In her article for the June issue of Significance magazine, Amanda Golbeck reflected on her collaborator and friend, Ingram Olkin, and his career-long role as a "mover and shaker" for women in statistics.
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Education in the Statistics discipline acquaints students with the role played by probabilistic and statistical ideas and methods in the many fields of science, medicine, technology, and even the humanities.
We provide instruction in the theory and application of techniques that have been found to be commonly useful, and offer advanced training through interdisciplinary and graduate programs.
News & Announcements
Stein Fellow in Statistics or Probability
The Statistics Department at Stanford University seeks applicants for a non-tenure track Stein Fellow position, for two years with possible extension to three years. The Stein Fellowship is designed...Statistics and MCS featured in a new video
A short film about our department was commissioned over the summer in connection with the 2019 International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics that was held in Valencia, Spain. Both...Trevor Hastie has received University of Bologna Sigillum Magnum
The Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Bologna has announced that Trevor has been awarded the Sigillum Magnum, the highest award given by the university. U Bologna was founded in...Dominik Rothenhäusler is newest Assistant Professor of Statistics
Dominik will begin his appointment on September 1, 2019, coming to Sequoia Hall from a postdoctoral stint with the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley. He received his PhD in Mathematics from ETH...Featured
Admissions Info
Statistics PhD and MS Application Deadlines
Graduate Admissions Application for Autumn 2020-2021 will be available in September 2019
PhD: December 3, 2019 (Tuesday)
MS: December 3, 2019 (Tuesday)
Data Science: MS: December 3, 2019 (Tuesday)
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Industrial Affiliates
Our IA Program develops practical relationships between the department and the industrial community by creating opportunities for scientists, engineers, and researchers in local companies to meet with our graduate students in an informal setting. The program offers a variety of benefits, including the annual workshop and faculty visits to member organizations.
IA Members:
- Baidu Research
- BlackRock
- Stitch Fix
- Two Sigma Investments LLC
