2025 Statistics and Data Science Summer Research Program
The Department of Statistics and Data Science, in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Studies, opens applications for a funded Summer Research Program.
Tang Selected for Early Career Award by the ASA Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Dr. Dingke Tang has been honored with an Early Career Award by the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Epidemiology for his statistical work.
Returning to his roots: Joe Guinness, AB ’07, helps grow a new department
The WashU alumnus shares his path back to campus and his big plans for helping enhance the Department of Statistics and Data Science.
Professor Xiaofeng Shao Joins WashU
The Department of Statistics and Data Science is pleased to announce that Xiaofeng Shao is joining us as a Professor of Statistics and Data Science!
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.
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.
