2026-04-08
- The Department of Statistics is pleased to share that Professor Susu Zhang, on behalf of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, has been awarded a $25,000 grant through the PURSUE LAS (Program for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Exploration) initiative to support the...
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2026-03-13 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Statistics congratulates Eren Kizildag on receiving the Best Paper Award at the Algorithmic Learning Theory Conference 2026, held February 23–26 in Toronto, Canada.Kizildag’s paper, “The Planted Number Partitioning...
2026-01-29 - PhD student Mehrdad Mohammadi has been selected as a recipient of the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award, a campus honor that recognizes individuals who have made meaningful contributions to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming community at...
2026-01-16 - Our beloved and esteemed colleague, Stephen Portnoy, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, passed away on December 28, 2025. His distinguished career leaves a lasting mark on the University of Illinois and...
2025-12-16 - Kevin Armstrong has been selected as one of eight staff members and academic professionals to receive a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences award recognizing outstanding professional contributions, with honorees to be celebrated in a Spring 2026 ceremony. As facility operations coordinator for...
2025-11-03 - The Department of Statistics is proud to announce that PhD student Young Joo Lee has been selected as one of the winners of the 2025 Korean International Statistical Society (KISS) Outstanding Student Paper Award. This biennial honor recognizes exceptional...
2025-10-21 - Illinois students gathered at the Illini Union on October 3 for the third annual Women in Statistics + Data Science panel. Organized by the Department of Statistics with support from the School of Information Sciences, the event invited panelists from across academia, research, and industry...
2025-09-11 - The United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS)—organized by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE)—returned this summer to Iowa State University with the theme "Useful Models." Since 2005, USCOTS has brought together teachers and...
2025-09-11 - The Department of Statistics is proud to celebrate our instructors and teaching assistants who have been recognized on the Spring 2025 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, compiled by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL).This honor is...
2025-09-08 - The Department of Statistics is celebrating a series of grant awards to faculty members, reflecting the breadth and impact of research taking place across the department. Supported by both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), these projects span topics...
2025-09-04 - The Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for an open rank faculty (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in Statistics and Data Science (100% for 9 months). All areas of Statistics and Data Science are welcome.The University of...
2025-09-03 - Through the innovative X + Data Science (X + DS) program, Grainger Engineering's Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider and affiliate Karle Flanagan are preparing thousands of Illinois students to shape the future of technology, business and society through the power of data.The X + DS program at Illinois...
2025-09-02 - The Department of Statistics is happy to announce that Jennifer Anderson Bliss, Senior Undergraduate Advisor, has been awarded the Rebecca J. Simon Award for Professional Development.The Rebecca J. Simon Award supports professional development opportunities for academic advisors and career...
2025-09-02 - The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce that Teaching Assistant Professor Kit Clement has been named co-editor of the journal Technology Innovations in Statistics Education (TISE).TISE is an open-access journal dedicated to advancing how technology can enhance the...
2025-08-22 - Eleven Illinois students and faculty researchers recently represented the university at the 2025 U.S. Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS), held at Iowa State University. The delegation included undergraduates from multiple disciplines, including juniors Reem Kharfan (psychology), Samin...