At this year’s American Statistical Association DataFest at the University of Florida, competition was fierce. More than 75 bachelor’s and master’s students across various disciplines came together in a celebration of data, working around the clock to solve problems, brainstorm solutions and creatively present findings to impress a panel of judges.
The Department of Statistics, at Florida State University hosted the 2024American Statistical Association’s (ASA) Florida Chapter Meeting in Tallahassee, Florida. The two-day agenda consisted of keynote talks, invited panel discussions, invited sessions, invited talks, and a student poster session. Awards for Early Career Statisticians, Student Presentation Awards, and Student Travel…
The Department of Statistics, at Florida State University hosted the 2024American Statistical Association’s (ASA) Florida Chapter Meeting in Tallahassee, Florida. The two-day agenda consisted of keynote talks, invited panel discussions, invited sessions, invited talks, and a student poster session. Awards for Early Career Statisticians, Student Presentation Awards, and Student Travel…
Peihua Qiu, Ph.D., dean’s professor and founding chair of the department of biostatistics at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, has been awarded the 2024 Shewhart Medal by the American Society for Quality, or ASQ.
The UF Health Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Ji-Hyun Lee, DrPH, has been elevated to a new role as associate director for cancer quantitative sciences. In this role, she will provide high-level strategic leadership and administrative direction for Cancer Center researchers. This support aims to ensure high-quality data,…
John Kairalla, Ph.D., B.S.P.H., a research associate professor and associate program director of the Children’s Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center in the PHHP department of biostatistics, was invited to be a speaker and faculty mentor at the International Collaboration for Research Methods Development in Oncology, or CReDO, workshop March 12-18,…
Biostatistics student, Shangchen Song, was chosen by the American Public Health Association Statistics Committee as the final winner of the APHS/Stata Scholar Award after finalists’ presentations. Shangchen beat out two other finalists, one from Harvard Biostatistics, and another from the University of Maryland College Park. Shangchen remarks, “It was a memorable…
Two University of Florida infectious disease experts are part of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded outbreak analytics and disease modeling network that is designed to help the nation respond more quickly and effectively during public health emergencies.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, biostatisticians were hard at work, tracking the spread of disease, predicting the next hot spots, designing vaccine clinical trials and analyzing data on these and other interventions in order to inform policymakers. It’s no wonder Forbes magazine has called biostatistics a top master’s…
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has launched the Ph.D. Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence program to foster doctoral students’ training and research in AI and encourage out-of-the-box ideas.
