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“The science of science” is a quizzical, albeit accurate, description of Yian Yin’s research. An assistant professor of information science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, Yin uses mathematical and computational methods to mine data and examine the factors that help (or hinder) scientific research and innovation....

Each year, the Computing Research Association (CRA) selects four undergraduates who show outstanding research potential in computing research for its Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (URA). This year, 15 Cornell students were recognized as honorable mentions, and one was selected as a finalist. The URA is given to students in recognition of their...

Three faculty members in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have been named 2023 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows. Phoebe Sengers, professor of information science and science and technology studies, Noah Snavely, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech, and Kilian Weinberger, professor of computer...

The Eighth Celebration of Statistics and Data Science – a day-long conference and celebration featuring talks from nine leaders in statistics, including five Cornell alumni – will take place 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 5, in the J. Willard Marriott Executive Education Center in the Statler Hotel. Hosted by the Department of Statistics and Data Science, the event...

In honor of Math and Statistics Awareness Month, we’re looking back on luminaries from the last century-plus whose excellence helped establish Cornell University as a leader in mathematical and statistical discovery. Walter Willcox Professor of Economics Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1891 – 1931 Walter Willcox was the first professor of statistics...