OBITUARY In Memory of Herman Chernoff: July 1, 1923 – July 6, 2026 (First draft prepared by Joe Cappelleri, August 2, 2026) Professor Herman Chernoff, age 103, of Boston, MA, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2026. Herman was born on July 1, 1923, in New York City, to Pauline (Markowitz) and Max Chernoff. Chernoff met his future wife, Judith, when they were both graduate students at Brown University in 1945, and married her in 1947.

Registration is now open for the DahShu Data Science Symposium 2026, taking place on October 22–23, 2026, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Longwood Amphitheatre, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. This year’s theme is: “Thrive with statistical thinking in the age of AI: inference, uncertainty, and interpretability guiding high-impact decisions.” DSDSS 2026 will bring together researchers and professionals from biotechnology, pharmaceutical science, academia, healthcare, public health, and quantitative science.

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 9th Annual New England Rare Disease Statistics (NERDS) Workshop: Register Here This year’s workshop will take place October 8–9, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge. Join regulators, academic researchers, industry statisticians, and quantitative scientists for two days of scientific exchange, collaboration, and networking focused on advancing rare disease development through innovative statistical methods, real-world evidence, artificial intelligence, and regulatory innovation.

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 39th annual New England Statistics Symposium (NESS 2026): Register here Hosted by the Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut, this year’s symposium will take place May 27–29, 2026 in Storrs, CT. Join us for a premier gathering of statisticians, data scientists, and researchers as we explore cutting-edge statistical methodologies and their critical role in the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence.