In medical journals, publication of an invited commentary is a recognition of expertise and can raise an author’s profile. A recent press release outlines the findings from a study led by the Harvard … Continue reading “Gender Gaps in Invited Commentaries for Medical Journals”
Launched last week by founding editor Xiao-Li Meng, the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) is an open access platform of the Harvard Data Science Initiative and published by MIT Press that will feature leading global … Continue reading “New Harvard Data Science Review”
“How does having access to scientometric data accelerate the pace with which we can eliminate gender differences in academic success? And which critical datasets can be extracted from this wealth … Continue reading “Harvard & Elsevier are using Data Science to improve gender equality in academia”
Please help us welcome new Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Dr. Rachel Nethery, to the Department! Learn more about her early years in Kentucky, her time as a postdoc in the … Continue reading “New Assistant Professor: Rachel Nethery”
Representation in Academia Using data science to better understand and overcome the challenges women face in academia Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Science Center Lecture Hall E 1 Oxford … Continue reading “HDSI Event: Representation in Academia – 4/9”
In a recent paper published in Science, Dr. Francesca Dominici and Gretchen Goldman of the Union of Concerned Scientists raise the alarm regarding proposed changes to the EPA’s methods for … Continue reading “The Abandonment of Evidence in Air Pollution Policy”
Ista Zahn will join Francesca Dominici’s lab as Senior Manager of Data Science and Software Development, beginning Monday, March 4th. Ista is a data scientist with experience in psychology, public … Continue reading “Data Scientist Ista Zhan to Join Dominici Lab”
Doctoral student Xiao Wu has been named a winner of a 2019 Student Paper Award, from the ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment, for a paper entitled “Matching on … Continue reading “Student Paper Award Winners”
Friday, November 16, 2018 Special Location: *FXB G13* 1:00-2:00 PM Introduction and Q&A Session facilitated by Francesca Dominici Andrew Rosenberg Director, Center for Science and Democracy Union of Concerned Scientists Fighting Back: standing … Continue reading “Environmental Stats Seminar with Andrew Rosenberg – 11/16”
