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Statistics is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. Statisticians are trained to understand data, uncertainty, and natural variation, as well as think critically and use evidence to solve complex problems.

Upcoming Events

September 18, 2025

Statistics and Biostatistics Graduate Student Poster Session

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: CBEC 100 (lobby of the Chemical Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building)
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September 25, 2025

Seminar Series: Erin Leatherman

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: EA170
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October 23, 2025

Seminar Series: Bing Li

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: EA170
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October 25, 2025

8th Annual Florence Nightingale Day

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: The Ohio State University Eighteenth Ave Building, 209 W 18th Ave, Columbus, Ohio, 43210

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Oksana Chkrebtii

Oksana Chkrebtii Receives NSF Grant to Investigate Statistical Foundations of Digital Twins

Oksana Chkrebtii has been made the principal investigator of a new project funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Air Force Office of…

Thomas Willke

Thomas A. Willke, Founding Member of Statistics Department, 1932-2025

The Department of Statistics mourns the passing of Thomas A. Willke, a founding member of our department, who died peacefully on August 21, 2025, at age 93. Tom received his MA and PhD in…
Massimiliano Russo and Macarius Donneyong

Massimiliano Russo wins Best Poster Award at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting

Statistics faculty Massimiliano Russo and his collaborator Macarius Donneyong (Ohio State College of Pharmacy) have been awarded the Best Poster Award in the drug-drug interactions spotlight session…
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Shili Lin Awarded Societal Impact Award from the Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science

Congratulations to Shili Lin for being awarded the Societal Impact Award from the Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science. The award is given annually to a statistician or data scientist…

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