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Photoof attendees at the 2024 JSM Alumni Reception held by UW Biostatistics
Photoof attendees at the 2024 JSM Alumni Reception held by UW Biostatistics
UW Biostatistics Presenters at JSM
Check out the great work accomplished by UW Biostatistics students, faculty, and alums presenting at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), August 2- August 7, in Nashville!
Angela Dahl
Angela Dahl
PhD student Angela Dahl captures Outstanding Student Paper Award
Angela Dahl, a Biostatistics PhD student at the University of Washington, was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Written Student Paper Award by the Western North American Region (WNAR) of The International Biometric Society.
Group photo of UW Biostatistics Class of 2025
Group photo of UW Biostatistics Class of 2025
UW Biostatistics celebrates graduating class of 2025
Congratulations to the University of Washington (UW) Department of Biostatistics Class of 2025! Students graduating this academic year were recognized at a celebration on Sunday, June 15, attended by family, friends, faculty, and staff.
Four headshots displayed in a grid of the 2025 SPH Excellence Award winners for UW Biostatistics
Four headshots displayed in a grid of the 2025 SPH Excellence Award winners for UW Biostatistics
Biostatistics members receive 2025 School of Public Health Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the student and staff recipients in the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics who were recognized with 2025 UW School of Public Health (SPH) Excellence Awards.
Andrea Rotnitzky
Andrea Rotnitzky
Rotnitzky Named IMS Fellow
Andrea Rotnitzky, professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).
Compilation of six student photos
Compilation of six student photos
UW Biostatistics students recognized in 2025 ASA Student Paper Competitions
Congratulations to the following University of Washington students who won best paper awards and honorable mentions in the 20205 American Statistical Association (ASA) student paper competitions.  All are PhD students in Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. 
Peter Gilbert
Peter Gilbert
Peter Gilbert receives Marvin Zelen Award
Peter Gilbert, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health and a researcher at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, is the 2025 recipient of the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science.
Headshot of Carolyn hutter
Headshot of Carolyn hutter
Biostat alum named NHGRI Acting Director
Carolyn Hutter, a University of Washington alumnae, has been named Acting Director for Genetics & Epidemiology at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).