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Statistics graduate students Aniruddha Pathak, Kunal Das, and Subrata Pal received the Best Narrative (Statistics) award in George Mason University's 2023 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition.

Professor Daniel J. Nordman has been named Dale D. Grosvenor Chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.  This chair was established through the generosity of the late Dr. Dale D.

On April 22, the Department of Statistics hosted its inaugural AP® Statistics Mock Exam.

Congratulations to Teaching Professor Laura Ziegler, who won the LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching.

Professor Karin Dorman is the winner of the LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring.  Congratulations to Karin, who has helped many students achieve success in research and their graduate studies.

Statistics Assistant Professor Lynna Chu has been named winner of the Cassling Family Faculty Award for Early Achievement in Teaching and the winner of the Iowa State University Award for Early Achievement in Teaching. Congratulations, Lynna!

The Department of Statistics held its annual spring breakfast at the Walnut Shelter of Innis Grove Park on May 6, 2023.

Undergraduates Emily Allen and Benedict Neo present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2023. 

Congratulations to Zhiling Gu!

Congratulations to Jarad Niemi, whose promotion to full professor has been approved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.

Congratulations to Danica Ommen, whose tenure and promotion to associate professor has been approved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. 

The STAT-ers hosted game night on Friday, April 14.  Graduate students, faculty, staff, family, and friends gathered in 3105 Snedecor Hall for an evening of games, including the annual Texas hold'em poker tournament.

Statistics Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education Amy Froelich was elected to a three-year term as Secretary/Treasurer of Mu Sigma Rho, the national statistics honor society.

Congratulations to Distinguished Professor William Q. Meeker on winning an Exemplary Faculty Mentor Award for his extraordinary dedication to the success of his faculty mentees.

Congratulations to Statistics Assistant Professor Zhanrui Cai on winning an Institute of Mathematical Statistics New Researcher Travel Award to attend the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings.  The award covers travel expenses up to $900.

Zachary Swayne and Nathan Rethwisch won 1^st prize in the Fall 2022 Intermediate Statistics Class Project competition for their project Analysis of Vehicular Crashes in Iowa.

Statistics Research Experience for Undergraduate Students

Apply to become an undergraduate intern for the Iowa State University Department of Statistics 2023 REU summer program.

Ashlan Simpson, a senior in statistics at Iowa State University working at the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE), won first place in the student poster competition at the 2023 South Dakota State University (SDSU)