The Unlikely Methodologist: A hodge-podge talk about my research and lessons learned along the way Dr. Jaime Speiser, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Data Science at Wake Forest University School of Medicine October 11; 11am – 12pm in Carswell 101 Abstract: In this seminar, I […]
An educator’s perspective of the tidyverseDr. Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Professor of the Practice and the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Statistical Science, Duke UniversityMonday, September, 26 at 12-1PM in Kirby 120. Computing makes up a large and growing component of data science and statistics courses. […]
Dr. Daniel Beavers received funding from the National Institute on Aging as MPI for the “Exercise and Bisphosphonate Use to Minimize Weight Loss Associated Bone Loss among Older Adults” (BEACON) clinical trial, along with fellow MPI Dr. Kristen Beavers in Health and Exercise Science. BEACON is […]
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has been restructured into two academic departments effective July 1, 2022. Continuing will be the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistical Sciences. Dr. Sarah Raynor will continue as Chair of the Department […]
Emily Huang, assistant professor of math and statistics, whose proposal entitled “Integrating lifecourse approaches, biologic and digital phenotypes in support of heart and lung disease epidemiologic research” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College).
Dr. Sneha Jadhav’s grant proposal “Alerting for Time Series Data” was awarded by Last9. The project runs from 2022-2023, and will develop new statistical methodology for deep learning applications for time series data.
This award is presented to the faculty member whom the Graduate Student Association has selected as having done the most to promote excellence in graduate education this past year. Dr. Berenhaut’s commitment to mentorship and scholarship symbolizes the core values of the graduate school’s mission […]
The chair who nominated the recipient of this year’s Teaching Professionals Award for Excellence in Teaching succinctly relayed that this professor “is a superb example of what a teaching professional can be,” from curriculum development and professional development to undergraduate research support and classroom settings. […]
Staci Hepler is an expert in spatial statistics, spatial epidemiology, and computational statistics. Her research develops applied statistical methodology to answer urgent questions in ecology and public health, with a particular emphasis on the opioid crisis in the United States. She blends two rare talents. […]
Rob Erhardt and Staci Hepler’s grant proposal “Scalable Models, Fast Computation and Predictability for Spatio-temporal Ordinal Data” was awarded by the National Science Foundation. The project will develop new statistical methodology for ordinal spatio-temporal data, and deploy it to improve drought prediction in conjunction with […]