2021
Congratulations to Pinhan Chen, Lizhen Nie, Enakshi Saha, Hai Tran-Bach, and Jiacheng Wang who are among the twenty PhD students selected as 2020–21 Radix Trading Fellows
January 5, 2021
Our application for Fall 2021 is now closed!
January 4, 2021
Our application for Fall 2021 is now closed!
Welcome New Faculty
January 1, 2021
We are excited to welcome David Biron, Assistant Senior Instructional Professor and Victor Veitch, Assistant Professor, to our department.
2020
Faculty Accolade
December 31, 2020
Rina Foygel Barber has been named the Louis Block Professor.
Autumn Quarter 2020 Graduates
November 19, 2020
Best wishes to our Autumn Quarter 2020 graduates!
Our application for Fall 2021 is OPEN!
October 5, 2020
The application deadline for Fall 2021 is January 3rd. Read more about our exciting programs of study at our Divisional and Departmental Admissions sites. Questions? Visit our FAQs.
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Vivak Patel
September 29, 2020
Our spotlight highlights Vivak Patel, PhD 2018, and his current career highlights as well as his experiences as a Statistics student.
Our New Faculty Hire!
September 3, 2020
The Department is excited to welcome our new faculty hire...READ MORE
UChicago Joins Three Universities in Institute for Foundational Data Science
September 2, 2020
Professor Rebecca Willett of the Departments of Statistics and Computer Science, along with Professors Rina Foygel Barber and Mary Silber from Statistics, will help the four-university collaboration establish the maturing field of data science while also advancing machine learning and other artificial intelligence approaches.
Summer Quarter 2020 Graduates
August 14, 2020
Best wishes to our Summer Quarter 2020 graduates!
Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) opening conference
August 10, 2020
Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) will be hosting an online conference on October 7-9 to introduce the areas it will be focusing on. Registration is required, but free.
2020 COPSS Presidents’ Award Winner
August 6, 2020
Rina Foygel Barber was awarded the 2020 COPSS Presidents' Award, on August 5, during a JSM (virtual) ceremony. This is generally considered the highest award in statistics. Read more...
Welcome New Faculty Hires!
August 4, 2020
The Department is excited to welcome the following new hires...READ MORE
Graduate Research Opportunities for Women 2020
July 9, 2020
September 13, October 18 and 24
University of Chicago
The GROW 2020 conference is aimed at female-identified undergraduate students who may be interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the mathematical sciences. The conference is open to undergraduates from U.S. colleges and universities, including international students. Visit: https://mathematics.uchicago.edu/grow2020/ for detailed information and updates.
Applications for GROW 2020 can be submitted at https://www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/966. The committee is currently screening applications; those submitted by September 1, 2020 will be given full consideration.
This event is being supported by the University of Chicago Department of Mathematics and the National Science Foundation.
Welcome New Faculty Hires!
July 1, 2020
The Department is excited to welcome the following new hires...READ MORE