The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce that Shulei Wang and Dave Zhao have been selected for prestigious faculty honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) for the 2026–27 academic year....
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Statistics is pleased to welcome three new assistant professors—Xin Bing, Chen Cheng, and Yujia Zheng—to the department beginning in the 2026–27 academic year. Their research spans machine learning theory, high-dimensional statistics,...
Statistics graduate student Alexander “Sasha” Matveev was named the Most Outstanding Graduate Intern at the University of Illinois Research Park’s 20th annual Intern Awards Ceremony, held July 23.Matveev was recognized for his contributions during his internship with State...
The Department of Statistics congratulates professor Yuchen Zhou on receiving a Junior Researcher Award at the 2026 ICSA China Conference, recognizing outstanding research by emerging scholars in statistics and data science.The award honors early-career...
Four statistics undergraduate researchers mentored by Teaching Associate Professor V.N. Vimal Rao were recognized with Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium, the signature event of Undergraduate Research Week at the University of Illinois Urbana-...
The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce that Dave Zhao has been selected to receive a 2026 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award in recognition of his promotion to full professor, effective August 2026.During its annual promotion review process, the...
This summer, 18 Illinois undergraduates will join researchers and clinical teams at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota. Alongside Mayo Clinic mentors, they will work in laboratories, clinical research settings, and healthcare environments, building professional relationships while...
The Department of Statistics is proud to announce that Kit Clement and Gökçe Dayanıklı have been selected as recipients of the Department of Statistics Award for Excellence in Instruction.The award recognizes consistently outstanding teaching by faculty members within the department and takes...
The Department of Statistics is proud to recognize several undergraduate students for their outstanding achievements in research, academics, and service during the academic year.The Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Statistics Award, presented at the end of each semester,...
Associate Professor Dave Zhao has been named a Conrad Professorial Scholar through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.The Conrad Professorial Scholar Awards recognize exceptionally promising associate professors within the College of LAS and provide support for continued achievement in...
