Thomas Lumley, PhD ’98, an affiliate biostatistics faculty member in the University of Washington School of Public Health, is among the recipients of the $1 million 2026 Rousseeuw Prize in Statistics, considered the Nobel Prize for statisticians. Lumley and others were recognized for their pivotal achievements in advancing R programming language.
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Nobel-style prize celebrates University's revolutionary `R' software
University of Auckland,
How Biostatistics Expertise Led to a Career of Propelling Ethical Clinical Trial Design
How This Is Building Me Podcast,
In this episode, world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD sat down with Tom Fleming, PhD, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle to discuss how Fleming's interest in biostatistics led to a multifaceted career in clinical trial design and analysis.
Biostatistics receives top ranking by U.S. News and World Report
The Daily - University of Washington,
UW recently ranked No. 3 in the world for biostatistics graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) in their annual report published April 7. Faculty members Ken Rice and Marco Carone were interviewed as well as current PhD student Bumjun Park.
Are Bayesian Statistics Coming to a Clinical Trial Near You?
MEDPAGE TODAY,
The FDA's move to incorporate Bayesian statistical methods into clinical trials of drugs and biologics garnered special treatment in JAMA this week. UW Professor of Biostatistics Thomas Fleming weighs in with his thoughts.
New Podcast Calls Attention to Underrecognized IRGT Trial Design
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory,
In a new episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Jonathan Moyer and David Murray discussed their recent publication, “Evaluating Analytic Models for Individually Randomized Group Treatment Trials With Complex Clustering in Nested and Crossed Designs.” The episode was moderated by Patrick Heagerty, co-chair of the Biostatistics and Study Design core working group and professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington.
Reflections on FDA Draft Guidance on Bayesian Methods in Trials—Protecting Scientific Integrity and Evidentiary Standards
JAMA Perspective,
University of Washington Professor of Biostatistics Thomas Fleming and Affiliate Professor Holly Hanes reflect on the FDA's recently released draft guidance regarding the use of bayesian methods in clinical trials.
The weed-killer wars
The Week,
Trump wants the U.S. to ramp up production of glyphosate. The MAHA movement is furious. Lianne Sheppard, Professor of Biostatistics and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences weighs in on the herbicide’s safety.
The Math That Explains Why Bell Curves Are Everywhere
Quanta Magazine,
The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day. Daniela Witten, Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of Washington, is quoted.