Data is central to scientific research, especially as the digital revolution enables researchers from across fields to collect, analyze and distribute troves of data in ever-more sophisticated ways. Scholars in virtually every discipline, including those …
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Statistics major Yalei Zhao wins prestigious undergraduate thesis award
Yalei Zhao x’25, a Statistics and Mathematics double major at UW–Madison, was recently honored with the Trewartha Senior Honors Thesis Research Award from the College of Letters & Science (L&S). The grant recognizes outstanding undergraduate …
Statistics researchers thrive in pioneering semester-long research program on statistical genomics
This past fall, faculty and graduate students from the Department of Statistics, and other units at UW–Madison, participated in an intensive semester-long research program hosted by the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics …
Celebrating winter 2024 graduates from the Department of Statistics
The Department of Statistics is proud to celebrate our newest class of 186 extraordinary graduates. The group includes those earning bachelor’s degrees and certificates in Data Science and Statistics, in addition to several students obtaining …
Faculty Q&A: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe on winning NSF CAREER Award
Associate Professor Jessi Cisewski-Kehe has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty members. Her research is focused on developing innovative methods using Topological Data Analysis (TDA), …
Statistics alum and renowned researcher Wing Hung Wong wins CDIS Distinguished Achievement Award
Wing Hung Wong PhD ‘80, one of the world’s premier scholars in statistics and bioinformatics, has received an inaugural Distinguished Achievement Award from the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS). Wong, a luminary …
Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science, has announced he …
Student spotlight: Valeria Diaz Moreno pushes boundaries for women in STEM
Some students skip calculus class, even when required to attend. Valeria Diaz Moreno x’26 flipped that script: she snuck into a university calculus class before she was old enough to enroll. Growing up in Medellín, …
Department of Statistics bolsters teaching and research prowess with 7 new hires for fall 2024
Seven statistical scholars and educators from around the country have converged on Madison to join the Department of Statistics this fall, enabling the department to further enhance its strengths in the teaching and research of …
Professor Bret Larget takes the helm as chair of the Department of Statistics
By Thomas Jilk The Department of Statistics is excited to announce that Professor Bret Larget has been named department chair after Professor Yazhen Wang concluded his three-year term this summer. Professor Larget will lead the …