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Faculty Celebrate Chair Neil Shephard

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The statistics faculty gathered for a special lunch in 316 (now the department's social hub again!) to celebrate the accomplishments of Neil Shephard during his time as Chair from 2015 to 2022. The faculty appreciate Neil's outstanding leadership and...

Professor Joseph Blitzstein is Elected to the FAS Faculty Council

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The Department would like to congratulate Professor of the Practice Joseph Blitzstein on his election to a divisional seat for Science and Engineering on the FAS Faculty Council for a term of three years, starting in the fall of 2023. Professor Blitzstein...

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The Statistics Department Faculty members are listed here. Other department members include, Researchers , Graduate Students, and Staff.

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...

New Statistics Faculty: Morgane Austern

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The Faculty of the Department of Statistics is delighted to report that Dr. Morgane Austern will be joining us as an Assistant Professor of Statistics from 1 July 2021. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Microsoft Research NE. Dr. Austern received...

Neil Shephard appointed Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science

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Professor Neil Shephard, chair of the Statistics Department, has been appointed by Harvard University the Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science with effect from 1st July 2017. He will continue to be a faculty member in both the Department of Economics...

New Statistics Faculty: Subhabrata Sen

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The Faculty of the Department of Statistics is delighted to report that Dr. Subhabrata Sen will be joining us as an Assistant Professor of Statistics from 1 July 2019. He is currently Schramm Postdoctoral Fellow at Microsoft Research NE and MIT...

Faculty Recognized for Extraordinary Teaching

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Acknowledging the unique challenges that were faced during the Spring 2020 semester, undergraduate students recommended to Harvard College commendations to faculty for "extraordinary teaching during extraordinary times." Those receiving these awards in...

Statistics Department Early History

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The discussion below is now largely superseded by Xiao-Li Meng's article 55 Years of Harvard Statistics: Stories, Snapshots, and Statistics which appears in the 2013 Springer book Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U...

Dr. Anna Seigal Joins Statistics as an Affiliate Faculty Member

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The Department of Statistics welcomes Dr. Anna Seigal as an Affiliate Faculty member starting in July 2023. Dr. Seigal is currently a Junior Fellow at the Society of Fellows at Harvard and received her PhD in Mathematics from the University of California...

Tiffany Mejia

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As Director of Administration, Tiffany provides strategic leadership and oversees the administrative infrastructure that supports our department’s mission. In close partnership with the Department Chair, Tiffany ensures everything from financial...

2022 Class Celebrates Commencement on May 26th

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We celebrated our Master's, PhD, and concentrator students who graduated in 2021-2022 on Thursday, May 26th, with the Statistics Department, family, and friends. The event included toasts from the faculty, the presentation of the Undergraduate Thesis...