Undergraduate News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Senior Joint Concentrator in Statistics and Computer Science Audrey Chang was recently selected as a finalist for Harvard College's Three Minute Thesis competition. The Three Minute Thesis competition was developed originally by The University of...

We are thrilled to announce that Danielle Paulson, a Double Concentrator in Statistics and Mathematics and A.M. graduate, is the recipient of the 2025 Department of Statistics Concurrent Master's Prize. During the Statistics Department Commencement...

The Department awarded the 2025 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize to Kenneth (Kenny) Gu. Kenny, who is graduating with an A.B. in Statistics and Mathematics (Joint), was selected based on the high quality of his coursework and thesis. A...

With commencement and award season upon us, we are pleased to announce our Hoopes Prize winners in the Department of Statistics. We celebrate the accomplishments of all our seniors, many of whom took on the challenging feat of writing a thesis. Supported...

Congratulations to William Nickols, the May 2024 recipient (along with Kevin Luo) of the Department of Statistics Concurrent Master’s Prize! The prize is awarded annually to up to two graduating students from the Concurrent Master’s program in Statistics...