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Year: 2023

Professor Rick Chappell honored as Distinguished Visiting Professor at City University of Hong Kong

Posted on December 14, 2023

Richard Chappell, professor in the Department of Statistics, has been honored with a two-year appointment as a distinguished visiting professor at City University of Hong Kong, an innovative hub for research and one of the …

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Statistics spotlight: Susan Glenn, PhD student

Posted on December 6, 2023

Susan Glenn PhDx’24 has always been fascinated by data and its hidden patterns. As an undergraduate studying mathematics and economics at the University of Washington, Glenn gradually began to realize that statistics was her favorite …

Posted in Graduate Student, News and announcements

Department of Statistics adds 4 new faculty members

Posted on October 19, 2023

This fall, the Department of Statistics is thrilled to welcome four outstanding new members to its growing faculty, including one tenured professor and three assistant professors. Research interests among the new faculty are diverse, reflecting …

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Statistics Department TA committee Awards Outstanding TAs for 2022-2023 Academic Year

Posted on June 12, 2023

The Statistics Department TA committee is pleased to announce the Outstanding TAs for their exceptional teaching performance during the 2022-2023 academic year. The awardees demonstrated a high level of dedication, professionalism, and genuine passion for …

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Our own professor Michael Newton and his student have taken top honors from WARF

Posted on June 9, 2023

The 2022 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Innovation Award has been given two teams in the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of the winning team includes Sara McCoy, associate professor of medicine; Miriam Shelef, associate professor …

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Associate Professor Garvesh Raskutti has been granted the prestigious American Family Funding Initiative award

Posted on June 1, 2023

Associate Professor Garvesh Raskutti has been granted the prestigious American Family Funding Initiative awards. As a renowned statistician, Dr. Raskutti’s outstanding contributions to the field have been recognized with this significant honor. This award is …

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Spring 2023 Commencement: Celebrating 7 Graduates from the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences

Posted on May 12, 2023

With graduation celebrations underway this week, seven notable School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how …

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A Fond Farewell to Brian: Celebrating a Statistical Legend

Posted on May 1, 2023

As the sun sets on an illustrious career, we salute Brian’s remarkable journey as he retires from the University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Statistics. With a career spanning over three decades, Brian has left …

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A Fond Farewell to Professor Zhengjun Zhang: Celebrating a Remarkable Career at UW Madison Department of Statistics

Posted on May 1, 2023

As an educator, Professor Zhang has consistently demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of teaching. His students fondly remember his engaging lectures, filled with anecdotes that brought complex concepts to life. Many students have …

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Nicolás García Trillos, Assistant Professor has been awarded a CAREER award

Posted on March 13, 2023

Nicolás García Trillos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at UW-Madison, has been awarded a CAREER award–the most prestigious early-career award given by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will be used to …

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