2023
Robert E. Kass Elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 12, 2023
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Robert E. Kass, alumnus of the Department of Statistics, PhD'80, and the Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics and Computational Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Matthew Stephens elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society!
May 10, 2023
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Our Chair, Matthew Stephens, Ralph W. Gerard Professor, Departments of Statistics and Human Genetics, and member of the Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society!
Rina Foygel Barber named IMS Fellow
May 5, 2023
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Rina Foygel Barber, Louis Block Professor, University of Chicago, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).
Our Spring Quarter 2023 Graduates
May 2, 2023
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Congratulations and best wishes!
Aaron Groff wins the Draft-Legal Duathlon National Championships!
April 27, 2023
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Aaron Groff, Master's student in the Department of Statistics, wins the Draft-Legal Duathlon National Championships in Irving, Texas, at the 2023 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival.
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Andrew Poppick, PhD’16
April 25, 2023
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Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Andrew Poppick, PhD'16.
Congratulations and best wishes!
April 19, 2023
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Best wishes on your recent engagement, Shannon.
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Shinpei Nakamura Sakai
April 5, 2023
![Shinpei Nakamura Sakai, PhD candidate, Yale University](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Shinpei Nakamura Sakai, SM'19.
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Stefano Castruccio
March 10, 2023
![Stefano Castruccio, PhD'13](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Stefano Castruccio, PhD'13.
Visit Day for Prospective PhD Students
March 3, 2023
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An Applied Mathematician With an Unexpected Toolbox
March 3, 2023
![Lek-Heng Lim, Professor, Department of Statistics and Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics](https://d3qi0qp55mx5f5.cloudfront.net/shared-resources/i/template/transparent.gif)
Lek-Heng Lim uses tools from algebra, geometry and topology to answer questions in machine learning.
The Winter Consulting Cup Award
March 1, 2023
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The Consulting Cup Team Award presentation was held at noon today, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Solution to Puzzle 42!
February 27, 2023
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Congratulations to Soham Bonnerjee, PhD candidate, Department of Statistics, for solving both parts of Puzzle 42!
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Ayman Moawad
February 17, 2023
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Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Ayman Moawad, SM'20.
Our Winter 2023 graduates
February 7, 2023
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Congratulations and best wishes to our Winter 2023 graduates!