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0April 24, 2012
How to Get the Most Out of Your First Joint Statistical Meetings

Planning on going to the largest gathering of statisticians in the world this year? Here, Christopher Bilder, associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows you how to get the most out the time you’ll spend at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings.
0February 1, 2012
Summer Course: Assimilating Long-Term Data into Ecosystem Models

Students with interests and backgrounds in paleoecology, terrestrial ecosystem modeling, and/or statistics are encouraged to apply for the PalEON Summer Course: Assimilating Long-Term Data into Ecosystem Models, which will take place August 12-18 in Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin.
0July 1, 2011
GradHacker: A Blog for Grad Students

GradHacker is a website for graduate students, written by graduate students. The students discuss how to tackle the challenges of earning an advanced degree, write about their lives, share their experiences, and offer professional and personal advice.
3April 3, 2011
From Computer Scientist to Statistician

Stumbling backward and landing well Andrew Beam is a second-year master’s student at North Carolina State University. As an undergraduate,…
1March 1, 2011
Recent Graduates Offer Advice to Undergraduates

Here, three recent, Cal Poly graduates offer their advice to students as they consider graduate study in statistics, a job in industry, and a teaching credential program.
0September 1, 2010
Never Say ‘No’

Here are two personal accounts written by recent statistics graduates. First, Andrew Cron, a second-year PhD student in statistical science discovers how taking risks can lead to success. Then, Gabrielle Rossetti, talks candidly about her internship experience at the Energy Information Administration.