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Faculty Profile: Getting to know Eren Kizildağ
Eren C. Kızıldağ, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, is exploring statistical-computational trade-offs in large-scale random models and advancing the mathematics of data science to tackle challenges in optimization and inference.What drew you to the field of...
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Faculty Profile: Getting to know Chan Park
Chan Park, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies how to better understand cause-and-effect in complex data. His research addresses challenges like missing information and interconnected data, using advanced...
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Bo Yuan Wins Prestigious SSGG Student Paper Award
The Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is proud to announce that Bo Yuan has been recognized with a 2025 Distinguished Student Paper Award by the Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (SSGG) of the American Statistical Association. This award celebrates...
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Master of Science in Statistics
The Master of Science (MS) degree in Statistics provides advanced training in mathematical and applied statistics, exposure to statistics
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Illinois researcher promotes public policy as key to preventing respiratory illness spread, earns NSF award
Despite the unprecedented hardships that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, it served as a moment of learning for many scientists and researchers across the globe. In a time of so much uncertainty, these professionals stepped up to the plate to find a solution.
For one such researcher at the...
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Statistics professors Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider guests on Data Science Education Podcast
Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider recently joined Eric Van Dusen and Lauren Chu on The Data Science Education Podcast to discuss the creation and success of STAT 107, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's introductory data science course. They share insights into growing the course...
Undergraduate Advising
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Faculty Profile: Getting to know Joshua Agterberg
Joshua Agterberg, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, is advancing the theoretical foundations of high-dimensional statistics and creating tools to better understand complex data structures in science and society.
What initially drew you to your field of study?
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