October 23, 2026At Alexandria's Spooky Mad Science Expo, a team of George Mason researchers taught thousands of K-12 students how statistics influence the world around them.
October 12, 2026A new project by statistics faculty member Brenda Betancourt examines how researchers assess and report the uncertainty that arises when medical records from different sources are linked.
May 22, 2026One hundred pillows piled on the floor recently stopped people in their tracks in the Nguyen Engineering Building, providing a visual representation of homelessness in Fairfax County.
April 1, 2026Wanli Qiao, an associate professor of statistics, is finding the hidden “shapes” in data.
March 24, 2026Ray Bai studies how statistics is evolving alongside AI—and how to keep up with a field that never stands still.
October 28, 2025Anand Vidyashankar's research looks at the legal and operational aspects of statistical privacy—developing frameworks that help organizations translate mathematical guarantees into verifiable compliance procedures.
October 2, 2025A George Mason University Statistics PhD student won first place in a competition at the 2025 American Statistical Association Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM), one of the largest statistical events in the world.
March 31, 2025Associate Professor Kenneth Strazzeri's innovative teaching methods and curriculum tweaks significantly improved student engagement and success in George Mason University's STAT 250 course, resulting in an impressive 80% attendance rate across its sections and a strong foundation in statistical concepts for nearly one thousand students each semester.
March 11, 2025George Mason's annual cherry blossom prediction contest is underway.
October 14, 2024While working full-time in Northern Virginia as a consultant in technology, management, and marketing analysis for over a decade, Tigran Markaryan has also been teaching statistics at George Mason University as an adjunct professor.