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!”
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”
In early May, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health a three-year grant to serve as … Continue reading “NIH funds first climate and health research coordinating center”
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health were awarded a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), to create … Continue reading “New center CAFÉ aims to spur research on climate change and health”
There is overwhelming evidence that people of color, and Black communities in particular, are disproportionately exposed to harmful air pollutants. The NYTimes recently highlighted a study, conducted by a team of … Continue reading “New study led by Francesca Dominici quantifies the benefits of pollution reduction in terms of race and class”
Check out this cool. new online children’s book: Super Women: Statisticians and Data Scientists which features Biostats’ own Francesca Dominici and alumna Scarlet Bellamy! The team that created the book is working with the American Statistical … Continue reading “Super Women: Statisticians and Data Scientists”
HDSI Community Spring EventApril 3rd | Science and Engineering Complex (150 Western Ave, Allston)This event is open to all individuals affiliated with Harvard who are interested in getting to know … Continue reading “Career Development Series – Upcoming Events”
Welcome to the 2023 Spring Career Development Series! Please feel free to share your ideas for this series or contact Dr. Erin Lake. Visit with department alumna Irina Degtiar, PhD ’21, Statistician at … Continue reading “Career Development Series – Upcoming Events”
The Harvard University Data Science Initiative (HDSI) announced the AWS Impact Computing Project, a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at reimagining data science to identify potential solutions for … Continue reading “HDSI & Amazon Web Services New Collaboration”
On the occasion of its fifth anniversary, the Harvard Data Science Initiative leadership – Francesca Dominici, Elizabeth Langdon-Gray, and David C. Parkes– look back to embrace and celebrate their foundational principles, touch on particular … Continue reading “Spinning Up a Data Science Initiative at Harvard A Reflection on the HDSI ‘s 5th Anniversary”
