Blake Behrens did not always know he wanted to study statistics. Everything changed during his senior year of high school when one class sparked a new passion.
Peng Liu, Professor in the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University, has been named Director of the Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics.
Faculty and graduate students from the Iowa State University Department of Statistics participated at the 2025 International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) Conference, held June 12–15 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University hosted the Conference on Predictive Inference in Sports on June 4 – 5 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center.
Graduate students Payton Miloser and Rebekah Scott placed first and second in the Graduate Student Oral Competition at the 2025 Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture and Natural Resources (CASANR), held May 15 at the University of Florid
On May 8, the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University celebrated the career and upcoming retirement of Associate Professor Huaiqing Wu with a reception in Snedecor Hall.
On May 1, colleagues, students, friends, and family gathered at Reiman Gardens to celebrate the career and upcoming retirement of University Professor Philip Dixon.
We are proud to announce that multiple faculty and staff members from the Department of Statistics have earned 2024-2025 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences awards— honoring their exceptional impact in teaching, mentoring, research, service and o
On Wednesday, May 7, the Department of Statistics welcomed undergraduate and graduate students to its End-of-the-Semester Ice Cream Social on the South Lawn of Snedecor Hall. The event ran from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Jie Li, technical project specialist at the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology, has been selected as a recipient of Iowa State University’s Professional and Scientific Excellence Award.
Two Department of Statistics faculty members were recently honored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for their outstanding contributions to teaching and student success.
University Professor Mack Shelley, who holds appointments in the Departments of Statistics and Political Science as well as the School of Education, was honored this spring for 45 years of service to Iowa State University.
Marissa Baietto, a statistics major at Iowa State University, has been invited to join Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society for the liberal arts and sciences.
Dan Nettleton, Department Chair, Distinguished Professor, and Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics, has been named to the 2024 class of Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The Department of Statistics congratulates Dr. Lendie R. Follett on receiving the 2025 Social Impact Research and Outreach Award from Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business.
