News: Statistics and Data Sciences

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Features

New Chair for Statistics and Data Sciences Envisions Era of Growth for Department

Kate Calder remarked about the notable support from College of Natural Sciences and university leadership for growing statistics and data science research, education and outreach...

Kate Calder smiling wears a necklace and stands before a wall with slats in the Gates Dell Complex

Accolades

Two in CNS Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award

Each year, these awards recognize great teaching of undergraduates in the core curriculum.

Keely Finkelstein (L) and Kristin Harvey (R)

Podcast

Can We Build Machines that are Less Biased Than We Are?

Think about some of the most important decisions people make – who to hire for a job, which kind of treatment to give a cancer...

A woman representing the concept of justice by wearing a blindfold and holding a scale

Announcements

CNS Welcomes New Faculty As Fall Semester Begins

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UT News

HIV Not As Infectious Soon After Transmission As Thought

People who recently have been infected with HIV may not be as highly infectious as previously believed, a finding from the lab of Lauren Ancel...

Lauren Ancel Meyers at a podium in front of a projection of a global map with dots showing viral transmission