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Associate Professor Sinnott Awarded $3.6 Million Grant

Jennifer Sinnott, Associate Professor of Statistics, received a 5-year, $3.6 million multi-PI R01 Award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities collaborating with PIs…

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Statistics and Biostatistics mixer held during JSM 2026

On August 2, 2026, the Department of Statistics co-hosted its annual mixer with Biostatistics. Held during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston at Row 34 - Seaport, the mixer brought…

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Dr. Kate Hu Secures University Accelerator Grant

Please join us in congratulating Kate Hu, whose project was one of fourteen selected for funding through the Spring 2026 President's Research Excellence (PRE) program!

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Prof. Yuan Zhang Secures Grant for AI Data Valuation Research

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Yuan Zhang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant (amount 150K USD) for the collaborative project, "Statistical Foundations for…

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