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The group includes those earning bachelor’s degrees and certificates in Data Science and Statistics, in addition to several students obtaining …</p></div></li><li class="uw-post align-middle"><div class="uw-post-text"><h3><a href="https://stat.wisc.edu/2024/11/09/faculty-qa-jessi-cisewski-kehe-on-winning-nsf-career-award/">Faculty Q&A: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe on winning NSF CAREER Award</a></h3><p class="uw-post-excerpt">Associate Professor Jessi Cisewski-Kehe has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty members. 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