Department seminars
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
1:30pm Central Time online
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of prognosis research and prediction models
Presented by , professor of biostatistics, University of Birmingham (UK)
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
1:30pm Central Time online
Mapping the Landscape: Current Practices in Statistics and Biostatistics Doctoral Qualifying Exams
Presented by , Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at Boston University's School of Public Health
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Wednesday, November 18, 2026
1:30pm Central Time online
Model to Meaning: How to Interpret Statistical Models with R and Python
Presented by , Professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal
Our department hosts weekly seminars throughout the academic year that feature biostatisticians from around the world. These are regularly attended by faculty, staff, and students, as well as members of the wider community; when feasible, individual and small-group meetings with the speaker and faculty-led discussions also foster the exchange of ideas and insights cultivated by this series. See our Seminars page for more about the full series.
To be added to the seminar mailing list, contact the department. For access to specific upcoming seminars, contact series administrator Cierra Streeter.
American Statistical Association (ASA) seminars
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Thursday, November 12, 2026
1:00pm Central Time online
White matter across the lifespan: What changes and where?
Presented by , Assistant Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, as part of the webinar series (Panpan Zhang, organizer). Registration link to come.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2026
1:00pm Central Time online
TBA
Presented by , Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science, University of Pennsylvania, as part of the StatsUpAI (organized by Panpan Zhang). Registration link to come.
Conferences
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Wednesday, January 13 - Friday, January 15
Multi-day conference Annapolis, Maryland
ICHPS 2027
The theme of the 2027 International Conference on Health Policy Statistics is "Evidence-Based Policy in Action: Statistics, AI, and Digital Health in Practice." Its organizers include associate professor Andrew Spieker as conference co-chair, alumna Sarah Lotspeich (PhD 2021) as student committee co-chair, and PhD student Ashley Mullan as outreach committee member.