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Congratulations to Statistics graduate student Eryn Blagg, who received the best student presentation award at the 2023 Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture and Natural Resources.  Her paper on “Spatial generalized linear mixed mod

The Department of Statistics is searching for a Graduate Student Services Specialist.  Please visit the job posting to learn more about the position.  All candidates are encouraged to apply by July 4, 2023.

Congratulations to the 42 statistics undergraduate students who made the Spring 2023 Dean's List!

W. J. Conover (known as Jay to his friends) attended grade school and high school in Ames before continuing at Iowa State College (as it was known back then) as a midshipman in the NROTC, graduating in 1958 with a degree in mathematics.

Continuing a tradition initiated during the pandemic, graduate students, staff, and faculty of the Department of Statistics celebrated spring graduation with ice cream from the ISU Creamery on the lawn south of Snedecor Hall on May 11.

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.