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Mar 3, 2017

Dr. Justin Post – Outstanding Teacher

Congratulations to Justin Post who has been selected as one of the recipients of the university-level Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Post will be a member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers for as long as he remains a member of the NC State faculty.

Mar 3, 2017

Woodard Selected as Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Accepts New Position at Notre Dame

Double congratulations to Roger Woodard. Roger was selected as an NCSU Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor for 2016-2017, an award that is eligible only to individuals previously chosen for the Outstanding Teaching Award.

Feb 6, 2017

Stefanski Named Fisher Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named Leonard “Len” Stefanski as the first R.A. Fisher Distinguished Professor in Statistics.

Jan 23, 2017

Jami J. Mulgrave – Runner Up in Hidden Figures Contest

Jami J. Mulgrave is one of five runners-up among 7000 women contestants in the Hidden Figures contest, inspired by the movie “Hidden Figures.”

Dec 8, 2016

Several Faculty Members Recognized for Teaching

Several faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and commitment to their students.

Dec 8, 2016

Graduate Student Wins the Wells Fargo Challenge

Longshaokan (Marshall) Wang, a Ph.D. candidate, was selected as one of the winners in Wells Fargo’s Campus Analytics Challenge.

Dec 8, 2016

2016 JSM Student Awards

Several graduate students received awards at the 2016 Joint Statistical Meetings conference in Chicago.

Sep 29, 2016

Fred Wright – $1.2 Million Grant from NHGRI

Fred Wright, Professor of Statistics and Biological Sciences, and Professor Andrew Nobel of UNC have been awarded a new 3-year $1.2 million grant from NHGRI, “Multi-tissue and network models for next-generation eQTL studies.”

May 5, 2016

D.D. Award Winner 2016 – Montserrat Fuentes

Montserrat Fuentes, head of the Department of Statistics, has won the D.D. Mason Award. The award recognizes her outstanding contributions as department head from 2011 to 2016.

May 2, 2016

Sujit Ghosh Elected President of IISA

Sujit Ghosh, professor of statistics in the Department, has been elected president of the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA), a prestigious and significant recognition.