University of Iowa professor awarded for work on foundational statistics tool

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 733

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A University of Iowa professor is celebrating his retirement with an international statistics innovation award, and he has no plans to slow down his decades of work on a statistical computation system used by millions around the world.

Luke Tierney held the position of Ralph E. Wareham Professor of Mathematical Sciences until July 1 and now has emeritus status. He and four others have been named laureates of the Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics, which comes …

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