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The Department Welcomes New Students and Faculty
The department held its annual pizza party to welcome its new students and faculty and to welcome back returning students, faculty and staff. This autumn we welcome 32 new students across our four…
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…
Congratulations, Summer 2017 Graduates
PhD in Statistics
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
Nine of our graduate students in statistics and biostatistics will present at the 2017 JSM in Baltimore this summer:
SUNDAY 7/30/2017 Session 31 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-311 "Investigating…
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…
Congratulations, Spring 2017 Graduates!
PhD in Statistics
Michael Matthews - Advisor: Douglas Wolfe
Anna Smith - Advisor: Catherine Calder
Hengrui Luo
Abhijoy Saha
Shuhan Tang
Xiao Zang