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 …
Data Science major Evelyn Browning wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship for innovative genetics research
UW Board of Regents approves UW–Madison proposal to create College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Sports Analytics Club enables students to turn data into game-changing insights
By Thomas Jilk Today, even a single NFL game generates a staggering amount of data: Ten times per second, the league tracks the location, speed, and acceleration of every player on the field. Multiply that …