Featured Awards

Statistics Concentrator Minjae Kim Receives Data Challenge Honorable Mention at STAI-X 2026

September 01, 2026

The Harvard Department of Statistics is thrilled to share that Senior Statistics Concentrator and A.M. student Minjae Kim received a Data Challenge Honorable Mention at the STAI-X Conference on July 31, 2026. Minjae accepted the award from Professor...

Harvard Statistics Interviews Subhabrata Sen about Associate Professor Promotion

August 31, 2026

On June 3, 2026, the Harvard Department of Statistics announced the promotion of Subhabrata Sen to Associate Professor. In recognition of his promotion and accomplishments, Prof. Sen received the Clark Award from Dean Hopi Hoekstra. As a leading...

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)...

Announcing the 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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

Leo Vanciu Awarded 2026 Department of 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...

Emma Finn and Samuel Hwang Receive 2026 Department of Statistics Concurrent Master's 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...

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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...

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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...