Department of Biostatistics

Category: Faculty News

PQG Conference – Abstracts Due 10/14

Submit an abstract now!    Three abstracts will be selected to be presented as 10-minute platform talks. Each of these speakers will receive an award of up to $500 for … Continue reading “PQG Conference – Abstracts Due 10/14”

Harvard Catalyst 2-Day Short Course – RSVP Now

Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Center Biostatistics Program Short Course Announcement Latent Variable Modeling and Measurement  Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD Hurley-Dorrier Professor and Chair Department of Biostatistics … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst 2-Day Short Course – RSVP Now”

Giovanni Parmigiani Receives Mentoring Award

On Tuesday, September 27, the 2016 Junior Faculty Mentoring Achievement Award was presented to Giovanni Parmigiani, Professor of Biostatistics. Parmigiani received the award in recognition of his support of young scholars … Continue reading “Giovanni Parmigiani Receives Mentoring Award”

Harvard Catalyst 2-Day Short Course – RSVP Now

Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Center Biostatistics Program Short Course Announcement Latent Variable Modeling and Measurement  Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD Hurley-Dorrier Professor and Chair Department of Biostatistics … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst 2-Day Short Course – RSVP Now”

JP Onnela Hosts White House Chief Data Scientist, DJ Patil

It was our distinct honor to welcome Dr. DJ Patil, The White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy and Chief Data Scientist, to the School on Friday for an informal … Continue reading “JP Onnela Hosts White House Chief Data Scientist, DJ Patil”

Interest in Statistics is Trending

According to current Statistics student Matthew DiSorbo, “Stat concentrators now have the world at their fingertips”.  This increasingly common sentiment is reflected in the rising number of statistics concentrators at Harvard, … Continue reading “Interest in Statistics is Trending”

Biostats Annual Meet & Greet

The Department held their annual Meet and Greet on Friday in the Kresge cafeteria, giving faculty, researchers, students, and staff the chance to break from routine, and to socialize, snack, … Continue reading “Biostats Annual Meet & Greet”

‘Smoke Waves’: Assessing the Public Health Threat from Wildfires

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity due to climate change, more communities are threatened by prolonged exposure to harmful levels of smoke.  To identify the areas at highest risk, … Continue reading “‘Smoke Waves’: Assessing the Public Health Threat from Wildfires”