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Clockwise from upper left: Headshots of Sarah Nelson, Alison Fohner, Gail Jarvik, Sarah Knerr
Clockwise from upper left: Headshots of Sarah Nelson, Alison Fohner, Gail Jarvik, Sarah Knerr
Expanding access to genetic screening through primary care
University of Washington School of Public Health researchers are part of the new Population Genomic Screening Network (PGSN), an NIH-funded program piloting community-level testing for well-understood genetic conditions.
Photos of UW Biostatistics presenters at JSM 2026
Photos of UW Biostatistics presenters at JSM 2026
UW Biostatistics Presenters at JSM 2026
Check out this year's line-up of University of Washington Department of Biostatistics students, recent graduates, faculty, and alumni presenting at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston, Massachusetts August 2-6, 2026.
At the birthplace of R,Photo left to right of Associate Professor Paul Murrell, Associate Professor Simon Urbanek and Professor Thomas Lumley
At the birthplace of R,Photo left to right of Associate Professor Paul Murrell, Associate Professor Simon Urbanek and Professor Thomas Lumley
Nobel-style prize celebrates University's revolutionary `R' software
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Thomas Lumley, PhD ’98, an affiliate biostatistics faculty member in the University of Washington School of Public Health, is among the recipients of the $1 million 2026 Rousseeuw Prize in Statistics, considered the Nobel Prize for statisticians. Lumley and others were recognized for their pivotal achievements in advancing R programming language.

UW Biostatistics class of 2026 group photo
UW Biostatistics class of 2026 group photo
Celebrating Biostatistics students in the class of 2026
Highlights from the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics graduation ceremony held June 6, 2026. Students were celebrated for their academic accomplishments by faculty advisors and department leadership.
Split screen photo of Yifan Lin and Gabriela Vasconcelos
Split screen photo of Yifan Lin and Gabriela Vasconcelos
Biostatistics students receive 2026 School of Public Health Excellence Awards
Congratulations to Yifan Lin, recipient of the Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence, and Gabriella Vasconcelos, recipient of Outstanding Doctoral Student, awared by the University of Washington School of Public Health.