Category: News Updates

Click here to read our Spring 2026 Newsletter

Near the end of week one of the 2025 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills found themselves down 15 points to the Baltimore Ravens late in the fourth quarter. As the Bills’ punter kicked the ball away, ESPN’s online win probability tracker shifted the Ravens’ chances of victory to a towering 98.6%. With Baltimore up by …

The Department’s Fall 2025 Newsletter is now available here

Steven Nadler and Annette Zimmermann, together with other colleagues across the humanities, are forming the new Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty.

College of Letters & Sciences article highlights Bayesian Bootcamp.

Congratulations to Michael Bruckner, Lukas Myers, and Elizabeth Bell!

Elizabeth Brake, Sophia Dandelet, Alex Kerr, Sam Roberts

Harry was one of four UW–Madison professors elected.

The Department’s Winter 2023-2024 Newsletter is now available here

In a world of few absolutes, it pays to be able to think clearly about probabilities. These five ideas will get you started.