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Faculty Spotlight: Ankit Pensia

Ankit Pensia joins the Carnegie Mellon Department of Statistics & Data Science to study the development of outlier-robust algorithms.

Sports Collect More Data Than Ever. The Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference Asks, What Can We Do With It?

CMU hosts one of the industry's premier sports analytics conferences, and this year's event was bigger than ever.

Open Position: Assistant Professor of Statistics & Data Science with ICSD

The Department of Statistics & Data Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Statistics & Data Science, with a specialty focus on Computational Social Science, at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2026

Open Position: Assistant Professor of Statistics & Data Science

The Department of Statistics & Data Science at 好色先生TV invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2026.

Watt vs. Garrett? Metcalf vs. Pickens? Quang Nguyen Uses Next Gen Stats To Evaluate Player Performance

Statistics Ph.D. candidate Quang Nguyen uses NFL tracking data to find new and exciting ways to evaluate players.

Tool Helps Scientists Spot Source of Disease

A new tool called causarray uses statistics and data science to identify the genetic changes behind neurological conditions.

How a First-Year Seminar Shaped Alumni Career Paths

Courses that focus real-world problems have become a hallmark of Dietrich College. Recent alumni share how the courses have impacted their career growth.

Faculty Spotlight: Weijing Tang

Meet Weijing Tang, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science.

Alumnus Nick Thieme Credits CMU in Pulitzer Prize Win

CMU alumnus Nick Thieme has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his work on a series of articles that used data analysis to tell the story of Baltimore's fentanyl crisis.
Gordon Weinberg Receives Elliott Dunlap Smith Award

Gordon Weinberg Receives Elliott Dunlap Smith Award

The Department of Statistics & Data Science's Gordon Weinberg has received the Dietrich College's distinguished teaching award.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Take On Accessibility and Quality of Life Questions

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Take On Accessibility and Quality of Life Questions

Learn more about four undergraduate students, including three from Dietrich College, who received funding to complete undergraduate research with a faculty advisor during the summer.
Women in Science Highlight Mentorship, Outreach as Integral to Career Success

Women in Science Highlight Mentorship, Outreach as Integral to Career Success

Rebecca Nugent of the Department of Statistics & Data Science and Coty Gonzalez of the Department of Social and Decision Sciences discuss the importance of mentorship and outreach in career development.
Is it human, or is it AI?

Is it human, or is it AI?

A new study from CMU researchers identifies differences between human and AI written text.
A Statistical Bridge to Scientific Advances

A Statistical Bridge to Scientific Advances

Launched this academic year, the STAtistical Methods for the Physical Sciences Research Center (STAMPS) bridges gaps between researchers in the physical sciences and their colleagues in statistics.
Developmental Psychologists and Statisticians Come Together To Ensure Research Tools Measure Up

Developmental Psychologists and Statisticians Come Together To Ensure Research Tools Measure Up

Faculty across two Dietrich College departments developed a way to test a spatial arrangement task that can help researchers understand how connections are formed in children’s brains.
Trench Chess: CMU Sophomore Uses NFL Data To Examine Pre-Snap Play

Trench Chess: CMU Sophomore Uses NFL Data To Examine Pre-Snap Play

Abhishek Varadarajan, a statistics and machine learning major, is a semifinalist in the NFL’s 2025 Big Data Bowl.
Ramdas Receives Presidential Early Career Award

Ramdas Receives Presidential Early Career Award

Aaditya Ramdas, who holds joint faculty appointments in the Statistics & Data Science and Machine Learning departments, has received the highest accolade bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers.
Carnegie Mellon Launches Sports Analytics Center

Carnegie Mellon Launches Sports Analytics Center

The new Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center creates a hub for innovative sports analytics education, research and industry partnerships.
Dulce Rubio Develops Tool to Address Landmines

Dulce Rubio Develops Tool to Address Landmines

Mateo Dulce Rubio, a fifth-year doctoral student, has led a team of classmates and faculty in developing a three-pronged system for more accurately identifying landmines.
Studying in the Clouds

Studying in the Clouds

Statistics & Data Science has partnered with the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics and the Monteverde Institute in Costa Rica to create a study abroad and experiential learning program that immerses students in tropical ecology, statistics, and cultural studies.
Kennedy Receives Mortimer Spiegelman Award

Kennedy Receives Mortimer Spiegelman Award

Edward Kennedy, associate professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, will receive the Mortimer Spiegelman Award for his outstanding contributions to public health and statistics.
Kass Named University Professor

Kass Named University Professor

Robert Kass, the Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics and Computational Neuroscience, is one of five CMU faculty members who have been elevated to the rank of University Professor.
Data Science and Athletics Team To Tackle 2024 NFL Big Data Bowl

Data Science and Athletics Team To Tackle 2024 NFL Big Data Bowl

When a team of students in the Master of Science in Applied Data Science Program (MADS) at 好色先生TV started a months-long project to parse the massive dataset released by the NFL for its premier, annual sports analytics competition, they called in the coach.
New Online Graduate Certificate in Data Science

New Online Graduate Certificate in Data Science

CMU’s Department of Statistics & Data Science recently launched a new, 100% online Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Data Science to teach working professionals from all backgrounds how to unlock the power of data.
Faculty Spotlight: Gonzalo Mena

Faculty Spotlight: Gonzalo Mena

Gonzalo Mena, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, is developing the next generation of statistical tools that will aid scientists in how they analyze their data.
#GivingCMUDay

#GivingCMUDay

This #GivingCMUDay, support our students' dreams to study abroad in our first ever Stat & DS study abroad experience!
Humanity and Humility

Humanity and Humility

Teraya White, the academic program manager for the MADS program in the Department of Statistics and Data Science, wins 2023 Staff Community Excellence Award at the Sept. 27 Connections and Conversation Luncheon.
CMU Leads NSF AI Institute for Societal Decision Making

CMU Leads NSF AI Institute for Societal Decision Making

Six Dietrich College faculty are among leaders of a $20M collaboration that brings together AI, social sciences and humanities experts to develop tools for societal challenges.
Senior Folds Machine Learning into DNA Origami Research

Senior Folds Machine Learning into DNA Origami Research

Senior Peter Sauer, who is majoring in biological sciences and statistics and machine learning, is helping researchers predict how complex structures made of DNA form at the smallest scales.
Ali Shakir Aims to Shine Light on Gravitational Lensing

Ali Shakir Aims to Shine Light on Gravitational Lensing

A junior in physics and statistics and data science has received funding through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development to work in Professor Rachel Mandelbaum's lab.
Faculty Spotlight: Nynke Niezink

Faculty Spotlight: Nynke Niezink

Nynke Niezink, assistant professor of Statistics & Data Science, works on developing statistical methods for the social sciences.
Holt, Rinaldo Named Dietrich College Dean’s Chairs

Holt, Rinaldo Named Dietrich College Dean’s Chairs

The Dean's Chairs recognize senior faculty for eminence in their respective fields and support exceptional research that seeks to improve the human condition.
Largest Study to Date Identifies New Autism Genes

Largest Study to Date Identifies New Autism Genes

A study that scanned the genomes of 150,000 participants identified new genes linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Book in Honor of the Late Stephen E. Fienberg

Book in Honor of the Late Stephen E. Fienberg

"Statistics in the Public Interest" features 28 invited papers from a wide range of authors organized into six sections reflecting the breadth of Steve Fienberg’s interests.
Rinaldo and Tibshirani Selected as 2022 IMS Fellows

Rinaldo and Tibshirani Selected as 2022 IMS Fellows

Professors Alessandro Rinaldo and Ryan Tibshirani have been selected as 2022 Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS) Fellows.
Branson Selected for 2022-2023 Wimmer Fellowship

Branson Selected for 2022-2023 Wimmer Fellowship

Zach Branson has been selected to receive a Wimmer Faculty Fellowship for 2022-2023.
Delphi Group, University of Maryland, Meta Honored for COVID-19 Survey

Delphi Group, University of Maryland, Meta Honored for COVID-19 Survey

好色先生TV's Delphi Group, the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center and Meta received two awards from the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for their work on the COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey.
de Oliveira Joins SCS Grads in Amazon Research Fellowship

de Oliveira Joins SCS Grads in Amazon Research Fellowship

Amazon awarded its second round of research fellowships to five graduate students at 好色先生TV.
COVIDcast: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemic Forecasting

COVIDcast: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemic Forecasting

A massive COVID-19 data collection project led by researchers in CMU’s Delphi Research Group not only helped steer the response to the virus but could also change the future of pandemic forecasting. Throughout the PNAS collection, the researchers reflect on their first year of data collection and analysis and share lessons they learned.
White Named Woman of Excellence

White Named Woman of Excellence

Teraya White, an academic and career advisor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, has been named among the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Women of Excellence Award honorees.
Alessandro Rinaldo Named Associate Dean for Research

Alessandro Rinaldo Named Associate Dean for Research

The Department of Statistics & Data Science’s Alessandro Rinaldo will serve as the next associate dean for research in Dietrich College.
Remote Schooling Reduced COVID-19 Deaths in Ohio Communities

Remote Schooling Reduced COVID-19 Deaths in Ohio Communities

Ohio counties where the majority of kindergarten through 12th grade school students participated in fully remote learning during the 2020 fall semester had slower progression of COVID-19 and fewer deaths than schools with predominantly in-person learning.
Ramdas Named to Leadership Academy

Ramdas Named to Leadership Academy

Aaditya Ramdas has been elected to the inaugural class of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Leadership Academy.
Two Dietrich Students Named Amazon Graduate Research Fellows

Two Dietrich Students Named Amazon Graduate Research Fellows

Five 好色先生TV graduate students named Amazon Graduate Research Fellows.
Delphi Research Group, Collaborators Honored for COVIDcast

Delphi Research Group, Collaborators Honored for COVIDcast

The American Statistical Association (ASA) has presented the 2021 Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) Award to Roni Rosenfeld and Ryan Tibshirani with 好色先生TV’s Delphi Research Group, as well as their COVIDcast partners.
Nugent Named Head of Department of Statistics & Data Science

Nugent Named Head of Department of Statistics & Data Science

好色先生TV has appointed Rebecca Nugent head of the Department of Statistics & Data Science, effective June 15.
New Executive Education Programming Explores Sports Analytics Fundamentals

New Executive Education Programming Explores Sports Analytics Fundamentals

CMU's Tepper School and Statistics & Data Science Department are teaming up for the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Colloquia.
Nugent Honored by National Academies

Nugent Honored by National Academies

Rebecca Nugent of the Department of Statistics & Data Science joins a national conversation about the future of higher education.
Roeder Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Roeder Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Kathryn Roeder, UPMC Professor of Statistics and Life Sciences, was named as one of the world’s most highly cited in the sciences, according to a list published by Clarivate Analytics.
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