INTRODUCTION The Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut (UConn) invites applications for two tenure-track positions. To strengthen the areas of focus identified in the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (https://clas.uconn.edu/strategic-plan/) of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn, we seek candidates in emerging areas of statistical machine learning and statistical computing. Tenure-track […]
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Kun Chen elected to ICSA Board of Directors
Kun Chen is elected as a member of the Board of Directors (2024-2026) of the International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA). It is truly an honor, and Chen is very grateful for the trust and support of ICSA members.
Statistics Colloquium: Cristina Sison, Northwell Health
Recipient of the 2023 UConn Statistics Department Distinguished Alumna Award Perspectives from the Realm of Statistical Consulting Presented by Cristina Sison, PhD, Director and Senior Research Statistician, Biostatistics Unit, Office of Academic Affairs, Northwell Health Wednesday, Sep 20 2023 4:00 PM-5:00 PM ET AUST 110 Webex Meeting Link Borrowing from a rich and varied experience […]
Statistics Colloquium: Sujit K. Ghosh, North Carolina State University
Recipient of the 2023 UConn Statistics Department Distinguished Alumnus Award Nonparametric Estimation of Multivariate Copula using Empirical Bayes Method Presented by Professor Sujit K. Ghosh, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University Wednesday, Sep 27 2023 4:00 PM-5:00 PM ET AUST 110 Webex Meeting Link In the field of finance, insurance, and system reliability, […]
Statistics Colloquium: Sangwon Hyun, University of California
**Virtual only** Learning the Ocean’s Microbial Ecology using Statistical Mixture Models Presented by Assistant Professor Sangwon Hyun, Department of Statistics, University of California, Santa Cruz Wednesday, Oct 4 2023 4:00 PM-5:00 PM ET **Virtual only** Webex Meeting Link Although microscopic, phytoplankton in the ocean are extremely important to all of life and are together responsible […]
Dipak Dey recognized for his contributions to Latin American and Brazilian Statistics by the Brazilian Statistical Association
Dipak Dey recognized for his contributions to Latin American and Brazilian Statistics by the Brazilian Statistical Association. For more information, please visit this link. Congratulations, Prof. Dipak Dey!
Ofer Harel has been awarded the APHS Achievement in Academia Award for 2023
Ofer Harel has been awarded the APHS Achievement in Academia Award for 2023. In recognition of your distinguished career in statistical research and applications. Your contributions to public health and health policy through research and commitment to the American Public Health Statistics section. Your mentoring of students, current and future statisticians and biostatisticians and tireless […]
Sujit Ghosh ’96 Ph.D. received the D.D. Mason Award
Sujit Ghosh received the prestigious D.D. Mason Award for 2022-2023 in recognition of his exceptional contributions as the Department’s Interim Head, his collaborative work with various disciplines, and his remarkable achievements as a mentor and researcher.
Victor Hugo Lachos Davila has been selected to receive a Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF)
Professor Lachos Davila has been selected to receive a Scholarship Facilitation Fund award for AY 2023-2024 for his work entitled Lasso Regularization for High-Dimensional Censored Linear Mixed Models.
Yao Zheng has been awarded a three-year NSF DMS grant
Yao Zheng has been awarded a 3-year NSF DMS grant (9/2023-8/2026). Project Title: Advances in High-dimensional Time Series Modeling and Its Interface with Deep Learning.