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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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Thu, April 23, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: EA 170
Attendees of a department poster session
Fri, April 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 10:00 am
Event Location: Biomedical Research Tower

Recent News

Student Research Spotlight April 2026

The Department of Statistics is celebrating research achievements by our current and recently graduated students in terms of publications from approximately the last one and a half years. In the…

Announcing Summer 2026 Research GRAs

The Department of Statistics is proud to announce that three graduate students have been awarded summer Graduate Research Associate (GRA) appointments to pursue advanced research alongside faculty…

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Steven MacEachern Elected to 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows

Congratulations to Steven MacEachern for his election to the AAAS Fellowship! The fellowship recognizes scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications and…

Congratulations to the 2026 ENAR Ohio State Student Winners!

The Department of Statistics at Ohio State congratulates Andrew Shan and Yiqian Zhang for their awards in the 2026 ENAR student contest. Andrew Shan won a student paper award for his paper titled …