What are some of the challenges for statistics and biostatistics in the era of Data Science? A recent NSF-Sponsored Workshop for Chairs of Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics took the … Continue reading “The Evolution of Data Science: Success, Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Biostatistics”
Sometimes the results that researchers obtain are as confounding as the variables they seek to untangle. Such is the case in a recent study done by scientists from the RAND … Continue reading “Cuddly Puppies and Better Health – a No Brainer, Right?”
TOPICS Single-cell Systems Biology Imaging-based Systems Biology Quantitative Proteomics Systems Biology of Metabolism Large-scale Data Integration REGISTRATION Registration is FREE but required. Please click here to visit our registration site. … Continue reading “2017 NHLBI Systems Biology Symposium”
Congratulations to the following students and postdocs who received awards for the ASA student paper competitions at JSM: Chanmin Kim, Biometrics Section Joseph Antonelli, Biometrics Section Shelley Liu, Biometrics Section … Continue reading “ASA Student Paper Award Winners at JSM”
We are very excited to announce that Dr. Ciprian Crainiceanu will be this year’s recipient of the 2017 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship. Dr. Crainiceanu will be presented with the award and will deliver a lecture … Continue reading “2017 Myrto Award Winner: Ciprian Crainiceanu”
Jessica Mar, PhD ’08, won the 2017 LaDonne H. Schulman Award for Excellence in Teaching Award at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine following this year’s commencement. The award is … Continue reading “Jessica Mar Wins Teaching Award”
On May 1st, Dr. Donna Spiegelman delivered the Fuller Lecture at Iowa State University. Her talk was titled, “Measurement error: from Fuller to the future.” Her abstract is below: One … Continue reading “Donna Spiegelman Delivers Fuller Lecture”
Harvard University May 1-3, 2017 Hilles Event Hall, 59 Shepard St. MA The Department of Statistics is pleased to announce the 4th Bayesian, Fiducial and Frequentist Workshop (BFF4), to be … Continue reading “The Fourth Bayesian, Fiducial and Frequentist Workshop (BFF4)”
As of July 1, 2017, our own Natalie Exner Dean will fill a tenure-track assistant professorship in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. This will allow her to … Continue reading “Natalie Exner Dean: New Position”
