UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 22/09/2026Please join us on Sept 24 for a talk titled "Veridical Data Science towards Trustworthy AI" by UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Bin Yu. 📍ESB 5104 & Online 🕚11 AM - 12 PM Details: tinyurl.com/53t9rstp @ubcmath.bsky.social @cs.ubc.ca 012
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 18/09/2026Interested in statistics & data science education? Join our Teaching & Learning Seminar Series! 🗓️ Sept 29: Dr. Tiffany Timbers on how data scientists use LLMs and what it means for data science education. 🕚 11 AM–12 PM 📍ESB 4192 & online 🔗 tinyurl.com/2d2bfujm 022
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 11/09/2026📣 Calling all first-generation Statistics students! Looking for mentorship, academic guidance and career development opportunities? Our First-Generation Mentorship Program can help you connect, grow and plan for your future. Apply to become a first-generation mentee 👉🏼https://tinyurl.com/mry5vmjn 001
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 05/09/2026We’re looking for mentors for our first-generation mentorship program! Help junior statistics students navigate university while gaining valuable leadership experience. Paid: $35.13/hr. 🗓️Apply by October 9, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/3x6fm98u 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 12/06/2026UBC Statistics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dr. Keegan Korthauer and Dr. Ben Bloem‑Reddy as Associate Professors. We are also proud to share that Dr. Joel Ostblom has been appointed Associate Professor of Teaching. 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 09/06/2026Thank you to everyone who attended our last department colloquium of the semester, and thank you to Dr. Stephanie Hicks (Johns Hopkins University) for presenting her talk titled "Statistical methods for single-cell and spatial data science". 120
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 01/06/2026UBC Statistics congratulates Prof. Daniel McDonald on being awarded the 2026 Lise Manchester Award. 👏 The Lise Manchester Award recognizes excellence in state-of-the-art statistical work on problems of public interest, carried out within the last five years. Read more: tinyurl.com/y8vyufx8 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 28/05/2026Join us on June 8th for the UBC Statistics department colloquium. 🗣️Speaker: Stephanie Hicks, Johns Hopkins University 📌Talk title: Statistical methods for single-cell and spatial data science. 🕒3 - 4 PM 📍ESB 5104/5106 More details: tinyurl.com/32fdp7j3 012
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 19/05/2026🎉We are pleased to share that Wei Lu, a UBC Statistics undergrad, has been awarded the 2025-2026 Nash Medal, recognizing his exceptional academic achievements in the BSc Statistics program. 👏🏼 👀 Read more: tinyurl.com/yfut2f7j 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 14/05/2026Attend #UBCgrad at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts this spring! Congratulations Class of 2026 — you inspire us. graduation.ubc.ca/schedule/ 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 13/05/2026The final talk in in our department colloquium series takes place on Mon, June 8. Stephanie Hicks (Johns Hopkins University) will give a talk titled "Statistical methods for single‑cell and spatial data science." 📅 3–4 PM 📍 ESB 5104/5106 🔗 More details: tinyurl.com/2s3twh3m 021
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 30/04/2026The UBC Travelling Health Fair brings free health consultations to campus, May 26–28. Appointments are confidential, about 30 minutes, and open to faculty, staff, student staff and postdoctoral fellows. 🔗 Spaces are limited: hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/physical-wellbeing/travelling-health-fair 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 21/04/2026Dr. Edward Kennedy from Carnegie Mellon University joined us today for our department colloquium series, where he gave a talk titled "Nonparametrics in causal inference: densities, heterogeneity, & beyond." Thank you to Dr. Kennedy and everyone who joined us. Our next talk takes place on June 8th. 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 15/04/2026Congrats to Dr. Geoff Pleiss & his students on being awarded the AISTATS 2026 Best Student Paper Award! 🎉 The paper is titled "We Still Don’t Understand High-Dimensional Bayesian Optimization”. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ruakupy 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026Congratulations to Rachel Lobay and Gian Carlo Diluvi on their 2025 Graduate Teaching Awards! This award recognizes Rachel and Gian Carlo's outstanding commitment to teaching and their meaningful impact on student learning. Congratulations to you both! 👏🏼 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026STAT 450 ended on a high note today - with a poster session! Students have been exploring real case studies all term, and this morning they finally got to show off their work to a semi‑public crowd. 📈 Congrats to our students and thank you to all those who attended this session. 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 01/04/2026🎉Congrats to UBC Statistics PhD student Rachel Lobay on receiving a 2025–26 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! 👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/y7974nz9 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 31/03/2026🎉 Congrats to Nikola Surjanovic, winner of the 2025–2026 Marshall Prize! This prize is awarded to an outstanding M.Sc. or Ph.D. student in the Department of Statistics who has demonstrated excellence in the discipline of statistics. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/yk889wvc 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 31/03/2026The second talk in our department colloquium series takes place on on April 21. 🗣️Speaker: Dr. Edward Kennedy (Carnegie Mellon University) 📌Talk title: Nonparametrics in causal inference: densities, heterogeneity, & beyond 📅 April 21 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 5104/5106 Details: tinyurl.com/57z6fuxn 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 24/03/2026Join us as we welcome Dr. Aleksandra Korolova (Princeton University) to the Statistics Equity, Diversity and Inclusion seminar on Mar 26. 🗣️ Talk title: “Lessons from auditing the hidden societal impacts of ad delivery algorithms” 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍Online Registration required: tinyurl.com/3tuexka7 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 20/03/2026Join us for the 2026 van Eeden Seminar with Dr. Ryan Tibshirani on Apr 2 at UBC. 📌Talk title: Online Conformal Prediction, Multi-Level Quantile Tracking, and Gradient Equilibrium 🕥10:30 am to 12 pm 📍ESB 5104 Register: tinyurl.com/cxhtsam3 021
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 13/03/2026UBC PhD candidate Margarita Kapustina is the recipient of the 2025–26 Dept. of Statistics Award in Data Science! Margarita is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience in the Cembrowski Lab at UBC, where her work sits at the intersection of neuroscience and data science. More: stat.ubc.ca/news/margari... 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 11/03/2026The UBC Statistics Department Colloquium kicks off on Mon, Mar 16. Please join us as we welcome David Haziza from uOttawa for a talk titled "A Debiased Machine Learning Single-Imputation Framework for Item Nonresponse in Surveys". 🕒3 - 4 PM 📍ESB 5104/5106 Learn more: tinyurl.com/5dca7uta 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 10/03/2026Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé has been awarded a UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship in recognition of her distinguished contributions to statistical ecology and her leadership in advancing critical habitat protection. Congrats, Dr. Auger-Méthé! 👏🏼 Read more: tinyurl.com/ddnucada 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 06/03/2026March 8 is International Women’s Day. Across research, education, university services and student life, women at #UBC are making a difference in the lives of others every day. Explore stories of achievement, events and community resources here: events.ubc.ca/internationa... 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 24/02/2026Join us on Mar 10 as we welcome Adam Kashlak (University of Alberta) for a talk titled "Functional State Space Models and the Kalman Filter". 🕚11 AM - 12 PM 📍ESB 4192 Details 👉 tinyurl.com/rve92927 011
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 20/02/2026We're kicking off our department colloquium March 16! 📌Join us 3–4 PM in ESB 5104/5106 for David Haziza's (UOttawa) talk title "A Debiased Machine Learning Single-Imputation Framework for Item Nonresponse in Surveys" Don’t miss the first talk of the series! Full details: tinyurl.com/2jzcx7am 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 03/02/2026Join us! UBC Statistics graduate student seminar (Feb 10): 🗣️Kenny Chiu, UBC PhD Student 📌Talk title: "Randomization Tests for Distributional Group Symmetry" 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & online Learn more: tinyurl.com/y9pn5bj8 020
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 03/02/2026UBC Statistics Seminar (Feb 24): 🗣️Nathaniel Stevens, @uwaterloo.ca - "An Economical Approach to Design Posterior Analyses" 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & online Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/bdew9frj 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 02/02/2026February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Black history and excellence should be celebrated every day, but this month offers a dedicated opportunity to reflect, recognize and elevate Black achievements and history. Find events and resources at UBC: bit.ly/3SGImTD 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 28/01/2026🎉Exciting announcement: This March, we are launching a new Department Colloquium Series! ↪️Broad, accessible, and engaging talks! 🗓 Mar 16 – David Haziza (uOttawa) 🗓 Apr 21 – Edward Kennedy (CMU) 🗓 Jun 8 – Stephanie Hicks (Johns Hopkins) More information coming soon! 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 23/01/2026Faculty members: submit your nominations for the 2025 - 2026 UBC Statistics Award in Data Science! Know an undergrad or grad student making creative, impactful contributions to data science? Submit your nominations today! ⚠️Deadline: Feb 17, 2026 Learn more: tinyurl.com/4vrnj3je 032
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 21/01/2026Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yan Song to UBC Statistics! 🎉 Starting Feb 1, 2026, she joins the department as an assistant professor. We’re thrilled to have her and look forward to the great work ahead. Welcome, Dr. Song! 🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/4c8pency 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 20/01/2026Are you graduating in May 2026 (or graduated in Nov 2025)? Don't forget to book your graduation photos by Mar 30! 📸 Book your appointment today - evenings and weekends fill up fast! artona.com/schools/UBC-... 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 19/01/2026Make Family Day unforgettable! Join Kids Take Over UBC on Feb 15, 10am–5pm for live music, dance, STEM, storytelling, galleries & more. Adventure awaits! Get tickets at: kidstakeover.ubc.ca 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 13/01/2026Next Tuesday (Jan 20): UBC Statistics hosts Prof. Weng Lee Wong (UCLA) for a talk on nature-inspired metaheuristics—an underused but powerful alternative to traditional optimization approaches. 🕚11 AM - 12 PM 📍ESB 4192 & Online Details: tinyurl.com/2jc9akfh @cs.ubc.ca @ubcengineering.bsky.social 022
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 07/01/2026Upcoming biostatistics seminar: 🗣️"Nature-inspired Metaheuristics as a General-Purpose Optimization Tool in Statistical Research" by Weng Kee Wong (UCLA) 📆Jan 20 🕚11 AM - 12 PM 📍ESB 4192 & online Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/3f96pjfv 021
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 22/12/2025As we wrap up another incredible year, we wish all our students, faculty, staff, and alumni a joyful and restful holiday season! Happy holidays to all from UBC Statistics! 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 02/12/2025Apply now for the 2026 VSP's Data Science Essentials: Statistics, Tools and Techniques course. 📆July 17 - Aug 17, 2026 📍UBC 📌4 weeks | 2 courses ‼️Deadline: April 17, 2026‼️ Meet peers from around the world and study at a top international research university. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/a64ycvju 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 20/11/2025November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance, an opportunity to honour the memory of those lost to anti-trans violence. Learn more about this day, ways to observe it, and access resources related to trans wellbeing and inclusion: events.ubc.ca/tdor. #UBC 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 18/11/2025🎉Congratulations to UBC Statistics Assistant Prof. Geoff Pleiss on being awarded a 2025 Blackwell-Rosenbluth Award, which recognizes outstanding junior Bayesian research! 👏 Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/3zx6kyu8 020
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 13/11/2025Join the UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) program as they host a virtual information event on Tuesday December 2 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm PT. Attendees will learn more about the student experience in the MDS Vancouver program. 🔗Register Here: bit.ly/4hZSTEr 012
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 11/11/2025Our graduate programs virtual info session is one week away! 🗓️ Discover how our MSc and PhD programs can prepare you for a career in biostatistics, AI, machine learning, and beyond! Register today 👉 tinyurl.com/47y4dc49 022
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 10/11/2025Join us on Nov 11 at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium for a ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day. All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace. More info: tinyurl.com/78ypt3pp 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 04/11/2025Zheng David Xu will give a talk titled “Asymptotically exact variational inference via measure-preserving dynamical systems” at our next graduate student seminar on Thurs, Nov 6th. 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & Online More info: tinyurl.com/28nnybsb 010
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 01/11/2025Are you an undergrad unsure about life after graduation? 🎓 Join our virtual info session on Nov 18 at 9:30 AM PST to explore our MSc and PhD-track programs and find your next step! 💻 Online event. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/47y4dc49 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 31/10/2025🚨 There's only one week left to submit your artwork of our UBC Data Science undergraduate program logo! 🔸 Win a $200 gift card 🔸 The logo must be in a hexagon shape 🔸 Deadline: Nov. 7th @ 11:59 PM 🔗 More details 👉 tinyurl.com/ywzcvpt9 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 30/10/2025Zheng David Xu (UBC) will join us next week (Nov 6) for a talk titled “Asymptotically exact variational inference via measure-preserving dynamical system”. 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & Online More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/28nnybsb 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 27/10/2025Don't forget to join us tomorrow as our biostatistics research group welcomes Jeff Bone for a talk titled "Practicing Biostatistics at BC Children’s Research Institute: Collaborations, Challenges and Considerations". 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & Online Full abstract 👉 tinyurl.com/jdxepppn 000
UBC Statistics @stat.ubc.ca · 23/10/2025Jeff Bone from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute will join us on Oct 28 for an informative talk titled "Practicing Biostatistics at BC Children’s Research Institute: Collaborations, Challenges and Considerations". 🕚 11 AM - 12 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & Online More details tinyurl.com/jdxepppn 000
