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News from Brown

U.S. maternal deaths doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, among other findings in new study

April 28, 2025
Public health researchers untangle two decades of maternal mortality data and find that while early increases were driven by reporting changes, real increases followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Undergraduate Statistics Concentrators
News from Biostatistics

Statistics Undergraduates present their Capstone work

April 25, 2025
Brown’s Undergraduate Statistics Concentrators presented their Capstone projects to faculty, students, and visitors, fulfilling an annual requirement and competing for the Undergraduate Statistics Concentration Capstone Poster Award of Excellence to be announced at the Biostatistics Commencement Celebration on May 24th.
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics Ph.D. candidates present their research

April 25, 2025
Brown’s Ph.D. candidates in Biostatistics presented their research to faculty, students, and visitors, fulfilling an annual requirement and competing for the Ph.D. Research Presentation award to be announced on May 24th.
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Deans Awards
SPH News

2025 Dean’s Awards honors exceptional students, staff and faculty

April 17, 2025
Congratulations to our Brown Biostatistics students, staff & faculty honored at the Brown University School of Public Health 2025 Dean's Awards Ceremony at the Hope Club on April 16th!
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Portrait of Peter Lipman
SPH News

Biostatistics New Faculty - Peter J. Lipman, Ph.D.

April 7, 2025
Peter J. Lipman, Ph.D., has joined the School of Public Health as an associate professor of the practice of Biostatistics.
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics New Online Faculty

April 1, 2025
Brown University's School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics is pleased to welcome our newest faculty members, Beverly Gonzales, Ph.D., and Ishaan Dave, Ph.D., as Adjunct Assistant Professors of Biostatistics for our online master’s degree in biostatistics.
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ENAR 2025
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics at ENAR 2025

March 26, 2025
Biostatistics faculty, students, postdocs and alumni attended and presented at the 2025 annual Eastern North American Region (ENAR) meeting. The meeting was held from March 23-26, 2025 in New Orleans, LA. The meeting theme this year was “ENAR is Interdisciplinary.”
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Daniel Posmik
Data Science Institute, Center for Computation and Visualization

Ph.D. Student, Daniel Posmik will be presenting at the DSCoV Workshop

February 1, 2025
Presenter: Daniel Posmik, PhD Student, Biostatistics
Title: “NeoVim and Co.: Personalized Development Environments for Data Scientists”
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pregnant woman with medication
News from Brown

Fewer than 1% of U.S. clinical drug trials enroll pregnant participants, study finds

January 17, 2025
An analysis by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that most studies exclude participants who are pregnant, potentially leaving critical safety and efficacy questions unanswered.
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School of Public Health Dean's Office

Update to SPH Center Names

January 7, 2025
I am pleased to share an important update that reflects our ongoing efforts within our school centers to remain focused on new and emerging trends in public health and the academic community at large.
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Portrait of Alyssa Bilinski
Humans in Public Health

Humans in Public Health: Episode 35, Harnessing AI for Smarter Health Policy Research

December 10, 2024
Professor Alyssa Bilinski set out to answer a seemingly simple question: How often are pregnant people included in medical trials? But finding the answer was anything but simple. Check out the New Episode out now!
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Women smile at camera
News from SPH

Celebrating 30 years of biostatistics at Brown

October 23, 2024
The School of Public Health welcomed scholars from across the country to celebrate the 30th anniversary of biostatistical research and education at Brown University.
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Department of Biostatistics, Data Science Institute

Unlocking Insights from Electronic Health Record Data with Statistics and AI

October 21, 2024
The Department of Biostatistics and the Data Science Institute present a Health Data Science Workshop on Unlocking Insights from Electronic Health Record Data with Statistics and AI.
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Portrait of Corwin Zigler
SPH News

Humans in Public Health: Counting Coal’s Casualties

October 15, 2024
Picture a coal power plant: a building with tall smoke stacks with big plumes of gasses coming out of them. By now, we know that those gasses aren’t great for our health or the environment. But how bad are they? That’s where Professor Cory Zigler comes in.
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Portrait of Sreeram Anantharaman
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics New Postdoc - Sreeram Anantharaman, Ph.D.

October 1, 2024
Brown University's School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics is pleased to welcome one of our newest members, Sreeram Anantharaman, Ph.D. as Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biostatistics!
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Nick Lewis
School of Public Health

Nick Lewis on SPH Youtube "From the Source"

September 30, 2024
Nick Lewis, Ph.D. Candidate in Biostatistics shares his experience on “What makes our School of Public Health Special?”
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Statfest 2024
News from Biostatistics

Brown Biostatistics Participates in StatFest 2024

September 21, 2024
The Department of Biostatistics was an active participant in the StatFest conference on September 21.
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Yi Zhao
News from Biostatistics

Ph.D. Alumna has been promoted to Associate Professor

September 10, 2024
Congratulations Yi Zhao, Ph.D. ’17!
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Students at the Welcome Reception
News from Biostatistics

A welcome reception to kick off the 2024-25 academic year

September 10, 2024
The Brown University Department of Biostatistics held a welcome reception to kick off the 2024- 25 academic year!
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Dongliang Zhang, Ph.D.
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics New Postdoc - Dongliang Zhang, Ph.D.

August 23, 2024
Brown University's School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics is pleased to welcome one of our newest members, Dongliang Zhang, Ph.D. as Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biostatistics!
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Girls Get Math
News from Brown

Rhode Island high schoolers embrace STEM lessons at ICERM’s Girls Get Math program

August 19, 2024
GirlsGetMath is an annual program where high school students are exposed to different areas of science and mathematics such as cryptography, fluid mechanics, image processing, and data science. This year's program is co-led by Professor Anarina Murillo!
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics faculty attend and present at the 2024 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM)

August 10, 2024
The 2024 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) was held from August 3rd-8th, in Portland, Oregon.
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Portrait of Alice Paul
News from Biostatistics

Alice Paul received the TSHS Young Investigator Award

August 9, 2024
Congratulations to Alice Paul, Ph.D., for winning the 2024 Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences (TSHS) Section's Young Investigator Award!
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Portrait of Corwin Zigler
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics New Faculty - Corwin Zigler, Ph.D.

August 1, 2024
Brown University's School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics is pleased to welcome one of our newest faculty members, Corwin Zigler, Ph.D. as Professor of Biostatistics!
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Portrait of Ying Ma
Data Science Institute

A minute with Ying Ma

July 17, 2024
Get to know Ying Ma, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Core Faculty at the Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB).
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Rebecca Hubbard
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics New Faculty - Rebecca Hubbard, Ph.D.

July 1, 2024
Brown University's School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics is pleased to welcome one of our newest faculty members, Rebecca Hubbard, Ph.D. as Carl Kawaja and Wendy Holcombe Professor of Public Health, Professor of Biostatistics and Data Science!
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Alice Paul
News from Biostatistics

Alice Paul Named Director of Undergraduate Statistics Concentration

June 18, 2024
Alice Paul has been appointed as the Director of the Undergraduate Statistics Concentration
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Portrait of Christopher Halladay
SPH News

Ten on the 10s: Christopher Halladay Sc.M. ’14

June 10, 2024
In celebration of Brown SPH’s 10th Anniversary, we’re featuring an alum on the 10th of each month who is advancing public health in Rhode Island.
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hands hold tissue sample in lab
News from SPH

New AI-powered statistics method has potential to improve tissue and disease research

June 6, 2024
Research team hopeful that the method, called IRIS, can provide more detailed information for precision health treatment plans and health outcomes.
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Class of 2024
News from Biostatistics

Brown University Biostatistics Class of 2024!

June 1, 2024
Our class had 3 Doctorates, 20 Master’s, and 5 Undergraduate Statistics Concentrators this May!
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Neha Narayan
News from Biostatistics

Honors for Statistics Concentration Students

May 31, 2024
Congratulations to students Neha Narayan and Kameel Dossal for their exceptional achievements!
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Portrait of Tao Liu
News from Biostatistics

Tao Liu, Promotion to Professor

May 21, 2024
Congratulations to Tao Liu, Ph.D., who has been promoted to the position of Professor of Biostatistics! 
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NextGen Scholars
SPH News

Our first Cohort of Brown Biostatistics NextGen Scholars to Graduate in May

May 20, 2024
Pioneering class of graduate biostatistics students reflect on their experiences at Brown University’s School of Public Health and will cross the stage at Commencement this week, going from students to leaders in health research!
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Portrait of Alice Paul
News from Biostatistics

Alice Paul received the 2024 DSI Seed Grant

May 17, 2024
Congratulations to Alice Paul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Associate Director of the Master's Graduate Program in Biostatistics for receiving the 2024 Data Science Institute Seed Grant!
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Portrait of Fenghai Duan
News from Biostatistics

Fenghai Duan, Promotion to Professor

May 10, 2024
Congratulations to Fenghai Duan, Ph.D., who has been promoted to the position of Professor of Biostatistics! 
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Statistics Undergraduates present their Capstone work
News from Biostatistics

Statistics Undergraduates present their Capstone work

May 3, 2024
Brown’s Undergraduate Statistics Concentrators presented their Capstone projects to faculty, students, and visitors, fulfilling an annual requirement and competing for the Undergraduate Statistics Concentration Capstone Poster Award of Excellence to be announced at the Biostatistics Commencement Celebration on May 25th.
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Jenn Scodes presenting
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics Ph.D. candidates present their research

May 2, 2024
Brown’s Ph.D. candidates in Biostatistics presented their research to faculty, students, and visitors, fulfilling an annual requirement and competing for the Ph.D. Research Presentation award to be announced on May 25th.
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Portrait of Joseph Hogan
School of Public Health

Behind the Lectern: Joseph Hogan

May 1, 2024
Check out the latest faculty spotlight from the School of Public Health. "Behind the Lectern: Joseph Hogan"
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Public Health Research Day
News from Biostatistics

Congratulations to our 2024 SPH Poster and Dean’s Award Winners!

April 25, 2024
Congratulations to all of the Biostatistics faculty and students on being recognized for all their hard work and dedication!
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College Day
News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics hosts College Day at Brown

April 24, 2024
Sixteen highschool students from Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls visited the Department of Biostatistics at Brown University School of Public Health for College Day!
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics students inducted into 2024 Brown’s Epsilon Iota Chapter of Delta Omega

April 19, 2024
Congratulations to our Biostatistics students who were inducted into the Brown’s Epsilon Iota Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society!
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Portrait of alyssa bilinski
News from Biostatistics

Alyssa Bilinski awarded 2024 Salomon Award

April 12, 2024
Congratulations to Alyssa Bilinski, Peterson Family Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice and Biostatistics for being awarded the 2024 Salomon Award!
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Portrait of Roee Gutman
News from Biostatistics

Roee Gutman, Promotion to Professor

March 29, 2024
Congratulations to Roee Gutman, Ph.D., who has been promoted to the position of Professor of Biostatistics! 
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Portrait of Ying Ma
News from Biostatistics

Ying Ma received the ACS IRG Pilot award

March 29, 2024
Congratulations to Ying Ma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics for receiving the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Pilot award!
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics faculty and students present at the annual International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD) 2024

March 28, 2024
The International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD) 2024 was held from March 21-23, 2024 in Vilamoura, Portugal.
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News from Biostatistics

Biostatistics faculty and students attend and present at the annual Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 2024

March 28, 2024
The Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 2024 Spring meeting was held from March 10-13, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. The meeting theme this year was “ENAR – A Home for Every Biostatistician.”
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Portrait of Jon Steingrimsson
News from Biostatistics

Jon Steingrimsson, Promotion to Associate Professor

March 25, 2024
Congratulations to Jon Steingrimson, Ph.D., who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Biostatistics!
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Portrait of Jeremy Warner
News from Biostatistics

Jeremy L. Warner Receives Secondary Appointment in Biostatistics

March 6, 2024
Congratulations to Jeremy L. Warner on receiving a secondary appointment in Biostatistics!
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Student Online
News from Brown

Brown launches fully online master’s degree in biostatistics

March 4, 2024
An online version of the School of Public Health’s biostatistics master’s program, with an emphasis on health data science, will offer learners nationally and around the world an opportunity to gain valuable training and skills.
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News from Biostatistics

Fenghai Duan recognized as top peer reviewer for JAMA Oncology in 2023

February 29, 2024
In a letter of gratitude from the editorial team, Fenghai Duan receives recognition for outstanding reviews, ranking in top 7% among JAMA Oncology peer reviewers.
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