News
Two New National Science Foundation Grants Awarded to Statistics Faculty
NSF grants were recently awarded to statistics faculty: Yoonkyung Lee, Nonlinear Dimension Reduction Methods Vince Vu, Statistical Learning for High-Dimensional Relational Data
Data Analytics Major Featured in Amstat News
The data analytics major was featured in an Amstat News article about new undergraduate data science programs. Read the full story here to learn more about the program.
2015 Joint Statistical Meetings Statistics and Biostatistics Presentations
Seventeen statistics and biostatistics graduate students are presenting at the 2015 JSM in Seattle this summer. SUNDAY 8/9/2015 Session 41 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-201“Judgement Post-Stratification to…
Michelle Everson to Chair American Statistical Association’s GAISE Committee
Michelle Everson, statistics faculty member, was appointed chair of the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) committee to update the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics…
Steve MacEachern Appointed Department Chair
Statistics professor Steve MacEachern has been appointed department chair.
Omer Ozturk Invited to Serve as a “Summer at Census” Scholar
Statistics professor Omer Ozturk was invited to the U.S. Census Bureau on June 15-16 to serve as a "Summer at Census" Scholar. The "Summer at Census" Scholar Program draws recognized scholars in…
Qing Liu (PhD '06) to be Chair-Elect of the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Marketing
Qing Liu (PhD '06) will be the chair-elect of the ASA’s section on statistics and marketing.
Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotions
The Board of Trustees approved the faculty promotions of Kate Calder (full professor), Peter Craigmile (full professor) and Asuman Turkmen (associate professor with tenure).
2015 Alumni and Friends Breakfast at Joint Statistical Meetings
The 2015 Alumni and Friends Breakfast at JSM will be held Tuesday, August 11, 7:30–9 a.m. in the Jefferson B Room, Sheraton Seattle.