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Join us on Aug 19 for a talk by UBC Statistics PhD student Jonathan Agyeman.
π£οΈTalk title: Sequential Monte Carlo - EM Algorithm for Disease Transmission Models.
π 11 am - 12 pm
π ESB 4192 & online
Learn more π bit.ly/3J3yTmT
βοΈThe UBC Statistics department office will be closed on Monday, August 4th for BC Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, August 5th.
01.08.2025 18:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
UBC Statistics welcomes Charles Margossian as an Assistant Professor, beginning August 1, 2025. π
Charles joins us following a research fellowship at the Flatiron Institute. Prior to that, he earned his PhD in statistics from Columbia University.
Read more π bit.ly/46CwoSq
π£ Heads up, UBC Stats undergrads! We're switching to a new web form for support. No more direct emails for registration, program, or grad questions. Contact us here βΆοΈ stat.ubc.ca/student-webf...
31.07.2025 17:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
UBC Statistics is thrilled to welcome Grace Tompkins as an Assistant Professor of Teaching!
Grace is excited to begin her new role at UBC. βI feel so grateful to be in a position where I can positively impact statistics and data science education,β she shared.
Current goals to protect 30% of marine areas wonβt be sufficient to protect ocean megafauna, according to an international team of scientists that includes #UBC statisticians and fisheries researchers.
@stat.ubc.ca @ubcoceans.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
π’Prof. Katie Burak has won the New Investigator Presentation Award from the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) for her outstanding talk "Authentic Data Science Assessments in a Computer-Based Testing Environment."
π Join us in congratulating Katie on this well-earned recognition! bit.ly/4lBmqVt
Another successful Graduation Reception on May 27 in the Department of Statistics! Big congrats to all grads and award winners ππ Thanks for celebrating with us and best wishes on your next steps!
06.06.2025 19:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations π to Melissa Lee, Associate Professor of Teaching in Statistics, on receiving the Statistical Society of Canada's (SSC) 2025 Early Career Educator Award!
Learn more: bit.ly/3SBRKXU
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The 2024β2025 Nash Medal in Statistics goes to Chenyue Qian! Chenyue is graduating with a 93%+ average, top grades in Statistics and Math, and two consecutive Petkau Scholarships in 2022 and 2023. Heβs off to a Masterβs in Statistics next. Congrats, Chenyue! ππ
Learn more: bit.ly/3ShBXxg
Congrats π₯³ to Kenny Chiu and Naitong Chen on receiving the 2024 Statistics Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards! Your passion for teaching is truly inspiring, Kenny and Naitong! bit.ly/4jCUfVl
15.04.2025 17:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Huge congratulations to Kenny Chiu, a PhD candidate in Statistics, for receiving the 2024/2025 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! π
Kenny's passion and dedication have made a real difference at UBC, and weβre so lucky to have him!
Learn more: bit.ly/4i2mA5Y
Dr. Alexi RodriΜguez-Arelis teaches statistics in UBC's Master of Data Science program in a way that students will be able to explain big data and convey scientific messages to the public.
@cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca @ubcmds.bsky.social
youtu.be/rHhcdGaA52Y
Congrats to Xiaoting Li, winner of the 2024-25 Marshall Prize! π A final-year Ph.D. student in Statistics, her research on multivariate extremes has led to publications in top journals with real-world applications. Well done, Xiaoting! π
Learn more: bit.ly/4jcucUv
ππ Congrats to Farhan Samir, the 2024 Department of Statistics Award in Data Science recipient! Farhan, a 4th year Ph.D. student in computational linguistics, is advised by Prof. Jian Zhu & holds NSERC scholarships for his future postdoc.
Learn more: bit.ly/3FRTOru
The 2025 Constance van Eden speaker is Dr. Arnaud Doucet (Google DeepMind). Join @stat.ubc.ca on April 4 for his talk, βFrom Diffusion Models to SchrΓΆdinger Bridges β When Generative Modeling Meets Optimal Transport.β
π₯10:30 AM-12 PM πUBC ESB 5104 & Onlineβ¨
π Register: tinyurl.com/yjn6652m
Congratulations to Dr. Natalia Nolde of @stat.ubc.ca on being appointed Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Statics of Extremes and Risk.
Read about her research at science.ubc.ca/news/risky-b...
We are pleased to announce this year's Anona Thorne and Takao Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship recipients! Congratulations to Statistics Master's students Zachary Lau (on the left in the photo) and Junsong Tang (on the right in the photo) for this well-deserved recognition! ππ bit.ly/41gSiq2
27.02.2025 18:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Few guides exist to aid practitioners in considering how their own values and beliefs might affect their work.
This primer, based on a publication doi.org/10.1111/conl... led by IRES student Nicole Kaechele, provides reflexive questions rather than a simple check-list...check it out:
On this #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, statistician Dr. Katie Burak talks about her work with UBC's Girls in Data Science summer camp and teaching in the Master of Data Science program.
#WomeninScience #STEM @stat.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYJT...
π If you're looking for a Summer program that combines hands-on learning, supportive instructors, and a welcoming community, the Applied Statistics & Data Science Group has got you covered!
Swipe through to see whatβs in the package! β‘οΈπ
Learn more: bit.ly/3ZKoWiS
Congrats to Olivia Liu, a senior STAT PhD student, for being awarded the prestigious BC Graduate Scholarship! π Her innovative research in computational statistics and biology focuses on developing methods to detect patterns in infectious diseases bit.ly/423QId7%F0%9...
09.01.2025 18:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
