Professor Xihong Lin was elected as one of 120 new members of the National Academy of Sciences this year in recognition of her continuing achievements in original research focusing on developing and … Continue reading “Professor Xihong Lin Reflects on NAS Election and Career Highlights”
A professor in Harvard’s Statistics Department is planning to host a Cambridge/Boston version of the Florence Nightingale Day event, a one-day event meant to expose local female middle and high schoolers … Continue reading “Help Planning 2022 Florence Nightingale Day”
Biostatistics short course: Statistical Remedies for Flawed Conventions in Medical Research Led by Peter Thall, PhD, of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, this short course will identify and describe, by example, problems … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Short Course w. Peter Thall – 10/15”
Doctoral students Eric Cohn and Stephanie Wu, along with Lecturer on Biostatistics Heather Mattie, are organizing a ‘Statisticians for justice’ reading group open to everyone in the department. Inspired by the ‘Eugenics and Statistics’ talk … Continue reading “Statisticians for Justice Reading Group – Begins 4/7”
*Several events jointly offered by the Career Development Series and the Biostat Student Seminar* Lunchtime Internship/Research Project Roundtable Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 1:00-1:55pm ALL students are welcome! SM and PhD … Continue reading “Career Development Series / Biostat Student Seminar Series”
Congratulations to Francesca Dominici, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science and Co-Director of the Data Science Initiative, who was recently selected as the recipient of the 2020 Star-Friedman … Continue reading “Francesca Dominici & Team Receive Star-Friedman Funding”
Bradford Hill Memorial Lecture – June 3, 2020 with Dr. Christl Donnelly “Real-time analysis of COVID-19: epidemiology, statistics and modelling in action” Join Dr. Christl Donnelly, Deputy Head of Department for the Department … Continue reading “COVID-19 Analysis with alumna Christl Donnelly – 6/3”
JSM 2020 Registration Opens May 27 As announced last week, the 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will be virtual due to the uncertainty about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect events this … Continue reading “JSM Virtual Conference – Registrations Open 5/27”
No matter where you are along your career path, the 2020 Women in Statistics and Data Science (WSDS) Conference provides a valuable opportunity to present your work or research and share your … Continue reading “Women in Statistics & Data Science Conference”
