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Herman Chernoff Obituary
The Harvard Department of Statistics is saddened to share that Professor Emeritus Herman Chernoff, age 103, of Boston, MA, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2026. Professor Chernoff will be deeply missed by his former colleagues, mentees, friends, and...
Herman Chernoff profile

Yongkai Chen Receives 2026 STAI-X Outstanding Paper Award
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

Announcing the Carl N. Morris Visiting Day Presentation Prize
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

Mark Sellke is Featured in Wall Street Journal and Nature

The Department of Statistics is thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Mark Sellke was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal article, " A Famous Math Problem Stumped Humans for 80 Years. AI Just Cracked It ," as well as in the Nature article, "...
Mark Sellke

Subhabrata Sen is Promoted to Associate Professor

The Department of Statistics is thrilled to share that Subhabrata Sen has been promoted to Associate Professor. As a leading theoretical statistician, Sen has developed a clear and distinctive program that connects probability, statistics, and machine...
Subhabrata Sen

7 Statistics Students Receive 2026 Hoopes Prize
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...

2026 Harvard Statistics Commencement Highlights
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

Nathan Cheng and Xiaodong Yang Receive 2026 Dempster Award
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