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Department of Statistics Hosts Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen for 2026 Bradley Lecture

The Department of Statistics was honored to welcome Nobel Laureate Professor Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago, as the featured speaker for the 2026 Bradley Lecture on Sept

Xiaotian Wang Wins Poster Award for 2026 GA Statistics Day at Georgia Tech

Congratulations to Xiaotian Wang for winning the poster award at Georgia Statistics Day 2026, hoisted by Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

We're proud of your accomplishments and your representing UGA Statistics!


Riddhimoy Ghosh Receives the Graduate School Doctoral Fellow Award

Riddhimoy obtained a M.S. degree in Data Science from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a GPA of 4.00/4.00, and he was a second-year Ph.D.

Yutong Hu

Yutong Hu Receives the Presidential Graduate Fellow Award

Receiving the most prestigious fellowship award available from UGA for incoming doctoral students, Yutong completed her B.S.

JSM Reunion 2026

Reunion at JSM 2026 Brings Together Students, Alumni, Former and Current Faculty

The Department of Statistics hosted an Alumni Reunion Event at the recent 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston, Massachusetts.  The event took place on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 during the lunch hour at the Westin Boston Seaport District hotel, adjacent to the JSM venue.