Welcome to the Department of Statistics at the University of Manitoba! Founded in 1967, the Department has a long and rich history. It currently has 15 full-time academic members, with research expertise in diverse areas of Statistics and Probability. It offers a full range of programs in Statistics, leading to B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.

Aerial Photo of the University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba is western Canada’s first university, established in 1877. The University community includes approximately 2,000 academic staff, 2,500 support staff, 25,000 undergraduate students and 2,700 graduate students. The University of Manitoba is one of Canada's leading research universities, and faculty of the University receive more than $90 million in external research grants and contracts annually.

Graduations

Congratulations to our February, 2012 graduate: Hsing-Ming Chang (Ph.D.).

Events

International Workshop on New Advances in Statistics: Theory and Applications

News

Congratulations to John Brewster on his retirement. Thanks for all your service, John!

Upcoming Seminars

Christian Genest, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University
Wednesday, February 29 at 7:00 p.m.
172 St. John's

Johanna Nešlehová, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University
Thursday, March 1 at 2:45 p.m.
316 Machray Hall

Christian Genest, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University: “Abraham De Moivre: Genius in Exile”
Friday, March 2 at 2:45 p.m.

Aurélie Labbe, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
Thursday, March 8 at 2:45 p.m.
316 Machray Hall

@StatsUMan

Moneyball: A movie about putting together a baseball team using evidence based statistics. (How Statistics changes Baseball!)

First full week of classes begins! Everybody ready?