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Statistician Wright Named Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor

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Feb 11, 2019

College Honors 2018-19 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award Recipients

Two College of Sciences assistant professors have been named the 2018-19 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award for Teaching Excellence recipients.
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Jan 10, 2019

Statistics Graduate Student Earns SAS Fellowship

First-year Ph.D. student Kasia Dobrzycka has been awarded the SAS Computational Statistics Fellowship by the Department of Statistics.
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Jan 8, 2019

Using Economic Theory to Address Funding Scarcity: A Q&A With Kevin Gross

Statistician Kevin Gross discusses how the "theory of contests" might improve the current research funding model.
Statistics alumna Nancy Ridenhour in the commons area in Cox Hall with students working in the background

Dec 5, 2018

Statistics Alumna Makes Pledge to Create Professorships, Scholarships

Nancy Ridenhour is giving back to NC State with a substantial planned gift to the college that will support students and faculty.
The 10 Three Minute Thesis finalists pose after the competition.

Nov 7, 2018

Sciences Graduate Students Share Their Research — in Three Minutes

Watch presentations by three Sciences students who recently competed in the Graduate School's Three Minute Thesis contest.
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Nov 1, 2018

Building Better Predictions From Polls

Inaccurate 2016 election predictions were due not to shy voters or flawed surveys, but to excessive averaging over multiple polls. An NC State statistician proposes a better model.
Finalists for 2017 Three Minute Thesis competition

Oct 2, 2018

Three Sciences Students Will Compete in Three Minute Thesis

Students in math and statistics are among 10 finalists competing in the Graduate School’s fourth-annual Three Minute Thesis on Oct. 30.
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Oct 2, 2018

NC State Statistician Earns NSF Research Grant to Improve STEM Diversity

NC State's Marcia Gumpertz is working with researchers from three N.C. institutions to improve pathways to success for minority doctoral students in STEM fields.
NC State Belltower at night

Jun 27, 2018

Two NC State Scientists Honored With Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professorships

The professorships were made possible by a gift from longtime NC State supporters Jim and Ann Goodnight.
Fred Wright

Jun 27, 2018

Statistician Wright Named Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor

The professorship was made possible by a gift from longtime NC State supporters Jim and Ann Goodnight.