Statistics & Data Science Fall 2024 Department Engagement

SDS celebrates everyone who makes our department great- all semester long!

Statisticians play an essential role in AI

The Department of Statistics and Data Science is preparing to leverage the insights of scholars across WashU to make artificial intelligence more trustworthy.

Xu Receives Distinguished Student Paper Award from the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region’s (ENAR)

Statistics and Data Science PhD Student Zhichen Xu Receives Distinguished Student Paper Award for the ENAR 2025 Spring Meeting from the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region’s (ENAR).

WashU Data Science Student Newsletter Released

Statistics and Data Science is excited to announce the release of the first Student Newsletter, created by and for data science students at WashU.

Bo Li appointed as Co-Director of TRIADS

Two new NSF Awards to SDS Faculty this year

The National Science Foundation awarded grants to two Statistics and Data Science faculty members, Professors Nan Lin and José Figueroa-López this year.

Department of Statistics and Data Science gains momentum with new hires

Department chair Xuming He discusses the new faculty and big ideas that are energizing the department.

Xuming He joins national panel discussion on AI in government

Xuming He, chair of the new Department of Statistics and Data Science, discussed how statisticians will play a vital role as AI is used by the federal government.

Mondal Received Junior Service Award from the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA)

Debashis Mondal, Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science, received the inaugural IISA Junior Service Award.

Xuming He to chair new Department of Statistics and Data Science

Xuming He is a renowned leader in the fields of robust statistics, quantile regression, Bayesian inference, and post-selection inference. He will join Arts & Sciences from the University of Michigan.