May
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!
April
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
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Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Shinpei Nakamura Sakai, SM'19.
March
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Stefano Castruccio
March 10, 2023
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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
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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.
February
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!
Alumni SPOTLIGHT: Meet Christopher McKennan
February 3, 2023
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Our Alumni SPOTLIGHT focuses on Christopher McKennan, PhD'19.