Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?

Check out this recent interview with JP Onnela published in the Harvard Gazette in which he discusses Apple’s recent decision to track mood information  via an app as part of an effort to enable … Continue reading “Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?”

Jenny Lee receives Burke Climate and Health Fellowship!

Congratulations to alumna and postdoc Jenny Lee, PhD ’22, who has been granted a Burke Climate and Health Fellowship, for her project to ‘Develop a causal inference method to assess the health impacts of … Continue reading “Jenny Lee receives Burke Climate and Health Fellowship!”

Access to Non-Public Federal Microdata through the Boston Research Data Center

The Harvard Chan School recently purchased an institutional subscription to the Boston Research Data Center (BRDC), which greatly reduces the cost of accessing non-public federal microdata for School researchers. These microdata represent … Continue reading “Access to Non-Public Federal Microdata through the Boston Research Data Center”

Biostats Faculty Publish Study Helping Define Long COVID

A recent study proposes a preliminary symptom-based rule that can be used to identify cases of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as long COVID.  The study was led by … Continue reading “Biostats Faculty Publish Study Helping Define Long COVID”

Briana Stephenson Awarded a K01 Grant

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Briana Stephenson who’s K01 proposal received 5 years of funding from the NHLBI. The research, titled: “Statistical methods to understand changes in dietary patterns over time and cardiovascular disease risk … Continue reading “Briana Stephenson Awarded a K01 Grant”