Claudia Solis-Lemus PhD’15 and her lab bring statistical rigor to far-reaching biological questions. By Thomas Jilk When Claudia Solís-Lemus PhD’15 began her Statistics graduate program, she was leaning toward focusing on financial statistics. Then she attended a guest lecture from Professor and current Statistics Chair Bret Larget, showing how probability …
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Research breakthrough reveals early signs of Huntington’s disease — with impact beyond
PhD student Cameron Jones wins Campus-wide Teaching Assistant Award
Statistics-affiliated team presents innovative sports data project at NFL Combine
A Department of Statistics-affiliated team was named one of three finalists of the 2026 NFL Big Data Bowl. Jack Sullivan ’25, who recently completed a degree in Data Science and Economics, and Shekhar Shah x’27, …
Teaching Faculty John Gillett makes machine learning click, with humor and humility
What does it take for humans to learn how machines learn? First, a firm understanding of statistics and computing is required, as Statistics Teaching Faculty John Gillett knows. He brings that understanding — along with healthy doses of humor and humility — to his …
Q&A: Michael Harding on creating an impactful PhD experience through teaching, research, and collaboration
Michael Harding‘s path to graduate school didn’t follow a linear model. After earning mathematics and statistics degrees from Boston University, he landed at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania for a stint as a data scientist, in the midst …