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Lianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard
The weed-killer wars
The Week,

Trump wants the U.S. to ramp up production of glyphosate. The MAHA movement is furious. Lianne Sheppard, Professor of Biostatistics and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences weighs in on the herbicide’s safety.

Photo of Master of Science graduates from the class of 2026, UW Biostatistics
Photo of Master of Science graduates from the class of 2026, UW Biostatistics
Celebrating MS Capstone graduates from the class of 2026
Highlights from the MS Capstone program graduation ceremony recognizing students in the class of 2026.
Photo of Daniela Witten
Photo of Daniela Witten
The Math That Explains Why Bell Curves Are Everywhere
Quanta Magazine,

The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day. Daniela Witten, Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of Washington, is quoted. 

Bumjun Park photo
Bumjun Park photo
Student profile: Bumjun Park
Q&A with PhD student Bumjun Park discussing what inspired him to pursue biostatistics, experience in the UW PhD program, and goals for the future.
Guanghao Qi
Guanghao Qi
New tool reveals hundreds of genes associated with autoimmune diseases
University of Washington researchers are part of a team that has developed a powerful tool that uses single-cell studies to improve our understanding of disease genetics.