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Kung-Yee Liang and Patrick Heagerty at the 2024 Norman E. Breslow Endowed Lecture, Seattle Washington
Kung-Yee Liang and Patrick Heagerty at the 2024 Norman E. Breslow Endowed Lecture, Seattle Washington
Distinguished alumni Kung-Yee Liang visits UW
University of Washington Biostatistics graduate Kung-Yee Liang, Distinguished Chair Professor and Senior Advisor for Office of the President at Feng Chia University and former president of the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan, was the featured speaker at this year’s Norman E. Breslow Distinguished Lecture.
Benjamin French
Benjamin French
Biostatistics alumni elected to NCRP
University of Washington Biostatistics alumni Benjamin French (PhD ‘08) has been elected to the National Council for Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) for a six-year term.
Class photo of 2024 graduates in the UW Biostatistics MS Capstone program
Class photo of 2024 graduates in the UW Biostatistics MS Capstone program
2024 graduates from MS Capstone program celebrated
Congratulations to our 2024 graduating class from the Biostatistics Master of Science Capstone Program who were honored in a ceremony held Thursday, March 14 in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.
Concept photo of person typing on compute with data analysis graph overlap
Concept photo of person typing on compute with data analysis graph overlap
Biostatistics capstone projects support local healthcare organizations and government
Spotlight on UW Department of Biostatistics MS Capstone program projects for 2024.
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Split photo of two men
Biostatistics welcomes new equity, diversity, and inclusion committee teaching assistants
Meet our two new teaching assistants working with our department's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.  More information about the EDI committee's goals and initiatives.
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Photo of woman looking out window
EDI subcommittee on the value of bolstering efforts in mental health and wellness
Highlighting the work of the UW Biostatistics Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) subcommittee supporting mental health and wellness resources.
New post teaser photo of student
New post teaser photo of student
Biostatistics student wins JSM paper competition for 2024
Student paper explores data thinning, a strategy to decompose individual data points into independent pieces, and offers data analysts a new tool to perform various common statistical tasks such as model selection, model testing, and inference.
Bruce Weir
Bruce Weir
SISG renamed in honor of Bruce Weir
After 18 years at the University of Washington, the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (SISG) has moved to Atlanta.