Is picking a good March Madness bracket skill or luck?

1 Is picking a good March Madness bracket skill or luck? 03/05/2026 https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/03/is-picking-a-march-madness-bracket-skill-or-luck Faculty actuarialscience,math,stt Albert Cohen wears a sports analytics hoody and tosses a basketball in the air

Albert Cohen wears a sports analytics hoody and tosses a basketball in the air

2 stt 01/23/2026 Lihu Xu joins MSU Statistics and Probability faculty Lihu Xu has joined the Michigan State University Department of Statistics and Probability (STT) as an assistant professor with tenure.

3 Awards stt 12/03/2025 Elijah Dikong honored at NatSci Awards Ceremony

Dikong was one of four NatSci faculty to receive the Faculty Teaching Prize.

Photo of Elijah Dikong with Dean Eric Hegg

4 true Health Science and Innovation stt 10/31/2025 MSU researchers highlight technological improvements in identifying gene traits

Insights from spatial patterns has the potential to help in diagnostics or designing treatments.

Paul Thomas A graphical image of a cell

5 true Events math,stt 10/13/2025 Major League Baseball insurer to headline 2025 Simon Lecture

John Scotti will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 Ronald H. and Mary E. Simon Lecture.

Paul Thomas Actuarial Science Mathematics events statistics and probability Actuarial Science,Mathematics,events,statistics and probability Photo of John Scotti

Actuarial Science,Mathematics,events,statistics and probability6 Alum stt 09/15/2025 Alumni profile: Lei Chen A profile of Lei Chen, who earned her PhD in statistics at MSU and has had a successful career in the risk management field.

7 stt 08/22/2025 Statistics department welcomes new faculty member Guanyu Hu has joined the Michigan State University Department of Statistics and Probability (STT) as an assistant professor with tenure.

8 stt 07/24/2025 Statistics staff member named 2025-26 Adams Fellow Dola Pathak, an academic specialist in Michigan State University’s Department of Statistics and Probability (STT), has been selected for the 2025-26 Adams Academy Fellowship. Paul Thomas

9 07/18/2025 Remembering Yijun Zuo Yijun Zuo, professor in the Department of Statistics and Probability, passed away on July 12, 2025.

10 06/05/2025 Remembering Dennis Gilliland Dennis Gilliland, emeritus professor in the Department of Statistics and Probability, passed away on May 2, 2025.

11 Ask the expert: What’s the science of bracketology? The College of Natural Science recently sat down with Albert Cohen to talk about statistics, sports and the science of bracketology. 03/13/2025 https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/ask-the-expert-whats-the-science-of-bracketology math,stt Albert Cohen, director of Michigan State University’s graduate certificate in sports analytics

Albert Cohen, director of Michigan State University’s graduate certificate in sports analytics

12 true 01/15/2025 MSDS Ranked Third In Nation By Fortune Magazine The MSDS program is proud to announce it is ranked 3rd overall in 2025 for Data Science programs by Fortune

13 11/25/2024 NatSci Awards Spotlight Outstanding Work in STT Twenty-nine faculty, staff and students received awards from the Michigan State University College of Natural Science.

Eric Hegg, Dean of College of Natural Science presents at the NatSci Awards

14 11/05/2024 Undergrads invited! Dr. Johnson To Speak at Spartan Statistical Association Spartan Statistical Association(SSA) would love for you all to join us on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 6pm in welcoming our own Dr. Leonard Johnson as this year's first guest speaker

15 true 10/16/2024 Summer 2024 Doctoral Student Internships

16 true 10/10/2024 Nur Halim becomes finalist for Rhodes Scholarship for Malaysia

Nur Halim, senior majoring in Statistics and Economics.

17 true collegeofnaturalscience 10/02/2024 Chih-Li Sung receives NSF CAREER Award Chih-Li Sung receives NSF CAREER Award

Chih-Li Sung, has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Award from the National Science Foundation.
He and his team are working to balance the accuracy, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of computer simulations used in virtually every field of science and engineering, including climate studies, medical science and manufacturing.
“Professor Sung has developed highly novel approaches to emulation of large complex computer experiments,” said Hao Zhang, chairperson of the Department of Statistics and Probability.

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statistics and probability statistics and probability18 true 10/01/2024 Dr. Jon Wellner presents at John Kinney Memorial Lecture

Hao Zheng, Chair of the Department of Statistics and Probability, handing a plaque to Jon Wellner.

Hao Zheng, Chair of the Department of Statistics and Probability with Dr. Jon Wellner.

19 true 09/11/2024 Huebner sets weightlifting record at Championships

20 true 09/09/2024 2024 STT PhD Graduates 2024 STT PhD Graduates

21 Ask the expert: Who is the best Olympic weightlifter? Marianne Huebner is changing how scores are determined in weightlifting 07/24/2024 https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/ask-the-expert-who-is-the-best-olympic-weightlifter STEM Education stt Marianne Huebner stands on a podium wearing a medal

Marianne Huebner stands on a podium wearing a medal

22 06/18/2024 SIAM awards travel funds to STT PhD candidate

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) awarded conference support travel funding to Junoh Heo, STT PhD candidate.

23 true 06/07/2024 Finley selected as 2024 ASA Fellow The American Statistical Association has announced the 2024 ASA Fellows, a prestigious distinction presented to 47 members this year, including Dr. Andrew Finley, professor in the Department of Statistics and Probability (STT).

24 true 05/31/2024 Dr. Xiao receives 2023-24 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award Dr. Xiao receives 2023-24 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

25 true 05/10/2024 MSU Welcomes Dr. Zhang as STT Chair Hao Zhang, a professor of statistics and of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University, will be joining Michigan State University as the new chair of the Department of Statistics and Probability.

26 stt 04/18/2024 MSU welcomes Hao Zhang

Zhang joins as the chair of the Department of Statistics and Probability

Hao Zhang, a professor of statistics and of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University, will be joining Michigan State University as the new chair of the Department of Statistics and Probability.

Zhang, who earned his doctorate in the department that he’ll be chairing, brings in a wealth of experience in leadership and cutting-edge research, especially in areas where statistics and probability can address real-world problems.

“Statistics has a major effect on society and plays a vital role in shaping it,” Zhang said. “This is a great opportunity for me to bring my experience and make an impact on MSU’s department, to which I feel very much attached. I look forward to collaborating with colleagues and researchers in the department and across many disciplines.”

27 true 04/17/2024 STT Hosts Hands-on Event at MSU Science Festival

Statistics science statistics and probability Statistics,science,statistics and probability28 true 03/07/2024 PhD student Lee receives ASA SIE 2024 Early Career Award STT PhD candidate Sang Kyu Lee was honored with the 2024 Early Career Award by the Section on Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) of the American Statistical Association (ASA). STT PhD candidate Sang Kyu Lee was honored with the 2024 Early Career Award by the Section on Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) of the American Statistical Association (ASA).

29 02/02/2024 MS Data Science Students Present Program's First Capstone Projects

30 02/02/2024 STT Department Welcomes Prospective Undergrad Students

31 true 01/24/2024 2022-23 STT Harkness Award for Outstanding Teaching Announced

2022-23 Harkness Award for Outstanding Teaching

32 true 01/24/2024 PhD Candidate Heo wins INFORMS 2023 QSR Best Student Paper Competition Congratulations to STT Ph.D. candidate Junoh Heo for recently winning the INFORMS 2023 QSR Best Student Paper Competition by Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (QSR) section, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

33 12/22/2023 Remembering Dr. R.V. Ramamoorthi R. V. Ramamoorthi

June 12, 1950 – November 13, 2023

Professor Emeritus

Department of Statistics and Probability, Michigan State University

34 12/15/2023 MSU welcomes 1855 Professorship recipients, including STT Professor Cao

MSU welcomes honors inaugural 1855 Professorship recipients

35 11/14/2023 STT Celebrates First Year of Instructional Mentoring Program The Department of Statistics and Probability Celebrates First Year of Instructional Mentoring Program

36 11/07/2023 Halloween Fun at STT Halloween fun at STT

37 10/03/2023 Grad Student Summer Internship News 2023 Grad Student Summer Internship News 2023

38 10/03/2023 Dr. Huebner making impact on how scores are determined in weightlifting Dr. Huebner making impact on how scores are determined in weightlifting

39 09/08/2023 2023 PhD Graduates 2023 Ph.D. Graduates

40 05/17/2023 Professor Sung awarded 2023 IMS New Researcher Travel Award STT Professor Chih-Li Sung awarded IMS New Researcher Travel Award for 2023.

41 04/18/2023 PhD candidate Sarah Manski to present at NatSci Great IDEA Fellowship Program Poster Session STT Ph.D. candidate Sarah Manski is presenting at the NatSci Great IDEA Fellowship Program poster session on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 11 am - 2 pm in the BPS (Biomedical and Physical Sciences) Atrium.

Natsci STT Natsci,STT42 04/07/2023 STT Appreciates Our Graduate Students

STT grad students decorate Easter eggs and enjoy treats

43 true 02/03/2023 NatSci awards 2022 Faculty Teaching Prize to Dola Pathak

44 true 01/27/2023 From colleagues to collaborators, a cross-department conversation links statistics to plant science

45 11/23/2022 Manski, STT doctoral student, wins first place at Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture and Natural Resources

46 true 11/23/2022 PhD candidate Ganguli receives 2022 ICSDS travel award to Italy

47 10/05/2022 STT PhD grad Abhijnan Chattopadhyay accepts postdoc position with the National Institutes of Health

48 09/26/2022 2021-22 Harkness Award for Outstanding Teaching Announced

49 07/19/2022 Summer Internship News 2022

50 07/14/2022 2020-2021 Harkness Award for Outstanding Teaching

51 07/07/2022 2022 PhD Graduates

52 05/03/2022 Yuehua Cui elected as a Fellow of American Statistical Association

53 04/19/2022 Dr. Huan Lei honored with NSF Early CAREER Award

54 03/18/2022 STT PhD student awarded IMPACTS fellowship for 2021-2022

55 03/17/2022 Dr. Maiti named AAAS fellow for his contributions to statistics and data science

56 01/19/2022 STT PhD student lands inaugural Neogen Land Grant Prize

57 12/22/2021 STT student earns prestigious Marshall Scholarship

58 12/17/2021 College of Natural Science awards teaching prizes to Fairbourn and Keane

59 09/28/2021 STT Students honored with 2021 #iteachmsu Educator Award

60 07/22/2021 MSU statistician attains uncommon Institute of Mathematical Statistics "Annals quadfecta" status

61 06/24/2021 STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD student

62 05/20/2021 STT Undergraduate Student Andrew McDonald Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

63 05/10/2021 Yijun Zuo elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

64 03/16/2021 Dr. Dennis Ikpe attends the MSRI African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop

65 03/16/2021 STT Ph.D. candidates Jantre and Samaddar selected for National Science Foundation graduate internships

66 02/16/2021 Assistant Professor Haolei Weng receives William L. Harkness Award

67 02/16/2021 STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD students

68 11/12/2020 Nat Sci Virtual event: Actuarial Science Prof. Albert Cohen partners with MSU alumni on hockey analytics

69 11/11/2020 Dr. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong awarded yearlong appointment at National Cancer Institute

70 07/22/2020 Statistics Ph.D. candidate Andriana Manousidaki is awarded NSF's prestigious research training IMPACTS fellowship

71 06/16/2020 Profs. Maiti and Viens part of a multi-institution NSF award to develop cyberinfrastructure for nuclear physics.

72 06/05/2020 Chitrak Banerjee, PhD, awarded IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award

73 11/24/2019 STT alumna Anna Esenther named 2020 Rhodes Scholar!

74 11/17/2019 Prof. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong receives NSF award for developing statistical theory and methodology for impact of molecular biomarkers on survival outcomes in high-dimensional data.

75 10/02/2019 STT's MSU Foundation Professor Taps Maiti partners with ECE Professor Selin Aviyente on new NSF-funded project for statistical machine learning theory and methods with spatio-temporal data.

76 09/04/2019 Dr. Chih-Li Sung, Assistant Professor in STT, and his colleagues, receive prestigious SPES award from ASA for research applied to physics and engineering.

77 08/20/2019 STT's Dr. Huebner promoted to Director of MSU's consulting group CSTAT

78 07/01/2019 STT Professors Hong and Sakhanenko win promotions at MSU

79 04/19/2019 Johnson, Ikpe, and Viens awarded one of eight mini-grants for the Year of Global Africa

80 04/18/2019 Albert Cohen represents Department of Statistics and Probability at 21st anniversary of the Stanley C. and Selma D. Hollander Faculty Book Collection

81 02/15/2019 Machine learning used to calculate nuclear landscape's limits

82 12/11/2018 Nikkita Ngalande named Rhodes Scholar

83 09/21/2018 Yimin Xiao announced as MSU Foundation Professor

84 12/18/2017 Ashoke Sinha awarded CNS 2017 Teaching Prize

85 11/02/2017 Mark Meerschaert named University Distinguished Professor

86 09/22/2017 Taps Maiti announced as MSU Foundation Professor

87 true 2023 NatSci Faculty Awards Five outstanding Department of Statistics and Probability instructors were recognized for their achievements and contributions at the NatSci Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 17 at MSU’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building.

88 Professor Yuehua Cui receives an NIH grant to develop new statistical methods for longitudinal Gene-Environment interaction studies.