As a senior data scientist intern at Analysis Group, biostatistics PhD student Awan Afiaz worked on projects that involved statistical research, machine learning and health care analytics. He shares his takeaways from the experience: biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Tomorrow's @UWBiostat department seminar features Yaroslav Mukhin from @Cornell who will present, "Surrogate-powered Causal Inference with Censored Outcomes." The session is in-person Thursday, Oct. 22 in the Hans Rosling Center, HRC room 135 at 3:30 p.m. bit.ly/4hXE0UP

@UWBiostat PhD student Bumjun Park shares about his recent internship at the Gates Ventures Alzheimer's Disease Data Initiative. biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Eardi Lila, assistant professor in @UWBiostat and @uwsph presents, "Integrative Modelling of Non-Euclidean Neuroimaging Data" this Thursday, Oct. 8. Held on the UW campus in the HRC room 135 at 3:30 p.m. Full abstract at: bit.ly/4hIIa1d

Congratulations to Biostatistics research coordinator Hannah Shucard, recipient of the 2026 Anderson-O’Connell Outstanding Staff Award presented by the (@uwsph) University of Washington School of Public Health. More: bit.ly/4e6b6PK

Lurdes Inoue, professor of biostatistics in @UWBiostat @uwsph will serve as Biostatistics graduate program director beginning in the 2026-27 academic year.⁠⁠ biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Attend our @UWBiostat PhD program information session this Thursday, Sep. 3 at 10:45 a.m. PDT. The virtual session will cover curriculum, admissions process, and more. Bring your questions! RSVP in advance to receive a link: biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Attend one of our upcoming admissions information sessions for our PhD, MS Thesis, and MS Capstone programs. Sessions will be held in September. RSVP today! biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Congratulations to Ruth Etzioni on her election to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. Etzioni is an affiliate professor in @UWBiostat and a professor in the Public Health Sciences Division @fredhutch washington.edu/news/2026/08/…

Congrats to UW Biostatistics faculty member Ting Ye on her promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2026. bit.ly/4c3Ewxh

A recent study led by Robin Meija aimed to learn more about what drives vaccine hesitancy, as falling vaccination rates have led to the recent resurgence of preventable diseases. The team modeled how different reasons cited by individuals might be related. bit.ly/4chSJXf

Check out our line-up of 2026 presenters at this year's Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston, and a reminder to join us August 3 from 5-7 p.m. for our annual joint alumni reception at JSM for UW Biostatistics and Statistics departments. Details: bit.ly/3TyT01q

UW Genetics Analysis Center and other @uwsph researchers are part of a pilot project scaling up genomic screening in primary care settings for conditions like hereditary breast and ovarian cancer where early detection can help improve health outcomes. ⁠bit.ly/3TyNtYE

RSVP today bit.ly/4voItUD for the 2026 Joint UW Biostatistics/Statistics Alumni Reception at this year's JSM held in Boston, Massachusetts.  The event will be held August 3 from 5-7 p.m. EDT.  Join us for an evening of connection and conversation!

UW's Thomas Lumley, PhD ’98, an affiliate biostatistics professor in @uwsph, is among recipients of the $1 million 2026 Rousseeuw Prize in Statistics. Lumley and others were recognized for their pivotal achievements in advancing R programming language.⁠ bit.ly/4uQDjj2

Check out our Statistics in Big Data courses designed to introduce biologists, quantitative scientists, and statisticians to modern statistical techniques for the analysis of biological big data. Early rates end June 15! si.biostat.washington.edu/in…

Congratulations to our UW Department of Biostatistics Class of 2026! See highlights from our department graduation held Saturday, June 6! lnkd.in/g52SxnTv

Congrats to Gabriela Vasconcelos, recipient of the @uwsph UW School of Public Health Outstanding Doctoral Student award! Read about Gabriela's work and achievements: biostat.washington.edu/news/…

Congrats to Yifan Lin, recipient of the @uwsph UW School of Public Health Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence! Read about Yifan's work and achievements: biostat.washington.edu/news/…