Spotlights
Jennifer Starling Gives Invited Talk at the 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings
15 August 2019— Doctoral student Jennifer Starling gave an invited talk on her research, titled "Targeted Smooth Bayesian Causal Forests for Heterogeneous Smooth Treatment Effects," at the 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings held in Denver, Colorado during July 27 – August 1, 2019. The work presented extends the Bayesian Causal Forest framework to include cases where...Corwin Zigler Uses Statistics to Link Air Pollution to Health Impacts
Article from College of Natural Science News, July 31, 2019: As a new academic year approaches, we have a new series to introduce you to some of the newest scientists and mathematicians in our community—faculty who joined UT in the last year. First up: Corwin Zigler, associate professor in UT...SDS FOCUS - When Stats isn't Stats
23 July 2019—Acronyms quickly become an additional language to anyone studying or working at The University of Texas at Austin. Because of this, attempting to clarify questions about certain courses can be a lesson in frustration when you are not sure you have contacted the right department. Here at SDS we...SDS FOCUS - Sally Ragsdale Now Heads the SDS Certificate and Portfolio Programs
8 July 2019—Sally Ragsdale is an Assistant Professor of Instruction for the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences. In addition to teaching SDS 328M Biostatistics in Fall 2019, an undergraduate introductory stats course where students use R in a weekly lab, Sally administers the SDS Certificate and Portfolio Programs.You took over...SDS FOCUS - Why is SDS 302 closed?
25 June 2019—Two questions come up regularly for students during the fall semester registration sessions: why is SDS 302 closed and how can I get a seat? We have assembled a quick FAQ below to give some insight into the process as well as provide some background information about why these...Corwin M. Zigler Awarded the 2019 Rothman Epidemiology Prize
7 June 2019—Dr. Corwin M. Zigler was recently announced as the winner of the 2019 Rothman Epidemiology Prize. Excerpt from original article in the Epidemiology Journal The Editors and Editorial Board of Epidemiology are pleased to announce the selection of Corwin M. Zigler as the winner of this year’s Rothman Epidemiology...Stay or Switch? SDS Schools Adults at Thinkery21 Event
20 May 2019—SDS participated in the Thinkery’s May adult-only event, “Thinkery21: Get Your Game On.” The Thinkery in Austin is a private non-profit organization that offers children hands-on, interactive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) exhibits and programs. The general target age of the Thinkery entrant is newborn through eleven...LAFF-On Programming for High Performance Debuts June 4 on edX
The Online Course LAFF-On Programming for High Performance Debuts June 4 on edX Is my code fast? Can it be faster? Scientific computing, machine learning, and data science are about solving problems that are compute intensive. Choosing the right algorithm, extracting parallelism at various levels, and amortizing the cost of data...Cross-Cutting Conversation: Frontiers in Computational Health
Dean Paul Goldbart invites you to join the next Cross-Cutting Conversation: Frontiers in Computational Health. We look forward to seeing you at an interdisciplinary event for faculty, staff, graduate and medical students and all with an interest in the future of computational health. Join us for a conversation with Kate Calder,...SSI 2019 Course Spotlight "Applied Hierarchical Linear Modeling" with Catherine Cubbin
Dr. Catherine Cubbin returns to teach "Applied Hierarchical Linear Modeling" at the 12th annual Summer Statistics Institute What is the main goal of this course? What makes you excited about teaching this course? The main goal of this course is to expose students to the myriad ways that HLM can be used...SSI 2019 New Course Spotlight: "Intermediate Excel for Personal and Professional Use" with Maliki Ghossainy
The 12th annual Summer Statistics Institute will include the new course "Intermediate Excel for Personal and Professional Use" wih Maliki Ghossainy. Instructor Biography Maliki received her Ph.D. in Psychology in 2015 and M.S. in Statistics in 2016 from The University of Texas at Austin. She is an experienced statistical and...Dr. Kristin Harvey Receives President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Data scientist Kristin Harvey is among eight University of Texas at Austin faculty members named as recipients of the 2018-19 President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award. The award recognizes the university's educational innovators who demonstrate exceptional undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum, including signature courses, and engage with curriculum reform and educational innovation....SDS Faculty/Staff Picture Day, March 26th, 2019
JOIN US FOR SDS PICTURE DAY ON MARCH 26TH! We will be taking headshots for professional use/website use for department Staff & Faculty. Please make an appointment by adding your name at the time that you will be available on the 26th or sending an email to the Stat.Admin email...Announcing a New Chair for the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
This message was sent by Dean Paul Goldbart on February 11, 2019 to faculty and staff in the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences and to college leaders.It is my pleasure to inform you that Dr. Kate Calder will serve as the next chair of the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, starting...Bindu Viswanathan chosen to present two paintings at the People's Gallery 2019
11 February 2019—Two paintings by Dr. Bindu Viswanathan have been selected for this year’s People’s Gallery Exhibition at Austin City Hall. The People’s Gallery is designed to showcase the work of regional artists and to encourage public dialogue, understanding, and enjoyment of visual art. Each year, the Cultural Arts Division issues...Registration is Open for the 2019 Summer Statistics Institute
The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin is excited to announce that the 12th Annual UT Summer Statistics Institute will be held on the UT Austin campus May 28 – May 31, 2019. The week of May 28 - 31 falls on Tuesday -...Registration is Open for the Spring 2019 Short Courses!
The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences (SDS) is pleased to announce our Spring 2019 Short Course schedule, which includes introductory and advanced software courses as well as our Topics in Statistics courses. All courses are 3 hours long and held in FAC 101B on Mondays 9am-12pm and Tuesdays 9am-12pm. Registration...The Big Data to Knowledge Training Program is Taking Applications!
SDS's Biomedical Data to Knowledge Graduate Training Program is now taking applications for trainees, beginning in Fall 2019 semester! The Biomedical Big Data (BBD) Training Grant is an innovative graduate program that will help train a new generation of scientists with expertise in statistics, computer science, and biology in order to solve...I saw Bevo shopping with Orange Santa
SDS is excited to be participating in the UT holiday assistance program, Orange Santa, again this year! Orange Santa began in 1994 as a program designed to foster a more caring university environment by providing help for members of the university community in need during the holiday season. In December 2017, Orange Santa served...
