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2024 News

Carnegie Mellon Launches Sports Analytics Center

The new Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center creates a hub for innovative sports analytics education, research and industry partnerships.

Dulce Rubio Develops Tool to Address Landmines

Mateo Dulce Rubio, a fifth-year doctoral student, has led a team of classmates and faculty in developing a three-pronged system for more accurately identifying landmines.

Studying in the Clouds

Statistics & Data Science has partnered with the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics and the Monteverde Institute in Costa Rica to create a study abroad and experiential learning program that immerses students in tropical ecology, statistics, and cultural studies.

Kennedy Receives Mortimer Spiegelman Award

Edward Kennedy, associate professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, will receive the Mortimer Spiegelman Award for his outstanding contributions to public health and statistics.

Kass Named University Professor

Robert Kass, the Maurice Falk Professor of Statistics and Computational Neuroscience, is one of five ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ faculty members who have been elevated to the rank of University Professor.

Data Science and Athletics Team To Tackle 2024 NFL Big Data Bowl

When a team of students in the Master of Science in Applied Data Science Program (MADS) at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ started a months-long project to parse the massive dataset released by the NFL for its premier, annual sports analytics competition, they called in the coach.

New Online Graduate Certificate in Data Science

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s Department of Statistics & Data Science recently launched a new, 100% online Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Data Science to teach working professionals from all backgrounds how to unlock the power of data.

Faculty Spotlight: Gonzalo Mena

Gonzalo Mena, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, is developing the next generation of statistical tools that will aid scientists in how they analyze their data.