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Xuming He, the Kotzubei-Beckmann Distinguished Professor of Statistics and Data Science, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Statistical Association (ASA).

As of June 2025, the Department of Statistics and Data Science (SDS) has become home for over 120 undergraduate majors, with expectations of further growth in the coming academic year. By Fall 2025, the number of PhD students is projected to approach 30, underscoring the department's robust expansion. This continued growth in both research and education programs will be further enhanced by the arrival of four new Assistant Professors.

The Department of Statistics and Data Science announces their Spring 2025 graduates.

Representatives from the Missouri Botanical Garden and WashU have begun discussing an ambitious new project that would combine botany with data science. Garden staff are currently engaged in a long-term effort called Revolutionizing Species Identification (RSI), which aims to digitize more than 8 million specimens of the Garden Herbarium. The resulting database would include high-resolution images and fully searchable details on each specimen, opening the door for groundbreaking data analysis projects.

"It's difficult to be a good student at WashU, but it's even more difficult to be an excellent student. Congratulations on your hard work!" -Xuming He, Department Chair