Upcoming Career Development Events

Thursday April 18 Lunchtime Career Chat with Owen White, PhD. Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland; Director of Bioinformatics for the School of Medicine; Associate … Continue reading “Upcoming Career Development Events”

Harvard Data Science Initiative Upcoming Events

Data Science Seminar: Michael Stein, The University of Chicago On Tuesday November 27th at 4 PM, join us for a talk by Michael Stein titled “Statistical Modeling of Environmental Time Series”. Please RSVP. Michael L. … Continue reading “Harvard Data Science Initiative Upcoming Events”

Harvard Among Highest Ranked Biostats Programs

In the 2018 US News and World Report ranking of graduate school programs, Harvard Biostatistics tied with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington as the highest ranked biostatistics … Continue reading “Harvard Among Highest Ranked Biostats Programs”

Stat 110 Smashes Enrollment Record

Joe Blitzstein, Professor of the Practice in Statistics, hit a new landmark this month with his Stat 110 course, Introduction to Probability, which is based on his book with Jessica Hwang. The enrollment for … Continue reading “Stat 110 Smashes Enrollment Record”

The Evolution of Data Science: Success, Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Biostatistics

What are some of the challenges for statistics and biostatistics in the era of Data Science?  A recent NSF-Sponsored Workshop for Chairs of Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics took the … Continue reading “The Evolution of Data Science: Success, Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Biostatistics”