The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.
Harvard Chan School’s Francesca Dominici discusses her work developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models to help respond to environmental health threats, as well as studying AI’s carbon footprint and developing approaches to sustainable deployment.
Potentially deep cuts in federal funds for research overhead costs have Massachusetts scientists like John Quackenbush trying to figure out how they can proceed with their work.
Extreme heat may lead to more hospitalizations among adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, especially those from racial minorities, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
Researchers from four universities have launched a 10-year study of the Los Angeles fires—an unprecedented collective scientific effort to understand the short- and long-term health impacts of wildfires.
Artificial intelligence offers tools that can aid the fight against air pollution and climate change, according to data science expert Francesca Dominici.
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population is likely exposed to high radon concentrations linked with cancer risks, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health experts.
Harvard’s Marvin Zelen Award – Nominations Due 2/14 The prestigious Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science is an annual award supported by colleagues, friends and family of Harvard’s Department of Biostatistics,…
The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) is an interfaculty initiative at Harvard University that has united leading scientists, statisticians, and experts from across academic disciplines to leverage data science for…
Janus, the Roman God of transitions for whom the month January is named, is often depicted with two faces, one looking backward and the other forward, representing the themes of…
The Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program had an eventful year. The Program saw many successes in 2024. Our biostatistician and bioinformatician consultants provided over 780 consultations. Investigators across Harvard and Harvard-affiliated hospitals were…
