short Course: "From Code to Products - Software Engineering for Data Science" by Alex Reinhart from the Department of Statistics & Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University - online Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 1-3pm ET. Register at https://www.niss.org/events/short-course-alex-reinhart-code-products-software-engineering-data-science
March 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"NISS-CANSSI Webinar: Changing Climate, Changing Data: A Journey of Statisticians and Climate Scientists" with Claudie Beaulieu (UCSC), Rebecca Killick (Lancaster), and Emily Casleton (Los Alamos) - online Thurs., March 20, 2025 from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET.

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Pictures of the speakers and some graphics for: "NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science Webinar: Changing Climate, Changing Data: A Journey of Statisticians and Climate Scientists" with Claudie Beaulieu (UC-Santa Cruz), Rebecca Killick (Lancaster University), and Emily Casleton (Los Alamos) - online Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET. Register at https://www.niss.org/events/niss-canssi-collaborative-data-science-webinar-changing-climate-changing-data-journey
March 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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"NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar: Machine Learning for Airborne Biological Hazard Detection" by Jared Schuetter, Principal Data Scientist at Battelle -online Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 12-1:30pm ET.

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"NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar: Machine Learning for Airborne Biological Hazard Detection" by Jared Schuetter, Principal Data Scientist at Battelle -online Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 12-1:30pm ET. Moderated by Nancy McMillan. Register at https://www.niss.org/events/niss-ai-statistics-and-data-science-practice-webinar-jared-schuetter-machine-learning
March 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM