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Women in Stat Panel
Women in Statistics + Data Science panelists share career experiences and advice with students
 What does a career in statistics and data science look like, and how do you find your place in a field that continues to evolve? Those questions were at the center of the fourth annual Department of Statistics' Women in Statistics + Data Science event on Monday, October 26, at the Illini...
Kaytlin Hoey
Stat Ambassadors Blog: Study Tips, Academic Resources, and Productivity Tools
As a student, it is often overwhelming to balance multiple courses, assignments, exams, extracurriculars, social life, and taking care of yourself. I’ve found that the best way to find balance between all these is to try and break infinite tasks, such as studying, into finite, bite sized tasks in...
Lelys Bravo
Lelys Bravo de Guenni’s Global Classrooms Proposal approved for Spring 2027
 Lelys Bravo de Guenni, clinical associate professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received approval from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a Global Classrooms initiative launching in Spring 2027.The project will connect students...
Ruoqi Yu
Ruoqi Yu receives Campus Research Board Funding and Arnold O. Beckman Award
 Ruoqi Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected for funding by the Campus Research Board through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation. Her project, “Design Before Analysis:...
Alexandra Chronopoulou
Alexandra Chronopoulou named Alma Project Senior Faculty Fellow
 Alexandra Chronopoulou, clinical associate professor of Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as one of three inaugural Senior Faculty Fellows for the Alma Project, a campus initiative focused on promoting neighborliness and a sense of purpose through...

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Alumni Spotlight

Jesus Campos ('13) - Senior Data Analyst, Nielsen

Studying statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provided me with the education and resources necessary to help jump-start my career in today's data-driven economy. The department's active relationship with the university's Research Park allowed me the opportunity to apply my learnings outside of the classroom. It was there while interning at State Farm RDC that I decided to pursue a career in data science. Since graduating I have been working for the market research firm, Nielsen. My work entails performing segmentations, A/B testing, predictive modeling, and much...
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