Five statistics graduate students have received Teaching Excellence Awards (TEX Awards) this year. These awards recognize the outstanding teaching achievements of Yichuan Bai, Wangqian Ju, Caleb Leedy, Payton Miloser, and Hao Wang.
Iowa State University has announced the recipients for the Spring 2024 Graduate Research Excellence Awards. Among these distinguished scholars stand three individuals from the Department of Statistics, whose outstanding research contributions have garnered well-deserved recognition.
Today, the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University hosted Christopher K. Wikle, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Chair from the University of Missouri, for a seminar on "Flexible and Efficient Spatial Extremes Estimation and Emulation via Variational Autoencoders."
Philip Dixon and Michael Brekke, esteemed members of the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University, were honored last week for their 25 years of dedicated service during the 89th Annual Iowa State University 25 Year Club banquet.
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University hosted a seminar featuring Huiyan Sang from Texas A&M University. Sang presented the GS-BART method, focusing on its application in spatial and network data analysis.
The Iowa State University Department of Statistics celebrates the recent feature of its alumnus, Col. Nicholas Clark, in Amstat News, the official news source of the American Statistical Association.
Xintao Xia, a graduate student in the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University, has been selected to receive an Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award.
Shu Yang, Iowa State University alumnus and associate professor of statistics at NC State University, has been selected for the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Emerging Leader Award for her contributions to the field of statistical science. This award recognizes early career statistical scientists who exhibit leadership and the potential to shape and strengthen the discipline.
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University hosted a seminar featuring Dr. Nathan Wikle from the University of Iowa. The seminar, titled "Causal inference for environmental health data: Estimating Causal Effects in the Presence of Spatial Interference," addressed the significant challenges inherent in drawing causal conclusions from spatial environmental data.
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University recently gained national recognition with an alumni feature in Forbes called “How Ex-Runner Thomas Pollard Became Iowa State’s Basketball Analytics Guru.” This article highlights Pollard’s jour
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University hosted a seminar featuring Associate Professor Anjishnu Banerjee from the Division of Biostatistics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Four students from Iowa State University's Department of Statistics have achieved success in the Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC).
A Miller Faculty Fellowship Award was granted for the proposal "STEMLEAD AI for BIOL 101: STEM Learning Enhancement and Development through Artificial Intelligence for Undergraduate Students in Introductory Biology Courses." Mack Shelley, university professor in the Department of Statistics, will serve as Co-Principal Investigator on the team pioneering innovative approaches to undergraduate education.
Graduate students from the Department of Statistics came together for a night of pasta, poker, and ASA memberships in an event hosted by the graduate student organization STATers last Friday, March 1. The event aimed to introduce students to the benefits of joining the American Statistical Association (ASA) while providing a chance for socializing and networking.
Lynna Chu, assistant professor, and Daniel Nordman, professor and Dale G. Grosvenor Chair, were recognized for their outstanding contributions to teaching and scholarship at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony held on Monday, February 19.
Four statistics majors at Iowa State University have been invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. Emily Allen, Zachary Swayne, Allison Loomis, and Charles Teggatz have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and commitment to the liberal arts and sciences.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in the United States with a history dating back to its founding at the College of William and Mary in 1776.
Statistics graduate students Federico Veneri and Yuhang Lin won the University Library’s first-ever International Love Data Week data visualization contest on February 16.
Veneri received first place and $150 for his entry “(Not) Sleeping Like A Baby,” a visual representation of a newborn’s sleep schedule. Lin won second prize for his entry "Statistics, Ratings on Bangumi,” earning him $75.
