Most graduate students are supported by Teaching Assistantships which provide a stipend and a waiver of tuition and most fees. Students in the M.S. program have a smaller stipend (approximately 2/3rds) than Ph.D. students with a proportional reduction in duties. Some students are supported through research assistantships in the Statistical Consulting Center which also carry a tuition waiver and stipend.
There are also opportunities for summer teaching, Graduate School fellowships and grants from various government and private agencies.
The renewal of support depends on the student's academic and teaching performance. The department does not normally support a Master's student longer than two years, and does not normally support any student beyond the fifth year.
Research/SeminarThere is a weekly seminar series in statistics and probability which features a wide variety of speakers, both from within and from outside the university.
The faculty in statistics have a broad range of research interests in both theoretical and applied areas. A listing of faculty and their research interests appears here.
Statistical Consulting CenterThe Statistical Consulting Center offers a full range of statistical services for clients inside and outside the university. The center provides an opportunity for graduate students to complement traditional studies with exposure to real world problems involving the statistical analysis of data.
Computing FacilitiesThe Department of Mathematics and Statistics maintains a research computing facility equipped with a ``mainframes'', workstations and PC's supporting basic computing including Fortran, C, Mathematica, SAS, SPlus, Latex, email, etc.
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