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Highlights from the MS Capstone program graduation ceremony recognizing students in the class of 2026.
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.
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.
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.
Rare diseases affect a small percentage of the population, but collectively, they impact millions. The University of Washington Genetic Analysis Center (GAC) plays a key role in efforts aimed at discovering the cause of currently unexplained rare genetic diseases, knowledge that could improve genetic testing, shorten time to diagnosis, and expand treatment options as the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare (GREGoR) Consortium.