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November 20, 2020
The governors of Iowa and North Dakota recently announced mandates that require people to wear masks in public. Both leaders previously resisted mask rules but issued them in the past week as daily COVID-19 cases spiked in their states, overrunning hospitals and intensive care units. Christopher Adolph, associate professor of... popsci.com
October 19, 2020
Think voting is simple? A new course co-taught by statistics and philosophy faculty explores the many complexities of the voting process. Read More
October 12, 2020
This five-year, $1.8 million training program at the UW will fund 25 academic-year graduate fellowships, develop a new training curriculum and contribute to methodological advances in health research at the intersection of demography and data science. washington.edu
October 7, 2020
Elena Erosheva (UW Professor of Statistics and Social Work) and Sheridan Grant (UW Statistics Ph.D. student) have co-authored with Carole Lee (UW Professor of Philosophy) a Correspondence featured on The Lancet on how “Alternative grant models might perpetuate Black–white funding gaps". stat.uw.edu
September 14, 2020
Statistics and Sociology Professor Adrian Raftery is lead author on a guide to understanding COVID-19 data, for those making public health decisions. Read More
September 8, 2020
In a paper published July 23 in Population and Development Review, Daphne Liu, a doctoral student in statistics at the UW, and Adrian Raftery, a UW professor of statistics and sociology, explore two nuanced questions: Is increasing contraceptive use or reducing demand more effective in family planning? And, is it... washington.edu
September 1, 2020
The UW has been given $12.5M in federal funding to lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in the field of data science. geekwire.com
September 1, 2020
The UW has received $12.5M of federal funding to lead a group of institutions tackling data science challenges. washington.edu
August 20, 2020
Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19. stat.uw.edu
July 30, 2020
Adrian Raftery, professor of statistics and sociology, explains how different sets of facts and figures about COVID-19 can paint different pictures of the pandemic. washington.edu
July 10, 2020
The College honors four exceptional graduates representing eight Arts & Sciences majors. Read More
June 25, 2020
The HIV/AIDS pandemic was the formative experience for many of the doctors leading the response to COVID-19. Martina Morris, professor emeritus of sociology and statistics, is referenced. economist.com
April 29, 2020
A UW app may be able to help slow the spread of coronavirus by tracking it's spread and alerting those who could help. Sham Kakade, professor of statistics at the UW, is interviewed. kuow.org
April 14, 2020
Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Martina Morris, professor of sociology and of statistics, explain how visiting just one friend could undo the goal of social distancing. kiro7.com
April 14, 2020
Sham Kakade, associate professor of statistics, weighs in on Apple's and Google's bold plan using signals from smartphones to help stem the spread of COVID-19. wired.com