COVID-19 variants continue to emerge, including some with increased transmissibility and severity, which has contributed in many countries to a reversal of decreasing COVID-19 case counts achieved earlier this year. A New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Special Report, just released, advocated for a global framework to monitor and evaluate these variants and to address the worldwide need for safe and effective vaccines.

PhD students Yiqun Chen and Kun Yue won students awards at the recent annual conference of the Western North American Region (WNAR) of the International Biometric Society.

It’s estimated 150 million Americans – 57 per cent of the country – watched the verdict in the 1995 OJ Simpson trial. The case dominated news bulletins around the world and in the stand as an expert witness was Kiwi mathematician Bruce Weir.

DEOHS and Biostatistics Professor Lianne Sheppard doubly honored with endowed professorship and EPA committee chairship.

Lianne Sheppard, a professor in the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics and the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, will chair the newly established Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).