@RiceUniversity and @bcmhouston secure an $800K DoD grant to combat lung cancer, helping clinicians spot the most aggressive cells and tailor treatment to each patient.
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The Department of Statistics at @RiceUniversity is known for its collaborative education and research programs with applications in medicine, energy and more.
- Two Rice alumnae named 2026 @AmstatNews Fellows — the field's highest honor — for their contributions to Bayesian statistics, medicine, public health and statistics education. Read more: engineering.rice.edu/news/two-rice-…
- Calling all @RiceStatistics alumni! 🦉 Join us at our reception during #JSM2026 @AmstatNews in Boston — Monday, August 3 from 12–2 p.m. at the Westin Boston Seaport District. Reconnect with faculty, alumni and statisticians from around the world. events.rice.edu/statistics/eve…
- Doctoral student José Palacio has been named a winner of the JSM- @AmstatNews 2026 Health Policy Statistics Section Student Paper Competition for his paper "Inferring Transmission Dynamics of RSV from Houston Wastewater Data." 👏 Congratulations, José!
- The @NatlAcademies just released a roadmap for U.S. statistical science through 2035 — chaired by Katherine Ensor — calling on leaders and policymakers to invest in statistics as the foundation of trustworthy AI and American scientific innovation. statistics.rice.edu/news/national-…

