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New Hiring
The STOR department seeks to hire a new faculty member for a professor of practice position ...
SAIL
The department is excited about the launch of the UNC Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)...
News
BIRS/CMO workshop
The FRG team is organizing a workshop at the Casa Matemática Oaxaca (CMO)...
Newsletter
Welcome to the 2023 annual issue of STORies. My message in the previous issues...
New faculty
The Statistics and Operations Research Department would like to welcome our newest faculty members...
SDSS associate dean
Prof. Budhiraja serves as associate dean for academic and faculty affairs in the School of Data Science and Society...
Research
Optimization
Probability
Statistics
Stochastic Modeling
Teaching
The department runs highly popular Statistics and Analytics (STAN) major and minor, and partners for Data Science (DS) minor. Our offerings include “Foundations of Statistics and Data Science” (STOR 120), “Introduction to Data Science” (STOR 320), “Sports Analytics” (STOR 538) and many other highly sought undergraduate courses.
Our graduate MS and Ph.D. programs in Statistics and Operations Research provide challenging and comprehensive training across the full spectrum of STOR.
Outreach
The department runs the UNC Statistical / Data Science Consulting Center, which serves clients across campus and elsewhere. Under the supervision of faculty members, graduate students work with the clients to address their statistical & data science questions.
Separately, STOR graduate students run the Data Outreach Program for Students (Data OPS) aimed at educating local K-12 students in data science topics.
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.
Upcoming Events
Monday 3:30 pm
Colloquium: Richard Rimanyi (UNC)
Monday 3:30 pm
STOR Colloquium: Paul Zivich (UNC)
Thursday 12:30 pm
Women in Networks Luncheon in Fall 2024 (RTG)
Monday 3:30 pm