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Three elephants in profile against a dark background
Biostatisticians help identify and prosecute ivory traffickers
Researchers have unveiled new genetic tools that make it easier for authorities to identify and prosecute criminal organizations involved in ivory trafficking.
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Masked people walking down a crowded street
Pandemic Endgame: What ‘Endemic’ Covid Means—And When We May Get There
Forbes,

Faculty member M. Elizabeth Halloran, who is also an epidemiologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , says we have not yet reached a stable state with Covid, as evidenced by the “vertical rise of omicron cases” and it was “hard to say” when that might happen, saying, it would depend on the level of immunity within the population and how the virus evolves. 

Photo of Rebecca Hubbard
Photo of Rebecca Hubbard
A Statistician's Life, Celebrating Black History Month
AMSTAT News,

Growing up in West Chester, Pennsylvania—a suburb of Philadelphia—Rebecca Hubbard loved to write stories and poetry. Her dream job was to become a science fiction writer, but she was a practical kid and recognized that probably wouldn’t pay the bills. Since she excelled at science and math, she figured becoming a scientist was a better bet for a stable career.

A family stands at the grave of a relative who died from COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, in May 2020. Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty
A family stands at the grave of a relative who died from COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, in May 2020. Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty
The Effort to Count the Pandemic's Global Death Toll
Nature,

Official data report some five million COVID-19 deaths in two years, but global excess deaths are estimated at double or even quadruple that figure. Jon Wakefield, professor of biostatistics and statistics, is quoted.

Photo of Bruce Weir, Sir David Cox, and Norm Breslow at 2008 Breslow Lecture
Photo of Bruce Weir, Sir David Cox, and Norm Breslow at 2008 Breslow Lecture
Sir David Cox, 1924-2022
As the statistical community mourns the passing of Sir David Cox, we remember his standing room-only 2008 Norman