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Yumi Kondo and Andy Leung awarded Statistics Dept. Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

Andy Leung and Yumi Kondo have been awarded Statistics Department Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Both have contributed in many important ways to the teaching mission of the Department, through their direct work in courses and also through TA training and mentoring. And I understand that Andy plays a large part in graduate education - keeping graduate students well-informed re computing skills.

Stat 450 and 550 Poster Session

Poster Session for STAT 450
When: April 8^th, 9:30-11:30
Where: ESB Atrium

Come and see what the students of Stat 450 and 550 have been up to this semester!

Robert Tibshirani, Constance van Eden Invited Speaker

Robert Tibshirani is a Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Health Research and Policy
at Stanford University, internationally known for his work in data mining and applied statistics.

Andy Leung receives 2013/2014 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Statistics PhD candidate Andy Leung, has received a 2013/14 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for his valued contributions to the teaching and learning mission of UBC. This is a very big honour - only 5 are awarded in all of the Faculty of Science. Thank you, Andy, on behalf of the Department - of the graduate students you have mentored, of the undergraduates in

Acadia-SFU-UBC Team Receives CANSSI Grant 2014 - 2017

The Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) has awarded a Collaborative Research Team grant to the Acadia-SFU-UBC project "Statistical modeling of the world: Computer and physical models in earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences". The UBC component on atmospheric sciences involves Professors Will Welch in Statistics and Douw Steyn in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atm

Constance van Eeden Invited Speaker Professor Rob Tibshirani's lecture now available on Mathtube

Rob Tibshirani’s April 10 Constance van Eeden talk is now available on Mathtube:
http://www.mathtube.org/lecture/video/lasso-brief-review-and-new-significance-test

Statistics in Action: A Canadian Outlook

Statistics faculty Professors Paul Gustafson and Will Welch and Adjunct Professor Nathaniel Newlands each contribute a chapter to the newly published book Statistics in Action: A Canadian Outlook, from the Statistical Society of Canada and the CRC Press. To celebrate the International Year of Statistics, the book summarizes important developments in statistical science.

2013 Stanley W. Nash Medal Recipient- Jonathan Zhang

Jonathan Zhang is the recipient of the 2014 Stanley W. Nash Medal in Statistics.

Vivian Meng receives Honorable Mention Gertrude Cox Scholarship Award

Vivian Meng has received an Honorable Mention Gertrude Scholarship Award. This prestigious award is given annually by the American Statistical Association, and is presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings. Her citation reads: "for academic achievement in the University of British Columbia statistics program, outstanding advancement of both development and application of statistical methods related to population size estimation using multiple data sources, advancing the statistics field by organizing for the PIMS Young Researchers Conference, and campus contri

Statistical Society of Canada Awards Recipients - Jiahua Chen & John Petkau

Gold Medal:
Professor Jiahua Chen (University of British Columbia)

The Gold Medal is awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics, or to probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work.

The citation for the award reads: