Francesca Dominici, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and co-Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative has been appointed chair of the NIH Review Panel for Biostatistical Methods and Research Design Study Section … Continue reading “Dominici Named New Chair of NIH Review Panel”
Tuesday, August 29th 11:00 AM FXB G10 Tai will present his dissertation on “Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Observational Data with Multiple Correlated Outcomes”. His committee is chaired by … Continue reading “Tianyi Cai Dissertation Defense”
Yulei Wang Thesis Defense Monday, May 1, 2017, 1:00 PM, Bldg 2, Rm 401 Yulei will present her Master’s thesis on “Studying Life Rhythmicity Among Mood Disorder Patients with Smartphone Sensor Data”. Her … Continue reading “Upcoming Defense Schedule”
While the occurrence, severity, and geographic extent of droughts are anticipated to increase under climate change, the health consequences of drought conditions are unknown. Professor Francesca Dominici recently took part … Continue reading “Drought and the Risk of Hospital Admissions”
Sometimes it requires using a novel approach to tease out health impacts related to climate change. A recent study did just that, coordinating electronic medical records across hospitals to identify trends … Continue reading “Cardiovascular disease-related hospital admissions jump on second day after major snowfall”
The Harvard University Data Science Initiative is seeking applications for its inaugural Harvard Data Science Postdoctoral Fellows Program for the 2017-2018 academic year. The normal duration of the Fellowship … Continue reading “Harvard Data Science Postdoc Program”
Though much attention is focused on the long-term benefits of climate change mitigation, David Hunter and Francesca Dominici’s recent article published in the online news source STAT and featured on … Continue reading “Honoring Climate Change Agreements Will Save Millions of Lives”
When asked to address the powerful group of women who attended Harvard’s inaugural university-wide Women’s Weekend (11/4-11/6), Dr. Francesca Dominici chose to take a different approach, placing the microphone in the … Continue reading “Giving a Voice to Future Leaders at Women’s Weekend”
Students and postdocs are encouraged to attend the latest meeting of the Career Development Series, organized by Aaron Fisher, and focusing on job and career advice from a faculty panel of Francesca Dominici, … Continue reading “Career Development Series – 11/1”
As wildfires increase in frequency and severity due to climate change, more communities are threatened by prolonged exposure to harmful levels of smoke. To identify the areas at highest risk, … Continue reading “‘Smoke Waves’: Assessing the Public Health Threat from Wildfires”
