UConn Ph.D. student Collin Nill was featured in the American Statistical Association’s Amstat News New Member Spotlight. In the interview, he discusses his interest in mathematics, statistical theory, and applying data science to real-world problems. Congratulations, Collin! Read the full interview and view the Facebook spotlight.
News
Professor Xiaojing Wang Elected ASA Social Statistics Section Chair-Elect 2027!
Professor Xiaojing Wang has been elected Chair-Elect of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Congratulations to Professor Wang!
Xia Wang (Ph.D. 2009 (Statistics) and 2007 ( Economics )has become a Fellow of the Graduate College of the University of Cincinnati.
Xia Wang (Ph.D. 2009 (Statistics) and 2007 ( Economics )has become a Fellow of the Graduate College of the University of Cincinnati for her outstanding scholarly attainment. For details, see Fellows of the Graduate College – University of Cincinnati: Founder of Co-op, Leader in Co-op | University of Cincinnati
Prof. Xiaojing Wang receives the 2026 Expanding Research Impact Award!
Prof. Xiaojing Wang receives the 2026 Expanding Research Impact Award ! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Lucy Liu, for being selected to receive a 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award.
Congratulations to Lucy Liu, for being selected to receive a 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award.
PhD student Shike Xu has been selected to receive the 2026 LiDS Student Paper Award
PhD student Shike Xu has been selected to receive the 2026 LiDS Student Paper Award for his paper entitled “A Bayesian stochastic order-based C-index to quantify the association between jointly modeled longitudinal biomarkers and survival data.” He will present his paper in the LiDS section sponsored topic-contributed session in JSM 2026.
The Statistics department thanks Tracy Burke for years of dedicated service
The Statistics department thanks Tracy Burke for years of dedicated service! Wish you the best in the future!
Congratulations to our undergraduate student Lucy Liu, for being selected to the University Scholar Program!
Congratulations to our undergraduate student Lucy Liu, for being selected to the University Scholar Program!
PhD student Alokesh Manna received the 2026 M.N. Das Memorial Young Scientist Award by the Society of Statistics, Computer and Applications (SSCA)
PhD student Alokesh Manna received the 2026 M.N. Das Memorial Young Scientist Award by the Society of Statistics, Computer and Applications (SSCA) for his research paper entitled “Bayesian joint selection of features and autoregressive lags in time series models: theory and applications in environmental and financial forecasting”. Congratulations!
Dr. Deepak Agarwal (Ph.D. 2001) has been selected as a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Department of Statistics at UConn.
Dr. Deepak Agarwal has been selected as a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Department of Statistics at UConn. He is Chief AI Officer at LinkedIn and a Distinguished Fellow at Fellows Fund. He will visit our department in Spring 2026. Congratulations!