In December, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate its statistics department, prompting faculty to raise concerns about flawed evaluation metrics; lack of shared governance; and significant impacts on students, research programs, and faculty careers.
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Mason Statistics Welcomes New Faculty
The George Mason University (GMU) department of statistics at the new school of computing welcomed eight new faculty hired during the pandemic. They will work at the new school of computing.
NC State Statistics Department Helps Land $60 Million NSA Grant
The National Security Agency and North Carolina State University announced in August a $60 million partnership to create the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, the largest sponsored research contract in the university’s history.
Dhaka University Statistics Department Celebrates 60 Years
The ASA sponsored a probability and statistics conference to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the Dhaka University Statistics Department.
U of M Department of Statistics Turns 40
The Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan turned 40 years old. To celebrate, faculty and students attended a reception at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC, and a half-day symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.