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Department of Statistics Launches 2022 Newsletter

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The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce the launch of our annual community newsletter, "Stats News," for 2022. We are introducing a department newsletter to help alums and current students, postdocs, and faculty stay connected at Harvard and...

Lucy Tu Receives AAAS Mass Media Fellowship from ASA

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The Department of Statistics would like to congratulate Harvard undergraduate Lucy Tu, who is studying sociology, neuroscience, and the history of science, on her American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Fellowship from the...

Yash Nair awarded 2022 Department’s Undergraduate Prize

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The Department has decided to award the 2022 Undergraduate Department of Statistics Prize to Yash Nair for his superb coursework in the concentration and for an outstanding thesis. Congratulations on your achievement, Yash! The Undergraduate Department of...

Professor Kelly McConville's Undergraduate Research Group Conducts US Forest Service Projects

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Professor Kelly McConville and her summer undergraduate research group are collaborating on survey statistics projects for the US Forest Service. More specifically, they are working on several different projects, including an exploration of zero-inflation...

Dr. Kelly McConville Co-Chairs United States Conference on Teaching Statistics

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Dr. Kelly McConville, Senior Lecturer in Statistics, was the Co-Program Chair with Professor Allan Rossman of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo for the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) from May 30 th through June 1st, 2023, at State College...

Asteria Chilambo and Jing Shang Receive Best Video Presentation at eUSR Conference

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The Statistics Department congratulates undergraduates Asteria Chilambo (a senior math concentrator) and Jing Shang (a visiting senior in economics from Fudan University) on receiving the best video presentation at the 2022 Electronic Undergraduate...

Rachel Li Receives 2023 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize at Commencement

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The Department has awarded the 2023 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize to Rachel Li for her superb coursework in the concentration and for an outstanding thesis. Congratulations on your achievement, Rachel! The Department of Statistics...

Harvard Statistics Congratulates 2024 Taliesin Prize and 7 Hoopes Winners 

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With commencement and award season upon us, we are pleased to announce Harvard prizes that our concentrators have received this year, including our seven 2024 Hoopes Prize winners and one Taliesin Prize for Distinction in the Art of Learning. We celebrate...

Concentrators James Celi Kitch, Kavya Mehul Shah, and Jason Zhou Receive Awards

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The Department of Statistics would like to congratulate our two concentrator recipients of the Sophia Freund Prize, Kavya Mehul Shah ('23 AB) and Jason Zhou ('23 AB/AM), and our two concentrators who have been awarded the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Jason...

Leo Vanciu Awarded 2026 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize

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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...

Dr. Kelly McConville is Awarded 2023 Alpha-Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching

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The Department of Statistics would like to congratulate Senior Lecturer Kelly McConville on receiving this year's Alpha-Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching! This teaching prize is awarded annually to three FAS Faculty by the undergraduate members of Phi...

Skyler Wu Receives 2024 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize at Commencement

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The Department awarded the 2024 Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Prize to Skyler Wu at our Commencement Celebration on May 23rd. Skyler, who is graduating with an A.B. in Statistics and Mathematics (Joint) and S.M. in Applied Mathematics, was...