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Changes to Graduate Program Curriculum and Qualifying Exam procedures!

The Statistics Department has approved these changes for the graduate program. Please contact the Graduate Coordinator if you have any questions. Click here for curriculum changes. Click here for qualifying exam procedure changes.  

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Congratulations to Abhyuday Mandal!

Abhyuday Mandal has been recognized for the second time for his superior teaching at UGA. He was one of the five finalists from the Franklin College for an Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. He was recognized at a Faculty Recognition Banquet organized by the Provost's office on April 16, 2018.


Congratulations to Suchi Goyal!

Congratulations to Suchi Goyal Suchi Goyal received a special scholarship from the University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Statistics, where she was recently admitted into the doctoral program starting Fall 2018. She looks forward to pursuing her PhD in statistics and is particularly interested in the analysis of multidimensional data sets and identification of causational relationships. Congratulations, Suchi! (updated 3/5/18)


Dr. Pengsheng Ji Publishes in AOAS

Dr. Pengsheng Ji Published a Discussion Paper on Statistician Coauthorship and Citation Networks in the Annals of Applied Statistics.This 2016 paper exposes interesting patterns, trends and communities in the field of statistics, using the new data set covering 3400 papers published in four of the top journals in statistics from 2003 to 2012. Professor Bernard Silverman from University of Oxford writes an illuminating introduction;…


Two Teams from Department of Statistics Place Highly in the 2016 SAS Shootout!

For the third year in a row, student groups from the Department of Statistics have earned high recognition at the SAS Analytics Shootout. This year, a team captained by Rich Ross and advised by Dr. Dan Hall has placed in the top three and is still in the running for first place. A second team, captained by XianYan Chen and advised by Dr. Jaxk Reeves earned an Honorable Mention. We are so proud of all who participated in the competition and…


Theresa Devasia Awarded Presidential Award of Excellence

Theresa Devasia was nominated by the Statistics Department for the Presidential Award of Excellence. This award recognizes high-achieving students in each college and school. Shortly after her nomination, she received a letter informing her that she was selected as an awardee and invited to the Honor's Day Luncheon. Before lunch, she was able to meet President Morehead, and received a special cord to be worn at graduation. She is very happy…


2016 Best Capstone Student Award Winners: John Chamberlin & Cody Pace

Each year, the University of Georgia Department of Statistics awards the Kermit Hutcheson Best Capstone Student Award to an undergraduate student who best exemplifies the standards set by Professor Kermit Hutcheson. The winners of this award are students who consistently demonstrate throughout the year dedication to the Capstone philosophy. For the second consecutive year, the award has resulted in co-winners. The co-winners of the 2016 Capstone…


Statistics Team Advances in the Capital One Contest

Congratulations to Statistics students Xianyan Chen, Xiaodong Jiang, Jerry Shi, and Yang Song, who are one of five finalist teams in the Capital One Contest. The team members, along with advisor Jaxk Reeves, have been invited to Capital One headquarters, where they, along with the four other finalist teams, will present their analysis. The winner will be determined after the team presentations, April 20-22, 2016. We wish the best of luck with…


Congratulations Mark Werner & Liang Liu!

The Department of Statistics congratulates Mark Werner on his promotion to Senior Lecturer and Liang Liu on his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! We are so happy to have these two distinguished academics represent our department.  Congratulations again! 


Pengsheng Ji Receives the M.G. Michael Award for Research

Congrats to Pengsheng for his recognition of excellence in research!  We are so proud of you! 
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