Department of Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.
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StatStart Program Successfully Concludes
The StatStart program concluded last week with 8 high school students presenting the research they worked on during the last week of the summer program. The following topics were included…
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At climate summit, students from around the world focus on action
Students from the U.S. and beyond took a deep dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health at an annual weeklong summit at Harvard Chan School.
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Celebrating 30 Years of the Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology!
The 2024 Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology concluded last week, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the program and hosting its annual “Pipelines into Public Health Symposium”. The summer…
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Stephanie Wu Receives BAYSM Poster Award
Congratulations to Stephanie Wu who won a poster award at the Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting that took place from June 29 – 30, 2024 in Venice, Italy. Stephanie presented a…
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2024 CELEHS/HMS Data Science Summer Program Wraps Up!
The 2024 CELEHS/HMS Data Science Summer Program concluded last week with presentations from six teams who built and demoed toy cars that had been successfully programmed to recognize and react…
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Save the Date! 9th Annual StatStart Presentations – 7/26
Please join us for the 9th Annual StatStart Presentations. Friday, July 26th from 10am-2pm | Biostats Conference Room (2-426) A calendar invite will go out tomorrow Related Topics Last Updated…
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Save the Date for the Pipelines into Public Health Symposium – 7/11
Pipelines into Public Health Symposium | 9am – 3pm, Thursday, July 11, 2024 | Kresge 200 This is the last week of the undergrad Summer Program in Biostatistics, and it…
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2024 CELEHS/HMS Data Science Summer Program Gets Underway!
The 2024 CELEHS/HMS Data Science Summer Program kicked off the week before last. It started with an orientation at the Countway Library to introduce this year’s 24 campers to each…
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Study links gut microbiome changes to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Brigham, Broad, and Harvard Chan School researchers found that specific species and strains of bacteria were linked to changes in the functioning of the gut microbiome and a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Upcoming Dissertation Defense – 6/20
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