Save the Dates! Colloquia & Lightning Talks

Our newly energized colloquium series will feature distinguished speakers from all over the country, and our newly created lightning talks will be a fun new way to see what colleagues … Continue reading “Save the Dates! Colloquia & Lightning Talks”

Tianyi Cai Dissertation Defense

Tuesday, August 29th 11:00 AM FXB G10 Tai will present his dissertation on “Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Observational Data with Multiple Correlated Outcomes”. His committee is chaired by … Continue reading “Tianyi Cai Dissertation Defense”

Spring Course Evaluations

As part of its mandate to monitor quality teaching in our School, the Committee on Educational Policy reviews the student course evaluations. The ratings for the Spring, Spring1, and Spring2 … Continue reading “Spring Course Evaluations”

Sheila Gaynor Awarded NHLBI F31 Grant

Doctoral student Sheila Gaynor was awarded an F31 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH. Her grant, titled “Integrative analysis of lung disease genotypes and … Continue reading “Sheila Gaynor Awarded NHLBI F31 Grant”

Summer Project Presentations: Schedule

Tuesday, August 22nd 1:30-5:30 pm Reception to follow Kresge 502 Please join us for the Biostatistics Summer Project Presentations and reception! Students work very hard on their projects and are … Continue reading “Summer Project Presentations: Schedule”

Faculty Receive Two Prestigious Awards at JSM

Tyler VanderWeele was awarded the 2017 Presidents’ Award by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore last week. The COPSS consists of the American … Continue reading “Faculty Receive Two Prestigious Awards at JSM”

Sarah Peskoe Dissertation Defense – 8/16

Wednesday, August 16th 1:00 – 3:00 PM  |  Kresge Building, Room 907 Sarah Peskoe will present her dissertation on “Correcting for Biases Arising in Epidemiologic Research”. Her committee is chaired … Continue reading “Sarah Peskoe Dissertation Defense – 8/16”

Tonight: Joint Reception with Stat Department at JSM

Monday, July 31st 6:30-8:30 pm Key Ballroom 8 Hilton Baltimore Please join us for a joint reception with the Department of Statistics at JSM in Baltimore! The event will gather … Continue reading “Tonight: Joint Reception with Stat Department at JSM”

Pipelines into Biostatistics Annual Symposium

On July 19-21, the six-week Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology culminated with an extremely successful three days of workshops, symposium, meetings, reunions, evaluation and celebration. All Summer Program … Continue reading “Pipelines into Biostatistics Annual Symposium”

Jeff Miller Awarded Dean’s Challenge Grant

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jeffrey Miller who was recently chosen by The McLennan Dean’s Challenge Grant Program selection committee to receive funding in the amount of $50,000 to support research on “Studying mechanisms of … Continue reading “Jeff Miller Awarded Dean’s Challenge Grant”