So there's a particular quirk of English grammar that I've always found quite endearing: the exocentric verb-noun compound agent noun. It appears in a definite, remarkably narrow period - not more than 150, 200 years - before dying out, leaving loads of legacy words in its wake.

Extremely proud of my just graduated MSc student, Shannon Jarvis, who handily defended her thesis and handed in final edits tonight! 1 pub accepted and *3* more in various stages of submission for 2 years of work, plus a damn good thesis. StatsCan is lucky to have grabbed her!

A sneak peek at our preliminary speaker lineup for our first annual Statistical Software Conference. This is a one-day conference bringing together academic and industry participants to share best practices on developing statistical software. Learn more: bit.ly/3EqA23v

A message for Doug Ford, from Lana Payne 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 as she and Naureen Rizvi addressed OSBCU-CSCSO today, “This is an unprecedented attack against workers rights and trade union freedoms, and what you’re going to see is an unprecedented response.” #Unifor #CUPESolidarity

The amazing Samira Jeimy and I collaborated on a post because we are both tired of seeing the term ‘immunity debt’ being thrown around. We also get into why we are seeing a record number of pediatric hospitalizations, so stick with us. 🧵(1/8)

sukafart You know, this kinda reminds me of the time my Uncle Sven took up spelunking.

Brace yourself. One of the most brutal Arctic cold outbreaks on record is gathering momentum and moving through North America right now. Wind chills are hitting extremely dangerous levels of -70°F (-57°C) in Wyoming.

My favourite study of "how often does a family with small children get a respiratory infection?" is this one, from the USA: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci… Children <5y have one of 16 common respiratory viruses detected in a nasal swab 50% of the year!

Please pass this on if you know of anyone deserving! Or nominate someone yourself. It was a tonne of work to get these awards created and running, and we want to acknowledge the incredible depth of talent and passion that exists in our community.

Nominations for the 2023 SSC awards ssc.ca/en/ssc-awards

Frank Harrell Demetri (is over at the other place too) Thank #DataScience. I forgot who said this, but roughly, "Data Science is when the Computer Science department rediscovers all the mistakes which Statisticians have been trying to correct over the past 200 years".

Star Trev continues!

Dr. Alison Gibbs from the University of Toronto is the recipient of the (inaugural) 2023 Distinguished Educator Award of the Statistical Society of Canada. This prize recognizes extensive and sustained excellence in teaching statistics by SSC members.

"In my classrooms it's critical for me to share the voices and experiences of people who are underserved." Dr. Elizabeth Russell on winning the prestigious Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching. Join us in congratulating Dr. Russell!👏 Trent University youtu.be/Aa6rsuKnxVs

We're hiring two lecturers! Come teach with us in Kelowna, BC. #stats #statistics #datascience #computerscience ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacul…

Meet Dr. Wenying Feng, the new associate dean of Trent University Durham GTA! Dr. Feng has a vision for growing the Durham campus – she sees it as a hub of innovation. Read the full story at beacons.ai/trentuniversity

"When my guests come over it’s gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There’s a nip in the air and my house is full of mutant fucking squash." mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-d…

2024 SSC Awards: Call for Nominations ssc.ca/en/ssc-awards Les prix de la SSC 2024 : Un appel de candidatures ssc.ca/fr/prix-0