The Temple University Department of Statistics, housed in the Fox School, was renamed the department of statistical science recently. The department had been known as the department of statistics since its establishment in 1929, 11 years after the founding of the Fox School.

“Rebranding our department as the department of statistical science reflects the breadth of our department’s academic research, the discipline’s changing landscape, and our department’s renewed focus on engaging in quality research that reshapes the field of statistics and training new generations of statistically skilled graduates,” said Sanat K. Sarkar, chair of the department of statistical science. The new department name, Sarkar added, is reflective of the discipline’s evolution into one that “develops newer subfields and its interdisciplinary research with scientists in modern scientific investigations involving complex data.”

The department also launched its Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree program in statistical science and data analytics. The department continues to offer its graduate programs leading to the master’s (MS) and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees in statistics under the new name.