Biostats Faculty Receive Prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics

Congratulations to Drs. James Robins, Miguel Hernán, Andrea Rotnitzky, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, PhD ’06, and University of Washington Professor Thomas Richardson who have been awarded the 2022 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for their pioneering work … Continue reading “Biostats Faculty Receive Prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics”

CELEHS / HMS Data Science Summer Program Begins Today

This week marks the start of the CELEHS / HMS Data Science Summer Program!  This year program aims to introduce 31 new students to machine learning and programming through a project … Continue reading “CELEHS / HMS Data Science Summer Program Begins Today”

From Data Science Class to the World of Health Tech Entrepreneurship

Health Data Science (HDS) master’s students Amber Nigam, SM ’23 and Jie Sun, SM ’22,  were recently profiled in an HSPH featured news article after joining forces to found a tech startup to help people manage … Continue reading “From Data Science Class to the World of Health Tech Entrepreneurship”

Goodman, Sebro, Pagano, and Bather Publish Paper in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Biostats and Epidemiology

Alumni Melody Goodman, PhD ’06 and Ronnie Sebro, PhD ’07, professor Marcello Pagano, and doctoral student Jemar Bather recently published a paper on “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010-2020” in Public Health … Continue reading “Goodman, Sebro, Pagano, and Bather Publish Paper in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Biostats and Epidemiology”

Alumnus Kevin Cummiskey Promoted at West Point

Congratulations to alumnus Colonel Kevin Cummiskey, PhD  ’18 who has been awarded the academic promotion to Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The … Continue reading “Alumnus Kevin Cummiskey Promoted at West Point”

McGoldrick Fellow Sikhulile Moyo Named to TIME100 List of the Most Influential People in the World

McGoldrick Fellow, Dr.  Sikhulile  Moyo, has been named to TIME’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022! Dr. Moyo is the Research Laboratory Director at the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute … Continue reading “McGoldrick Fellow Sikhulile Moyo Named to TIME100 List of the Most Influential People in the World”

Congratulations to the 2022 ASA Fellows!

This year, the the American Statistical Association (ASA) has bestowed its prestigious distinction of Fellow on 48 members for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistical science.We are … Continue reading “Congratulations to the 2022 ASA Fellows!”

Data Science Summer Program for High School Students – Apply by 5/15!

Data Science in Action:Machine Learning for Self-Driving CarsProgram Co-directors:Tianxi Cai, HarvardAaron Sonabend, Google IncJessica Gronsbell, University of TorontoA two-week day camp to introduce programming and machine learning to high school students. The program … Continue reading “Data Science Summer Program for High School Students – Apply by 5/15!”

ASA JEDI Outreach Group Webinar w. Loni Tabb – 4/28

Thursday, April 28 | 2:00pmRegister HereAlumna Loni Tabb, PhD ’10Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health The Power … Continue reading “ASA JEDI Outreach Group Webinar w. Loni Tabb – 4/28”