Francesca Dominici to give MIT’s Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture – 4/21

The 18th Annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture Hosted by the Center for Global Change Science and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT Francesca Dominici, PhD Clarence James … Continue reading “Francesca Dominici to give MIT’s Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture – 4/21”

Next Round of Lightning Talks! – 4/9

Friday, April 9, 2021  |  4:00pm |  Zoom Link Hugo Aerts Associate Professor, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Director, Program for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Anna Beukenhorst Postdoctoral … Continue reading “Next Round of Lightning Talks! – 4/9”

Exploring the Link Between Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality

A recent study published by the Oxford University Press underlines the role of climate change and poor air quality in contributing to the harm wrought by the COVID-29 pandemic.  The study, co-authored by Francesca … Continue reading “Exploring the Link Between Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality”

Department Kick-off Event: Lightning Talks – 9/10

Please join us for our kick-off event of the semester! Chair John Quackenbush will deliver a welcome message to the Department and Associate Chair Brent Coull will MC our first virtual Lightning Talks of … Continue reading “Department Kick-off Event: Lightning Talks – 9/10”

Department Kick-Off Event: Lightning Talks on 9/10

Please join us for our kick-off event of the semester! Chair John Quackenbush will deliver a welcome message to the Department and Associate Chair Brent Coull will MC our first virtual Lightning Talks of … Continue reading “Department Kick-Off Event: Lightning Talks on 9/10”

Francesca Dominici Receives Jerome Sacks Award

Francesca Dominici, the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Co-Director of the Data Science Initiative at Harvard … Continue reading “Francesca Dominici Receives Jerome Sacks Award”

HDSI Awarded Grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) has received a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support a team of Harvard faculty working on new methods for causal inference and … Continue reading “HDSI Awarded Grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation”

Francesca Dominici to Speak at COVID-19 Town Hall – 7/15

Dr. Francesca Dominici, the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science and co-director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, will speak at the upcoming COVID-19 Town Hall Series presented by … Continue reading “Francesca Dominici to Speak at COVID-19 Town Hall – 7/15”

More Evidence of Causal Link Between Air Pollution and Early Death

Doctoral student Xiao Wu, Research Scientist Danielle Bruan, and Professor Francesca Dominici are among the authors of a new study that evaluates the impact of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter on mortality among the … Continue reading “More Evidence of Causal Link Between Air Pollution and Early Death”