Spotlight

 

DataFest 2023

ASA DataFest at Duke 2023 will take place Friday March 24th through March 26th…

 

Data Science Position

The School of Data Science and Society and STOR are hiring a joint position…

 

Anniversary

Check the STOR Fest website for information and activities…

 

RTG on Networks

A team from the department was awarded a five-year NSF RTG award…

New Hiring

The STOR department seeks to hire a new faculty member for a professor of practice position ...

Commencement

2024 Spring Commencement RSVP's Have Been E-mailed to STAN Degree Candidates

STANDS

Check out our revamped MS Program in Statistics, Analytics, and Data Science...

SAIL

The department is excited about the launch of the UNC Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)...

News

UNC Ethics Bowl

the UNC Ethics Bowl team became national champions ...

P. K. Sen Obituary

Sen had a joint appointment with the Statistics Department in 1988 ...

Faculty Positions

The department seeks to hire three new faculty members...

INFORMS scholarship

Ph.D. student Morgan Wood was awarded an Amazon SCOT – INFORMS scholarship...

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Research

Optimization

The research of the Optimization group covers a wide range of topics, such as convex and variational analysis, semidefinite programming, convex and nonconvex programming, complementarity problems and variational inequalities, integer programming, and optimal control…

Probability

The Probability group encompasses a wide range of research interests and research expertise including, Extreme Value Theory and stochastic dynamical systems with applications in Engineering, Oceanographic, Environmental and Biomedical sciences; Stochastic Analysis, Large Deviations…

Statistics

The research interests and expertise of the Statistics group encompass many active areas of statistical research and application, including inference for complex data, time series, and dynamical systems, machine learning, network analysis, environmental statistics, statistical genomics, and financial…

Stochastic Modeling

The Stochastic Modeling group mainly focuses on decision making under uncertainty in complex, dynamic systems, and emphasizes practical relevance. Standard stochastic methodological and modeling techniques like discrete and continuous-time Markov chains, renewal and regenerative…

Spring 2024 Commencement Update

Clear Bag Policy

Guests are encouraged to leave all bags at home, but the following items will be allowed into all Commencement venues, including Kenan Stadium, the Dean E. Smith Center and all other ceremony locations:

• Any clear plastic or vinyl bag no larger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″, including gallon freezer bags.
• Small clutch purses no larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″.
• Necessary medical items following inspection at entry gates.
• Up to two unopened 20 ounce or smaller bottles of water per person and empty drink containers that can be filled up at drinking fountains.
• For more information, see the Kenan Stadium Policy, which will apply at all ceremony venues.

Please remember that balloons, noisemakers, weapons of any kind, any other item that in the judgment of management staff poses a safety hazard or detracts from the ability of others to enjoy the event are prohibited. All permissible bags and containers are subject to search upon entry.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these safety measures.