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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.

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Student Research Spotlight October 2025

The Department of Statistics is celebrating research achievements by our current and recently graduated students in terms of publications over the last year.  In the first edition, we…

Chenze Li holding award

Chenze Li wins third place in ICSA Midwest poster competition

Statistics PhD student Chenze Li has won third place in a poster competition in the ICSA Midwest chapter and NIC-ASA joint fall conference 2025. Chenze won the award for his poster on the paper "…

Welcome Mountaga Dia!

Dia has joined the Statistics Department as a Student Assistant this September. He is a second-year Economics student who enjoys the opportunity to continuously learning in an academically driven…

Melanie Rakitovan

Welcome Melanie Rakitovan

Melanie Rakitovan has joined the Statistics Department as a Student Assistant this October. Melanie is a second-year Finance student with minors in Financial Planning and Accounting from Queens,…

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