Welcome to the Inaugural Edition of the Population Health Data Science Newsletter!

We are very excited to share this new publication with you, providing updates and information from the Population Health Data Science (PHDS) program. It’s been a busy but wonderful first nine months since the launch of the PHDS program. We have truly enjoyed connecting with all of you and hope our various activities have helped generate new research synergies, supported the development of new health data science research, and provided training opportunities in data science. In each of these periodic newsletters, we will provide a recap of our recent activities, highlight upcoming events, and shine a spotlight on members of the PHDS community. I hope you enjoy this issue and we look forward to seeing you at a PHDS event this spring!

Debbie Cheng
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Director, Population Health Data Science Program

Reflecting on PHDS Events

In this edition of the Population Health Data Science Newsletter, we take a look back at the past nine months and highlight what we have accomplished so far.

Spotlight on BU SHARE Data Science – A New Student Organization

In this spotlight article, we hear from graduate students Sam Gebeh, Beverly Ge, Jordan Ahn, Flannery Black-Ingersoll, and Ruby Barnard-Mayers, founding members of BU SHARE Data Science.

PHDS Seed Funding Awardees

Congratulations to our eight seed funding awardees! The goal of these awards is to advance data-driven, interdisciplinary science in health or biomedicine. Awardees will receive a maximum award of $5,000 for a one-year period, which can be used to support BU trainees, research supplies, equipment, etc. We are excited to see what they accomplish and hear about the status of their projects at our second annual PHDS Poster Session and Reception in Fall 2024.

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