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BYU Students Rise to the Challenge in a CAS Case Study Competition
BYU actuarial students traveled to Arizona to compete in a CAS Case Study Competition. One of the teams from BYU won the competition and was awarded $2,500 provided jointly by the CAS and ASU’s School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Click here to read more about it!
Faculty Women's Association Award Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Candace Berrett, recipient of the Scholarship Award, from BYU's Faculty Women's Association! Photo credit to Cassie Carlson from BYU CPMS Marketing.
Congrats Grads!
Congratulations to our 2019 graduating class! Best of luck on your future endeavors. Go forth to serve!
Jared Ward places 8th in Boston Marathon
Congratulations to our adjunct faculty member, Jared Ward, for placing 8th in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th! Read more about his race here. Photo credit to Justin Britton (@justinbritton).
Congrats Dr. Hartman!
Congratulations to Dr. Hartman for receiving the CPMS Excellence In Teaching Award!
We are excellent!
BYU just became a Center of Actuarial Excellence. One of only 17 in the United States, and the only one in the western half of the US. Read more about this prestigious designation and the program here!
ISBA Election Results
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Heaton and Dr. Candace Berrett for being elected to become chair and secretary, respectively, of the EnviBayes section of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA).
New Building 2020
The West View Building, projected to be complete in Spring 2020, will be the new location for the Department of Statistics, Department of Economics, and the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
#14 in the Nation
BYU is 14th on ASA's list of most awarded undergraduate statistics degrees from 2003 - 2017, 7th on the list for 2017!
Glacier Research in High Mountain Asia
Katie Larson, a recent graduate from the master's program in Statistics, explains her research and experience here at BYU.
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News

"Statistical Signifigance" Controversy
Dr. William Christensen was interviewed on the BYU radio show, Top of Mind, by host Julie Rose. Click here to listen to their full discussion on the debate of statistical significance.
May Alumni Spotlight
Read about G David Booth and Dennis Mayes, two graduates of the BYU Department of Statistics, and our May alumni spotlights!
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