scholarly journals Stephen Fienberg's influence on algebraic statistics

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. i-vi
Author(s):  
Sonja Petrovic ◽  
Aleksandra Slavkovic ◽  
Ruriko Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Algebraic Statistics ◽  
Special Issue

Stephen Fienberg (1942-2016) was a statistician whose career has been an inspiration for the engagement of statistics with social and scientific issues, and it is in this spirit that he helped steer algebraic statistics toward more of a mainstream. Many of his favorite topics in the area are covered in this special issue. We are grateful to all authors for contributing to this volume to honor him and his influence on the field. During the preparation of this issue, we also learned about the tragic killing of his widow, Joyce Fienberg, in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. This issue is dedicated to their memory.

Celebrating a New Division of Botany at SICB: An Introduction to the Integrative Plant Biology Symposium

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-492
Author(s):  
R Matthew Ogburn ◽  
Erika J Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Comparative Biology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
New Era ◽  
Biology Symposium ◽  
Special Symposium

Abstract The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) should, in theory, be a home for scientists working across the entire Tree of Life. In practice, SICB has remained principally a society that supports integrative zoological research. Here we highlight a broad collection of what we consider to the best in integrative and comparative plant biology, gathered together for a special symposium at the 2019 SICB meeting. This symposium and special issue mark the initiation of a new Division of Botany within SICB, which we hope will usher in a new era of SICB where botanists and zoologists engage, collaborate, and celebrate together in this especially creative period of integrative and comparative biology.

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