News: Statistics and Data Sciences

Vagheesh Narasimhan had an extraordinary achievement in original research, providing clues to human evolution.

By using ancient samples, the scientists managed to look back in time to uncover novel signatures of adaptation at the dawn of the agricultural revolution.

From organizing hackathons to tackling big data sets, one student finds inspiration in the college’s newest major.

Across three degrees, the online computing master's offerings now serve about a third of UT's graduate students.

Public health officials and researchers gathered this month for a gamified version of an outbreak investigation.

Stella Offner and Arya Farahi are among the leads of a new multi-institution institute focused on AI and astronomy.

Familiar faces and newcomers alike are among the 13 newest tenured and tenure-track faculty members joining the college.

Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection.

Protein large language models identify ways to make antibiotics better at targeting dangerous bacteria, without being toxic to humans.

The awards from the National Science Foundation support innovative work by earlier-career faculty.