The Brown University Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science was originally founded in 1995 as the Center for Statistical Sciences (CSS). The Center is part of the School of Public Health at Brown and is co-located with the Department of Biostatistics. Center faculty and staff conduct methodologic research in biostatistics and interdisciplinary research in a broad range of areas of medicine, public health and biology.

The Center is located at 121 S. Main Street in Providence and boasts state-of-the-art computing facilities and networking infrastructure.