Dr. Steve Robinson, associate professor of physics, attended the first International Conference on Statistical Distributions and Applications on Oct. 10-13, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Robinson gave a talk entitled, “Determining Individual Baseball Contributions from Team Run Distributions.” The goals of the conference were to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share and discuss recent advancements on distribution theory and applications and to encourage opportunities for research collaborations. Conference presenters were encouraged to submit their articles for consideration of publication in a special issue of a new journal, Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications.