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23 results for "Special Events"

23 results for "Special Events"

Special Lect: Lester Mackey

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Title: Measuring Sample Quality with Stein's Method Abstract: To improve the efficiency of Monte Carlo estimation, practitioners are turning to biased Markov chain Monte Carlo procedures that trade off asymptotic exactness for computational speed. The...

2026 Harvard Statistics Commencement Highlights

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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...

Colloquium Series: Dylan Foster

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Our upcoming event for the Statistics Colloquium Series is scheduled for Monday, September 8, from 12:00 – 1:00pm (ET) and will be an in-person presentation Science Center 316. Lunch will be provided to guests following the talk. This week's speaker will...

Herman Chernoff's Centennial Celebration

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This research symposium will highlight Emeritus Professor Chernoff's teaching and research legacy by featuring panel discussions on how Professor Chernoff inspired researchers personally and professionally and technical presentations on research related...

Statistics Open House Lunch for Sophomores

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Meet faculty, eat pizza, and learn about the concentration and secondary field in Statistics! Our concentration advisors will be there to answer questions, and look forward to meeting you!

Stat 303 Grand Finale Lecture

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STAT 303 Grand Finale Lecture: Jill Lepore, Kemper Professor of American History, Harvard University Facts, Numbers, Data: A Brief History of Evidence An illustrated lecture about the elemental units of knowledge, and the current epistemological crisis...

Dempster Prize Lecture

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Please save the date for the 2021 Dempster Prize seminar which will be presented by our award winner Ambarish Chattopadhyay for his paper (with Jose Zubizarreta) "On the implied weights of linear regression for causal inference". The talk will be on 22...

Colloquium Series: Vidya Muthukumar

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Our upcoming event for the Statistics Colloquium Series is scheduled for Monday, April 6 from 12:00 – 1:00pm (ET) and will be an in-person presentation at Maxwell-Dworkin 134A/B. Lunch will be provided to guests following the talk. This week's speaker...

Statistics PhD Alumni Share Tips for Industry Careers

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During the fall semester's final Stat 300 Seminar (typically focused on Ph.D. student research talks), four Ph.D. alumni joined a special industry-focused career panel via Zoom. Expertly moderated by fifth-year Ph.D. student Louis Cammarata, the panel...