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    Statistics PhD students awarded top prizes at International Indian Statistical Association conference

    Two Statistics PhD students were recognized for their exceptional work at the 2022 International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) conference. Fourth-year PhD student, Kaustav Chakraborty, received third place in the Student Poster Competition for his research entitled "Efficient Model Fitting and Two-Sample Testing for Large Networks via Subsampling." The selection of poster award...
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    Naveen Narisetty awarded with IISA Early Career Award in Statistics and Data Science

    Professor Naveen Narisetty was honored with the inaugural Early Career Award in Statistics and Data Sciences (ECASDS) at the Indian International Statistical Association (IISA) conference, held from December 26-30, 2022 in Bangalore, India. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of statistics and data science by IISA members and replaces the Young Statistical Scientist Award...
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    Inaugural recipients of the Department of Statistics Award for Excellence in Instruction named

    Karle Flanagan and Alex Stepanov have been chosen as the inaugural recipients of the Department of Statistics Award for Excellence in Instruction. This award recognizes the impact that instructors have on their students by taking a holistic approach to understanding how faculty members facilitate the learning experience. The award will be presented at the Spring 2023 Bohrer Workshop in April. The...
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  • New statistics course takes a swing at baseball analytics
    There is a fascinating, intricate science behind America’s favorite pastime. Statistics and data science have quickly become a vital asset to MLB organizations. If this interests you, you may enjoy the new Stat 430: Baseball Analytics with Professor Daniel Eck. Even if you aren’t particularly a...
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  • Professor identifies key drivers in decisions to receive COVID-19 vaccine
    After the onset of COVID-19, policymakers were dismayed by many people who avoided personal and public safety measures designed to curb the spread of the virus. Many social scientists mobilized to better understand this behavior, including Jake Bowers, a professor of ...
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  • Introducing Statistics new Career Advisor, Debbie Ungson-Walbert
    Debbie Ungson-Walbert joined the Department of Statistics as its new Career Services Advisor earlier this term. Ms. Ungson-Walbert holds both her B.S. and M.A. in economics. Before moving towards higher education, she worked primarily in government settings such as the Illinois Commerce Commission...
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    Alumni Spotlight: Betsy Podkowa ('17) - Senior Data Scientist, State Farm

    I came to UIUC after receiving my BS in Mathematics from Bradley University ('16). At the time I wasn't completely sure what I wanted to do, but I have always appreciated data and found that my Statistics courses were consistently my favorites so I decided to work towards my Masters in Statistics....
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