June 30, 2026From the Georges’ Statistics Day to StatConnect@AI 2026 for the Capital Region, building a collaborativenetwork is at the forefront of Data Science and AI.
June 30, 2026Through innovative course design, curricular leadership, and deep student mentorship, David Kepplinger has helped to reshape how students engage with statistics and data science at George Mason University and beyond.
May 29, 2026An institutional collaboration between George Mason University’s Department of Statistics and Inova Health System has entered its 7th year. It has connected physician-scientists with statisticians in designing study plans, clinical trials, and turn complex data into insights, improving research, decision-making, and patient outcomes across a wide range of clinical fields. It also helps to train our students.
April 22, 2026Driven by a growing passion for data interpretation and real‑world health applications, bioengineering major Mansi Joseph is fast‑tracking her academic journey through George Mason’s Bachelor’s‑to‑Accelerated‑Master’s program in biostatistics.
April 20, 2026George Mason University doctoral candidate Jolypich Pek is using advanced statistical modeling in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to address complex physics problems and support the development of faster, more computationally efficient scientific simulation tools.
December 2, 2025George Mason University's Department of Statistics stands at the forefront of innovation, including in the realm of design of experiments (DoE) .This pivotal field ensuries that data collection methods are optimized to solve specific problems, making unbiased comparisons, and detecting treatment differences more effectively.
November 7, 2025George Mason University’s Sports Analytics Networking Event showcased how statistics students are turning classroom skills into real-world opportunities to support elite athletes and become odds-on favorites to launch careers in professional sports.
May 12, 2025Statistics PhD candidate Shenghao Ye is the first author on a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), a prestigious journal, revealing how Tibetan women have adapted to thrive and reproduce successfully in high-altitude environments.
March 10, 2025Department of Statistics Annual Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition featured in Fairfax Times.
August 9, 2024The Department of Statistics, George Mason University, is sorry to report that Associate Professor Emeritus John Miller, 78, died unexpectedly on August 7, 2024.
