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Katherine Ensor

Ensor elected to Texas A&M Academy of Distinguished Former Students Monday, Jan. 24, 2022

Ensor earned her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1986.


Zijian Zeng, Joe Feldman and Brian King

Rice statistics PhD students win best paper awards from ASA Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022

Zijian Zeng, Joe Feldman and Brian King to receive prizes during Joint Statistical Meetings in August.


David Scott and Dennis Cox

Scott, Cox retire from Rice's Department of Statistics Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022

Professors combine for 70 years of service to university.


Huiming Lin, Brian King and Emily Wang

Rice graduate students win Distinguished Paper Awards from International Biometic Society Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022

Students will formally receive their awards during the ENAR’s 2022 Spring Meeting, to be held in Houston in March.


University of Florence

Rice establishes cooperation with University of Florence to focus on statistics, data science Monday, Dec. 6, 2021

Rice Statistics professor Marina Vannucci, driver of the agreement, will serve as the initial program coordinator.