Author: tbyron

May 10, 2022

Spring 2022 Graduation

Graduation Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsustatistics/albums/72177720298092938 

Apr 12, 2021

Dr. Marie Davidian Receives 2021 Marvin Zelen Award

This annual award, supported by colleagues, friends and family, was established to honor Dr. Marvin Zelen’s long and distinguished career as a statistician and his major role in shaping the… 

Feb 17, 2021

Donald E Martin recognized by AMSTAT News

In celebration of Black History Month, AMSTAT News recognize 10 individuals from the Black/African-American collective who have made tremendous contributions to the field of statistics. The 10 featured individuals have… 

May 7, 2020

2019-2020 Department Awards

The Department has awarded the following awards to our department faculty: 

Dec 13, 2019

Pack Hacks for Faculty: Quantitative Literacy on Discussion Boards

Welcome back to Pack Hacks for Faculty. Each month, a member of the NC State faculty will provide quick tips, advice and other insight to facilitate your teaching, research, scholarship or… 

Nov 11, 2019

Online Statistics Degree Paved the Way to Career in Machine Learning

The importance of job-related skills can be measured by the demand for talent in the job market. The words “artificial intelligence” (AI) and “machine learning” (ML) have been big buzzwords among employers for a long time — but what is the difference between these two? 

Sep 4, 2019

Annual Beach Trip — Cancelled

The NCSU Department of Statistics annual beach trip is for Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Emeriti Faculty, Alumni, Families and Friends of the Department. It is scheduled for September 6-8 at Atlantic Towers, Carolina Beach NC. 

Aug 23, 2019

Ice Cream Social – 2019

The NCSU Statistics Department started off the 2019-2020 academic year with an Ice Cream social. The University’s Howling Cow Ice Cream was a big hit. 

Jul 31, 2019

2019 SIBS Program

This year the 2019-NCSU-Duke SIBS Data Hack-A-Thon was a data analysis assignment where 20 SIBS participants work in 5 assigned teams to tackle a large, complex data set on opioid drug consumption with the goal of addressing scientific research questions. 

Jun 20, 2019

David A. Dickey Scholarship Endowment

At Dave Dickey’s Retirement Reception I had the pleasure of announcing that in honor Dave’s incredible career and in recognition of his countless contributions to the Department and the University, an anonymous contribution of $25,000 was made to establish a scholarship in his name.