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Statistics Faculty Receive Multiple Grants

David Sivakoff, assistant professor of statistics and mathematics, and Sebastian Kurtek, assistant professor of statistics, are co-principal investigators on a new interdisciplinary grant awarded…

Congratulations, Summer 2017 Graduates

Jeffrey Gory – Advisor: Peter Craigmile, Steven MacEachern

Yi Lu – Advisors: Radu Herbei, Sebastian Kurtek

Weiyi Xie – Advisor: Sebastian Kurtek

Han Zhang –…

Students to Present at 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore

Professor Kate Calder Leads High-Impact Study of Adolescent Activity Patterns

Statistics professor Kate Calder is leading a team of Ohio State researchers conducting a first-of-its-kind study of adolescent health in an urban environment. The project is funded by a $1.55…

Eric Drake Honored by Campus Campaign

Three Arts and Sciences staff were honored for their contributions to Campus Campaign this year, at the May 11 Campus Campaign Celebration. Among the awardees was Eric Drake, systems manager, ASC…

Kochs Generously Support the Cockins Hall Renovation Project

A generous gift from Gary and Carolyn Koch is going to give Cockins Hall an upgrade. The home to the Department of Statistics is set to be transformed into a collaborative and creative space, one…

Andrew Landgraf (Statistics PhD '15) Wins 1st Place Prize in Kaggle's 2017 March Machine Learning Mania Competition

In Kaggle's 2017 March Machine Learning Mania competition, data scientists were challenged to predict the NCAA men's college basketball tournament. This year's first place winner of the…

Congratulations, Spring 2017 Graduates!

Michael Matthews - Advisor: Douglas Wolfe
Anna Smith - Advisor: Catherine Calder

Hengrui Luo
Abhijoy Saha
Shuhan Tang
Xiao Zang
Yuyang…

PhD Student Justin Strait Wins Presidential Fellowship

Statistics PhD student Justin Strait was awarded the university's prestigious Presidential Fellowship. This fellowship gives PhD students one year of full-time financial support so they can…