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Graduate students

Statistics student excels in data-driven research, teaching

Doctoral graduate Heather Kitada enjoys working in both statistics and the wider world of science communication, outreach and advocacy.

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Microbiology

Diatoms have sex after all, and ammonium puts them in the mood

New research shows a species of diatom, a single-celled algae thought to be asexual, does reproduce sexually—a finding with important biotechnology implications.

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Statistics

Statistician speaks at Women in Data Science event

Associate Professor of Statistics, Sarah Emerson presented a talk at the Corvallis Women in Data Science (WiDs) satellite event on February 3, 2017.

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Alumni and Friends

Mapping a Data-Driven Career Path

Data-driven marketer and entrepreneur Kristin Luck will discuss one of the fastest-growing fields--data analytics--and its evolving role in industry and what it means for the statisticians.

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Events

Free movie, dinner and discussion: Hidden Figures

The College of Science will treat science students, faculty and staff to a night at the movies followed by dinner and a discussion on January 31.

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Biomedical Science

Biohealth science's connection to quantitative sciences

Researchers are interpreting and advancing biohealth sciences in innovative new ways by applying the natural sciences, such as mathematics, statistics and chemistry.

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Statistics

Physics professor garners national and international honors

Heidi Schellman is the newly elected vice chair of the Commission on Particles and Fields within the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.

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Mathematics

Market demands graduates with data analysis skills

Everyone from Google and Netflix to Walmart, Gap and the federal government are hiring people with statistical skills and expertise.

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Women in Science

2015 Infinite Possibilities Conference comes to campus

With a mission of educating and empowering women, IPC is a national conference that strives to create new frontiers.

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Faculty and Staff

Diversity: Women Leaders in Statistics

College of Science Dean Sastry Pantula spoke to the Women in Statistics conference in Cary, North Carolina, via video on May 16, 2014.