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...

 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...

 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...

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...

 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...

 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...

 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...