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Photo of students at FareStart
Photo of students at FareStart
Biostat members help the homeless
On April 8, a small group from Biostat volunteered their time at FareStart, a non-profit that helps people in poverty overcome barriers to getting and keeping a job.
Denisovans admixture regional graph and migration path
Denisovans admixture regional graph and migration path
New analysis of genetic data finds two pulses of Denisovan populations contributed to ancestry of modern humans in East Asia
University of Washington (UW) researchers have determined that two distinct pulses of Denisovans, a sister group to Neanderthals, contributed to the ancestry of East Asians.
2018 Summer Institutes attendees at a session
2018 Summer Institutes attendees at a session
Summer Institutes 2017 photo highlights
Our 2017 Summer Institutes welcomed hundreds of attendees from around the world.  See photo highlights.
Jiacheng Wu
Jiacheng Wu
Jiacheng Wu wins 2017 WNAR Most Outstanding Written Paper
Congratulations to UW Biostatistics graduate student Jiacheng Wu who received first place in the written category of the 2017 WNAR (Western North America Region of the International Biometric Society) Student Paper Competition.
MESA map showing in-city pollution
MESA map showing in-city pollution
Study linking air pollution to coronary artery disease selected as best environmental epidemiology paper in 2016
The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology has selected a publication co-authored by faculty from the UW Department of Biostatistics as the Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper published in 2016.
Purple and blue scatter chart artwork abstract
Purple and blue scatter chart artwork abstract
New 18-month master's degree with capstone available in 2019
University of Washington Department of Biostatistics will offer a new Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics degree beginning Autumn 2019.
representational art showing colors on a grid
representational art showing colors on a grid
2017 Summer Institutes scholarship students represent broad array of disciplines
More than 400 students representing 138 universities and 12 research centers from around the world have been awarded tuition and/or travel scholarships to the 2017 Summer Institutes.