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Tom Moore presented the CAUSE Webinar (internet-based seminar) on "Using baboon 'mothering' behavior to teach Permutation tests," on September 14, 2010. CAUSE is the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education. Archived webinars can be found at www.causeweb.org.
Shonda Kuiper presented a web-based talk focusing on her new textbook, Practicing Statistics. More about her book, which is still in progress, can be found at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/kuiper1einfo/.
GRINNELL, IA—The Grinnell College board of trustees recently named two Grinnell faculty members to endowed professorships.
Kathryn Kamp, professor of anthropology, was named Earl. D. Strong Professor of Social Studies. Kamp joined the faculty in 1982 and has worked extensively in the area of ethnoarcheology, including the use of...
Grinnell College had 29 students sit for the annual Putnam exam. The Grinnell College placed 76 out of 546 participating institutions. The team consisted of Benjie Greenberg, Sam Calisch, and Rob Zyskowski. Klevi Xhaxho and Benjie Greenberg both had an individual score of 20, placing them in the top 707 participants of the 4038 total participants. Rob Zyskowski scored 19, placing him in the top 892. Sam Calisch and Pippa Hoover both scored...
