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Featured Event: Marking 90 Years of the GW Department of Statistics

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The Past, Present & Future of Statistics in the Era of AI

Join us May 8-10, 2025, to celebrate the department's 90th anniversary and mark nearly a century of significant contributions to statistical education and research. The conference, “The Past, Present and Future of Statistics in the Era of AI” will highlight the demand and enthusiasm within the academic and professional community for high-quality gatherings focused on contemporary statistical challenges and opportunities.

Two short courses are being offered on May 8 during our 90th anniversary event.

Details and Registration


Statistics Seminar Series 

The department hosts a seminar featuring a guest speaker every other week on current research topics. Seminars are usually held between 2-3pm on Fridays, unless otherwise noted. Upcoming events will be listed on this page when scheduled.

DateTimeLocationSpeaker
1/24/20252-3pmDuques 152Nikolay Bliznyuk, University of Florida
2/7/20252-3pmDuques 152Yichao Wu, The University of Illinois at Chicago
2/14/20252-3pmDuques 152Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan
2/28/20252-3pmDuques 152Ruth Pfeiffer, NIH
3/21/2025All DayGeorge Mason UniversityStatConnect2025
3/28/20252-3pmDuques 152Patrick Breheny, University of Iowa
4/4/20252-3pmDuques 152Roberto Molinari, Auburn University
5/9-10/2025All DayJack Morton AuditoriumGW-STAT 90th Anniversary Conference

 

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American Statistical Association

GW’s student chapter of the American Statistical Association (ASA) hosts professional development workshops, guest speaker events, social gatherings and more on campus. Students of any major, from the undergraduate through the doctoral level, are welcome to join.

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