# Featured Awards Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 82 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by NewestOldestAlphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-APublish Date (DESC)Publish Date (ASC) sort list grid\_view ## 82 results [### Yongkai Chen Receives 2026 STAI-X Outstanding Paper Award ](/news/2026/07/yongkai-chen-receives-2026-stai-x-outstanding-paper-award) July 06, 2026 The Harvard Statistics Department is thrilled to share that Postdoctoral Fellow Yongkai Chen has been selected to receive the 2026 STAI-X Outstanding Paper Award. Chen will be presented the award at the upcoming Statistics and Trustworthy AI for Cross (X)... ![Yongkai Chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/Yongkai.pic-Thumbnail.png?itok=y93QxixW) [### Announcing the Carl N. Morris Visiting Day Presentation Prize ](/news/2026/06/announcing-carl-n-morris-visiting-day-presentation-prize) June 05, 2026 The Department of Statistics is thrilled to announce the new Carl N. Morris Visiting Day Presentation Prize, established in memory of Professor Emeritus Carl N. Morris (1939–2023), a beloved member of the department for more than two decades. Professor... ![Carl N. Morris ](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Carl-Morris-cropped.JPG?itok=w8KgMP8T) [### Xiaodong Yang Receives 2026 Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship ](/news/2026/06/xiaodong-yang-receives-2026-jane-street-graduate-research-fellowship) June 03, 2026 The Statistics Department is delighted to announce that Xiaodong Yang, a 4th-year Statistics PhD Student advised by Associate Professor Subhabrata Sen and Professor Emeritus Jun Liu, was awarded a 2026 Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship . This... ![Xiaodong Yang standing with Prof. Subhabrata Sen and receiving his award for the Fellowship.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Xiaodong-Subhabrata-resize5.png?itok=XTYmFLzI) [### 7 Statistics Students Receive 2026 Hoopes Prize ](/news/2026/06/7-statistics-students-receive-2026-hoopes-prize) June 03, 2026 We are thrilled to announce that the Department of Statistics has seven 2026 Hoopes Prize winners ! The Hoopes Prize rewards excellence in the work of undergraduates and their capabilities and skills in any subject, projects of research in science or the... description [### 2026 Harvard Statistics Commencement Highlights ](/news/2026/06/2026-harvard-statistics-commencement-highlights) June 02, 2026 On Thursday, May 28, the Statistics Department community gathered in the Maxwell Dworkin Second-Floor Lounge to honor the exceptional achievements of our newest alumni. The room was filled with energy, pride, and celebration as graduates, alumni, faculty... ![2026 Concentrator Graduates](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/2026%20Concentrator%20Graduates_Commencement.png?itok=OrZzYQAK) [### Nathan Cheng and Xiaodong Yang Receive 2026 Dempster Award ](/news/2026/05/nathan-cheng-and-xiaodong-yang-receive-2026-dempster-award) May 18, 2026 The Department of Statistics would like to congratulate Nathan Cheng and Xiaodong Yang, PhD students in their 4th year, on winning the 2026 Department of Statistics Dempster Award! Nathan received the award for his paper on "Chiseling: Powerful and Valid... ![Nathan Cheng and Xiaodong Yang](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Xiaodong-Nathan-reducedpixels-cropped.png?itok=LoTSHQew) [### Leo Vanciu Awarded 2026 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize ](/news/2026/05/leo-vanciu-awarded-2026-department-statistics-senior-concentrator-prize) May 18, 2026 The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce that Leo Vanciu is the recipient of the 2026 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize! Leo, who is graduating with an A.B. in Statistics and Mathematics and a concurrent A.M. in Statistics, was... ![Leo Vanciu](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Leo-Vanciu.png?itok=9JWHw3tk) [### Emma Finn and Samuel Hwang Receive 2026 Department of Statistics Concurrent Master's Prize ](/news/2026/05/emma-finn-and-samuel-hwang-receive-2026-department-statistics-concurrent-masters-prize) May 18, 2026 The Department of Statistics is thrilled to announce that Emma Finn and Samuel Hwang are the recipients of the 2026 Department of Statistics Concurrent Master's Prize! In addition to their A.M. in Statistics, Emma will graduate with an A.B. in Mathematics... description [### Statistics Students Receive Banga Social Innovation Thesis Award ](/news/2026/05/statistics-students-receive-banga-social-innovation-thesis-award) May 05, 2026 Congratulations to Amy Dong, Saman de Silva, and Leo Vanciu on receiving this year’s Banga Social Innovation Thesis Award ! Now in its second year, this Award recognizes Harvard College seniors whose outstanding theses or capstone projects demonstrate the... description [### Pragya Sur Receives 2026 Noether Early Career Scholar Award ](/news/2026/05/pragya-sur-receives-2026-noether-early-career-scholar-award) May 04, 2026 We are thrilled to report that Assistant Professor Pragya Sur has received the 2026 American Statistical Association (ASA) Noether Early Career Scholar Award due to her exceptional work. Prof. Sur will receive her award and give a talk, Modern Machine... ![Pragya Sur](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/2025Pragya_Headshot%203_updated.jpg?itok=KGhXYrMW) [### Alex Luedtke Receives 2026 COPSS Emerging Leader Award ](/news/2026/02/alex-luedtke-receives-2026-copss-emerging-leader-award) February 25, 2026 The Department of Statistics is pleased to share that Alex Luedtke, Professor in the Department of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical School and an Affiliate Faculty in Statistics, received a 2026 COPSS (Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies)... ![Alex Luedtke](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/AlexLeudtke%20Headshot.png?itok=SVkl13N9) [### Pragya Sur Is a 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow ](/news/2026/02/pragya-sur-2026-alfred-p-sloan-research-fellow) February 18, 2026 The Department of Statistics would like to congratulate Assistant Professor Pragya Sur on being named a 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow . This is an enormous achievement, as the fellowship was awarded to 126 individuals across seven disciplines. Only... ![Pragya Sur](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/2025Pragya_Headshot%203_updated.jpg?itok=KGhXYrMW) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 7 ](?page=6 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")