Department of Statistics

The HIV/AIDS pandemic was the formative experience for many of the doctors leading the response to COVID-19. Martina Morris, professor emeritus of sociology and statistics, is referenced.

A UW app may be able to help slow the spread of coronavirus by tracking it's spread and alerting those who could help. Sham Kakade, professor of statistics at the UW, is interviewed.

Sham Kakade, associate professor of statistics, weighs in on​ Apple's and Google's bold plan using signals from smartphones to help stem the spread of COVID-19. 

Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Martina Morris, professor of sociology and of statistics, explain how visiting just one friend could undo the goal of social distancing.

Professors Steve Goodreau and Martina Morris explain how violating distancing measures, even in seemingly small ways, can put people at risk of contracting coronavirus.

Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology at the UW, and Martina Morris, professor of sociology and of statistics, explain how forgoing social distancing can have disastrous effects.

Martina Morris, emeritus professor of statistics and sociology, explains the concept of "superspreaders," and how she hopes to better understand them.

Steven Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Martina Morris, professor emerita of sociology and statistics, explain why it's important to maintain strict social distancing measures.

Emeritus professor of statistics and sociology Martina Morris explains "superspreaders" of the coronavirus epidemic and how understanding them could help control the spread.

Two scientists at the UW unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries

Race and gender challenges did not deter two brilliant alumnae in the mathematical sciences.

A statistical analysis led by researchers at the UW sees almost no chance that the world’s nations will be able to keep the rise in global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius

A new study warns that the planet will warm more than two degrees Celsius by the end of this century. 

A study conducted by UW statistician shows that the Earth could warm five degrees Celsius by the end of this century. 

By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.