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Sports Analytics Symposium Highlights Student Engagement, Industry Collaboration

November 3, 2025 Leave a Comment

The 6th Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium was held April 11–12 at Yale University, drawing about 150 registrants for keynotes, a data challenge, workshops, and poster sessions.

UConn Sports Analytics Symposium Showcases Student-Oriented Educational Innovation

November 5, 2024 Leave a Comment

The fifth UConn Sports Analytics Symposium was held April 12–13 at the University of Connecticut. The event offered a comprehensive program designed to showcase the field’s interdisciplinary impact while fostering collaboration between students, academic programs, and the sports industry.

2023 SPAIG Award Honors UNC, Merck, NCI Collaboration

December 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

From left: Amarjot Kaur of Merck, Joseph Ibrahim of The University of North Carolina, Guoqing Diao of The George Washington University, Arvind Shah of Merck, and Jianxin Lin of Merck Eric Sampson/ASA

Lisa LaVange and Joseph Ibrahim from The University of North Carolina answer a few questions to give insight into their collaboration.

UConn Department of Statistics Celebrates 60th Anniversary

February 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

A white woman with short hair stands behind a presentation screen at a lectern.

A special conference with the theme “Excellence in Statistical Science” was a high note in a series of year-long activities celebrating the anniversary.

UConn Sports Analytics Symposium Boasts New Features

January 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Meredith Wills with the SportsMedia Technology data challenge finalists. From left: Cameron Grove, Durham University (UK); Jack Rogers, University of Minnesota; Kai Franke, University of Minnesota; Jackson Balch, University of Minnesota; Isaac Blumhoefer, University of Minnesota; Cale Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ethan Rendon, New York University; Jack Weyer, University of Southern California; Billy Fryer, North Carolina State University; and Meredith J. Wills, SportsMedia Technology

The fourth UConn Sports Analytics Symposium was supported by a three-year conference grant from the National Science Foundation and included a data challenge.

Mary Gray Guest of Honor at Pfizer Colloquium

January 1, 2022 Leave a Comment

Mary Gray gave a talk titled, “Statistics and Human Rights,” and discussed her career in academia, the challenges of working as a woman in the math field in the ’60s, and her experience learning different computer languages throughout the years.

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