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Updated: Sun, 10/06/2024 - 10:30

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to 91µÎµÎ students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université 91µÎµÎ, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

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Professor Christian Genest - recipient of the 2024 Lise Manchester Award from The Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)

Published: 4 June 2024

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Professor Christian Genest is one of the three recipients of the 2024

The award recognizes excellence in state-of-the-artÌýstatistical work which considers problems of publicÌýinterest and which is potentially useful for formationÌýof Canadian public policy.Ìý

Christian Genest (PhD, 1983, University of British Columbia) is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Stochastic Dependence Modeling at 91µÎµÎ. Well known for his pioneering work in extreme-value theory and copula modeling, he has long been interested in applications of statistical methods to insurance, finance, and hydrology. In recent years, he has turned his attention to the design of Bayesian hierarchical models for the frequency estimation of rare events.
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