![University of Florence](/sites/g/files/bxs3561/files/styles/thu/public/2021-12/211206_florence.jpg.jpeg?itok=9BjJ10bE)
Rice establishes cooperation with University of Florence to focus on statistics, data science Mon, 12/06/2021 - 08:39
Rice Statistics professor Marina Vannucci, driver of the agreement, will serve as the initial program coordinator.
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Ernst to hold prestigious “Chaire Internationale” at Université Libre de Bruxelles Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:08
In his first year of eligibility, Rice associate professor named visiting international research chair in the Department of Mathematics in June 2022.
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Vannucci co-edits Bayesian statistics textbook Mon, 11/15/2021 - 13:20
Handbook of Bayesian Variable Selection will be published Dec. 20 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
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Kowal receives ISBA's inaugural Blackwell-Rosenbluth Award Tue, 11/02/2021 - 09:47
The award will be given annually to six junior researchers who are within five years of having received their doctoral degrees.
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Well-known Houston businesswoman and philanthropist Kay Dobelman dies at 95 Sat, 09/04/2021 - 08:24
Rice University remembers highly distinguished alumna and benefactor.