JP Onnela – Paper on New Research Platform

Assistant Professor JP Onnela, with colleagues Jeanette Lorme, Matthew Kiang, and John Torous published a paper last week on “New Tools for New Research in Psychiatry: A Scalable and Customizable Platform to … Continue reading “JP Onnela – Paper on New Research Platform”

Dissertation Defense Schedule

April 28 Building 2, Room 426  |  2:00pm Patrick Staples Committee Chair: JP Onnela Networks and Statistical Approaches in Biological Contexts   May 2 Kresge 202A  |  10:00am Godwin Yung Committee … Continue reading “Dissertation Defense Schedule”

Faculty News

Congratulations to our faculty who received high course evaluation ratings (4.3 or higher) for their teaching during the 2015 Fall Semester! Paul Catalano ­ BIO201, Introduction to Statistical Methods Marcia Testa ­ … Continue reading “Faculty News”

Holiday Message from Associate Chair Brent Coull

The department has developed several new educational initiatives this past year. As Xihong mentioned, the School has approved a new Masters program in Health Data Science. This program affords several … Continue reading “Holiday Message from Associate Chair Brent Coull”

Small Workshops 2016

A generous gift from the Minerva Foundation supported NIH cost sharing expenses and made possible the funding of the new Biostatistics Workshop program.  Five workshop grants were awarded in the … Continue reading “Small Workshops 2016”

Biostatistics Small Workshops

We’re pleased to announce five Biostatistics Small Workshops will be funded this year – congratulations to the organizers!  Stay tuned for more information as plans for the Workshops evolve. 1. Causal … Continue reading “Biostatistics Small Workshops”

Grants

Marcia Testa received a McLennan Dean’s Challenge Grant in June for her project entitled “Developing Measures for Disaster Resiliency in Multiethnic and Linguistically Diverse Communities.”  So did Assistant Professor JP Onnela, … Continue reading “Grants”