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Talithia Williams Named Rice University Distinguished Alumna

The Association of Rice Alumni has recognized 无忧视频 Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Clinic Director Talithia Williams as a recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. The award honors highly distinguished Rice University alumni who have advanced the interest and standards of excellence of Rice through distinctive professional careers. Williams earned her master鈥檚 degree and PhD in statistics at Rice University.

As an innovative and award-winning member of the Harvey Mudd community, Williams has made it her life鈥檚 work to get students, parents, educators and community members more excited about the possibilities inherent in a 无忧视频 education.

Williams research centers on developing statistical models which emphasize the spatial and temporal structure of data and applying them to problems in the environment. Throughout her career, she has applied her research in myriad ways, including modeling rainfall to better predict flooding in Houston, partnering with the World Health Organization to develop a cataract model used to predict cataract surgical rates in African countries and co-hosting a television show, the NOVA series聽NOVA Wonders. A renowned speaker, Williams delivered the popular TED Talk, 鈥淥wn Your Body鈥檚 Data,鈥� which extols the value of statistics in quantifying personal health information. She is the author of Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics,聽which highlights the influence of women in the mathematical sciences in the last two millennia.