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Department of Statistics

Feb 16, 2017

Jami Mulgrave – Statistical Success

Jami Mulgrave began her career at NC State in 2012. Now just over a year shy of graduation, the statistics doctoral candidate has experienced professional and personal success.

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

Alumni Spotlight: Bruce Weir

Bruce Weir earned a Ph.D. in statistics and genetics from NC State in 1968. During his tenure as a faculty member at NC State, he was a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics and Genetics and was founding director of the Bioinformatics Research Center.

Dec 8, 2016

2016 JSM Student Awards

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

Dec 8, 2016

75th Anniversary Conference – A Celebration to Remember

The Department of Statistics celebrated its 75th Anniversary during the weekend of October 7-9, 2016. The department was founded by renowned statistician Gertrude Cox in 1941, and the anniversary weekend celebrated its history of excellence in research and teaching.

Dec 7, 2016

The New Academic Year

The Department of Statistics began the 2016-17 academic year with its annual ice cream social. Over bowls of Howling Cow ice cream, the department welcomed its newest class of undergraduates, online master of statistics students, graduate students and certificate students.

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.”