The 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings and Official Song

The first (and hopefully last!) virtual Joint Stats Meeting (JSM) was held this week online, originally scheduled to be in Philadelphia. Over 4,500 people registered for the event. Among the many presentations were two by Williams professors, Anna Plantinga and Xizhen Cai, who gave virtual talks on Wednesday. The… Continue reading »

Math/Stat Virtual “Gelato Social” – Advising Meetings

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is organizing several Math/Stat Virtual “Gelato Social” advising events. Students interested in taking courses in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as students interested in learning more about the Mathematics and Statistics Majors are invited to attend them. These events will take place on:… Continue reading »

Information for Math/Stat majors

The Math/Stat professors will be happy to meet with you and advise you on your major declaration form and on your progress through the major. Please feel free to reach out to any of the Math/Stat professors who are not on leave during the Academic Year 2020-2021 (please find their… Continue reading »

Congratulations Class of 2020!

At the end of an Academic Year full of unprecedented challenges, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics was honored to celebrate the Math/Stat graduating Seniors and their families at the virtual graduation breakfast/brunch: Please see here a video recording with the remarks by Professor Richard De Veaux,… Continue reading »