July 24, 2026
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Mark S. Handcock who was named the Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory on May 15, 2026
This endowed chair provides Professor Handcock with the flexibility to pursue emerging research opportunities and strengthen UCLA’s academic leadership in
June 30, 2026
Congratulations to Oscar Hernan Madrid Padilla who has received an NSF CAREER Award for his project, “Theory and Methods for Nonparametric Estimation with Neural Networks”
This project aims to develop new theory and methodology for nonparametric statistical estimation using neural networks. The award will support
June 26, 2026
Oscar Hernan Madrid Padilla has been promoted to Associate Professor!
Oscar Hernan Madrid Padilla conducts research at the intersection of statistics and machine learning, with interests spanning high-dimensional and nonparametric
June 16, 2026
Congratulations to Professor Guido Montúfar and his Team for Securing a $2 Million NSF Award to Train Faculty, Postdoctoral Scholars and Students in AI, Biotechnology and Data Science
This Research Training Group, or RTG, is a program designed to build research communities and train future generations of scholars.
May 22, 2026
Mark S. Handcock appointed to the Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory
Distinguished Professor Mark S. Handcock has been appointed the Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory for a five-year term.
April 22, 2026
Professor Emeritus Sander Greenland Receives Dickson Award
We are proud to share that Sander Greenland, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Statistics, and a longtime joint faculty of
April 14, 2026
Dr. Oscar Madrid Padilla, Junpeng Ren, and Yik Lun Kei Co-author Paper Published in Science
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Oscar Madrid Padilla, PhD student Junpeng Ren, and PhD alumnus Yik Lun Kei. They are co-authors
April 8, 2026
Our PhD Program Ranked #12 in the U.S. News!
In the newest 2026 U.S. News & World Report ranking of Statistics PhD programs, our department has been ranked #12
January 28, 2026
Continuing Lecturer Michael Tsiang was interviewed for the Bruin to Bruin Podcast.
Our very own Michael Tsiang was recently interviewed for the Bruin to Bruin Podcast. Use this link to hear what
January 16, 2026
Establishment of Shapiro Memorial Award
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Andrew Lawrence Shapiro Memorial Award in 2026. The Andrew Lawrence Shapiro Memorial