Daniela Witten, a statistics and biostatistics professor at the UW, delivered a lecture March 1 about the unique and modern research problems that stem from big data. Witten drew examples from her own work to illustrate the complicated nature of big data statistics.
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‘More Data, More Problems:’ UW professor draws from experience to explain why big data is so complicated
The Daily of the University of Washington,
Of armchairs and whims: Finding a comfortable intersection between math and biology
The Daily of the University of Washington,
Daniela Witten gives a talk about her academic journey as part of the department of mathematics lecture series “MathAcrossCampus.”
A Statistician and A Neuroscientist Walk into a BRAIN Grant
Brain Initiative News,
The Brain Initative Alliance (BIA) met with sisters Daniela and Ilana Witten to talk about their research and how the funding they have received from NIH, NSF, and the Simons Foundation supports research together. (Video)
Common weed killer glyphosate increases cancer risk by 41%, study says
CNN,
Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world's most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new analysis says. Senior author Lianne Sheppard, UW professor in biostatistics and environmental and occupational health sciences, said she was "convinced" of the carcinogenic properties of the chemical.
UW study: Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer
UW News,
Exposure to glyphosate — the world’s most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup — increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent, according to new research from the University of Washington. “Our analysis focused on providing the best possible answer to the question of whether or not glyphosate is carcinogenic,” said senior author Lianne Sheppard, a professor in the UW departments of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Biostatistics. “As a result of this research, I am even more convinced that it is.”
Weedkiller 'raises risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41%'
The Guardian,
Study says evidence ‘supports link’ between exposure to glyphosate and increased risk. “This paper makes a stronger case than previous meta-analyses that there is evidence of an increased risk of NHL due to glyphosate exposure,” said co-author Lianne Sheppard, a professor in the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences department at the University of Washington. “From a population health point of view there are some real concerns.”
Weedkiller chemical increases the risk of cancer 'by up to 41 per cent', study finds after US gardener's £225million lawsuit
Daily Mail,
Co-author, Professor Lianne Sheppard from the University of Washington, said: 'This paper makes a stronger case than previous meta-analyses that there is evidence of an increased risk of NHL due to glyphosate exposure.
EcoWatch,
Glyphosate Exposure Increases Cancer Risk Up to 41%, Study Finds