Category: Student News
Student / Postdoc Awards
Two biostats students won awards during ENAR last week in Atlanta. Danilo Alivares received a distinguished student poster award for “A Sequential Approach to Bayesian Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Survival Data” and David Cheng received … Continue reading “Student / Postdoc Awards”
Bias & Beer Journal Club Meeting
On Wednesday April 4th, HGWISE and HGWISE GUYS will be holding this year’s second Bias & Beer discussion, to discuss an academic article related to bias in science, over pizza and beer. If you’re interested in attending this … Continue reading “Bias & Beer Journal Club Meeting”
Sheila Gaynor Dissertation Defense – 4/2
A Visit with Alumnus Aaron Foster, ScD ’00
Upcoming Career Development Events
A Visit with Alumnus Aaron Foster, ScD ’00 VP Business Analytics & Insights, Vaccines, Rare Disease & Oncology at Pfizer, Inc., Lecturer in Applied Analytics at Columbia School of Professional … Continue reading “Upcoming Career Development Events”
Consulting in the Biostatistical Sciences: A Department of Biostatistics 4-Part Mini-Symposium
The department has recently been hosting a 4-part series of mini-sessions on consulting in the statistical sciences, with 3 of the sessions now complete (the 4th session, on CROs, is … Continue reading “Consulting in the Biostatistical Sciences: A Department of Biostatistics 4-Part Mini-Symposium”
32nd Annual NESS – Abstracts Due 3/30
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are excited to co-host the 32nd annual New England Statistics Symposium (NESS) on Saturday, … Continue reading “32nd Annual NESS – Abstracts Due 3/30”
Next Monday! RSVP Now for ENAR Reception
REGISTER Please join the Biostatistics Department at the 2018 ENAR Spring Meeting for a reception to gather past and present members of the Department. This will be a great opportunity to catch up … Continue reading “Next Monday! RSVP Now for ENAR Reception”
Isabel Fulcher Receives Bloom Fellowship
Isabel Fulcher has been awarded funding from the Barry R. and Irene Tilenius Bloom Fellowship Fund for 2017-18. The fund provides critical financial aid—one of Bloom’s priorities as dean—that can transform … Continue reading “Isabel Fulcher Receives Bloom Fellowship”
