News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the Department of Statistics and Data Science
Nhat Ho Receives 2026 COPSS Emerging Leader Award
SDS professor honored for pioneering the statistical foundations of modern AI
UT Austin’s Undergraduate Data Science Program Debuts at No. 16 Nationally
UT Austin’s undergraduate data science program ranks No. 16 nationally, just months after its first class graduated.
Four CNS Faculty Win UT Teaching Awards
Educators in the Freshman Research Initiative and soon-to-launch School of Computing received honors.
UT Amazon Science Hub
Amazon Awards 15 UT Graduate Students AI Ph.D. Fellowships
UT Austin had 15 Ph.D. candidates selected as fellows campus-wide, with most studying computer science.
Texas Research
Faculty Member Wins University-Wide Research Excellence Award
Vagheesh Narasimhan had an extraordinary achievement in original research, providing clues to human evolution.
College of Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
The awards from the National Science Foundation support innovative work by earlier-career faculty.
Three in Texas Science Elected Fellows of AAAS
Scott Aaronson, Catherine Calder and Claus Wilke are now fellows of the world’s largest general scientific society.
Seven Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Learn about faculty members from UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences who have been awarded CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation.
