The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced its new Fellows for 2022, which includes UGA's Ping Ma.  Election as a Fellow honors members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of sciences or its applications in service to society have distinguished them among their peers and colleagues.

Congratulations to Dr. Ma!  

Please join us in congratulating the following faculty members:

• Yuan Ke and Qian Xiao on their promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.
• Ting Zhang on attaining tenure status at the rank of Associate Professor.
• Maduranga Dassanayake on his promotion to Senior Lecturer.
• Mark Werner on his promotion to Principal Lecturer.

Mark is also the first Principal Lecturer in the Department of Statistics.  All promotions are effective August 1, 2023. 

Language Models for Cold-Start Recommendation

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Some New Results on the Stochastic First-Order Methods in Parameter Estimation

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Estimation and inference on high-dimensional individualized treatment rule in observational data

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Generative Quantile Regression with Variability Penalty

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Exploratory Cognitive Diagnosis Models: Attribute Hierarchy Estimation and Exploration of Utilizing Eye-tracking Data.

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Bayesian Spatial Binary Regression for Label Fusion in Structural Neuroimaging

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Maduranga Dassanayake received the 2023 General Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award.

This award for excellence in teaching annually honors outstanding faculty in the Franklin College who have shown a sustained commitment to high quality instruction.