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Media Mention: Jun Hee Kim’s Saberseminar Research Featured by FanGraphs
 Statistics doctoral student Jun Hee Kim recently presented collaborative research with Adrian Burgos, Jr., Shen Yan, Ryan To, and Daniel J. Eck of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at the 2026 Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball (Saberseminar), held August 29–30 in...
Blackwell Summer Scholars showcase summer research at annual symposium
 Illinois undergraduate students from statistics, information sciences, and neural engineering gathered at the Illini Union on Aug. 7 to share the results of their summer research as part of the 2026 Blackwell Summer Scholars Symposium. The symposium marked the conclusion of an eight-week...
Department of Statistics Welcomes Three New Assistant Professors
 The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Statistics is pleased to welcome three new assistant professors—Xin Bing, Chen Cheng, and Yujia Zheng—to the department beginning in the 2026–27 academic year. Their research spans machine learning theory, high-dimensional statistics,...
Alexander “Sasha” Matveev named Research Park’s Most Outstanding Graduate Intern
 Statistics graduate student Alexander “Sasha” Matveev was named the Most Outstanding Graduate Intern at the University of Illinois Research Park’s 20th annual Intern Awards Ceremony, held July 23.Matveev was recognized for his contributions during his internship with State...
Statistics Faculty Shulei Wang and Dave Zhao named 2026–27 LAS Scholars
 The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce that Shulei Wang and Dave Zhao have been selected for prestigious faculty honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) for the 2026–27 academic year....
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Why Study Statistics?

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Take a walk with professor Karle Flanagan to learn why the study of statistics and data science is important today!

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Sarah Michalec, Statistics undergraduate ambassador and senior studying Statistics and Economics, reflects on her academic journey and how she came to choose Stats at Illinois.

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