William S. Cleveland, Shanti S. Gupta Distinguished Professor of Statistics and courtesy professor of computer science at Purdue University, passed away on March 27, 2026, at the age of 83.
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My ASA Story: Will Eagan, Biostatistician
Will Eagan’s ASA story is far from complete, but he’s so far earned his GStat, won a scholarship, and founded a student chapter.
The Math Alliance
The Math Alliance is a national mentoring community focusing on increasing traditionally excluded American minorities in the quantitative sciences professions.
Dennis Lin Takes Reins as Purdue Statistics Department Head
Lin, who is currently a university distinguished professor of supply chain and statistics at Penn State University, will begin his new role at Purdue in July.
Rebecca Doerge
As a first-generation student, Doerge studied theoretical mathematics at the University of Utah. There, she gained an interest in both computing and human genetics. Now dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University, she has earned mentoring awards and was elected Fellow of the AAAS and ASA in 2007.
Q&A with Largest, Fastest-Growing Undergraduate Statistics Departments
Statistics is the fastest-growing STEM major for the period 2010–2013. This month, we hear from five more heads of the largest and fastest-growing departments about their school’s growth.