CHDS’ affiliated faculty Myriam Hunink directs the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES), an international academic research institute that is part of the Erasmus University
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Hammitt Directs Online Risk Analysis Course
CHDS’s James Hammitt will direct an upcoming Executive and Continuing Professional Education course, Environmental Health Risk: Analysis and Applications. Designed for
Read more...Mike Eber Receives SRA Student Merit Award
Doctoral student Mike Eber received the 2020 Student Merit Award from the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Economics and Benefits Analysis Specialty Group. The award is given to the best
Read more...Preventing Heart Disease Grant Awarded to Tom Gaziano
CHDS faculty member Thomas Gaziano, was awarded a five-year grant by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. PRIMECare: Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease with mHealth, electronic decision
Read more...Forecasting COVID-19 with Nicholas Reich
Dr. Nicholas Reich, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, kicked off the 2020-2021 CHDS online seminar series with an introduction to the COVID-19
Read more...Rochelle Walensky to Direct CDC
CHDS’ Affiliated Faculty Rochelle Walensky has been appointed to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the incoming Biden/Harris administration.
Read more...Angie Cradock Appointed Principal Research Scientist
Angie Cradock, Co-Principal Investigator of the CHOICES Project and Deputy Director for the Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity, has been appointed as Principal Research Scientist
Read more...Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake Are Cost-Effective
Pediatrics recently published a study, Cost-effectiveness of Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake, led by CHDS postdoctoral fellow Jenny Spencer that compares the cost and benefits of
Read more...Upcoming Benefit-Cost Analysis Workshops/Conference
CHDS faculty Lisa A. Robinson and Stephen Resch will present an on-line professional development workshop on January 25 and 26, 2021, titled “Valuing Changes in Health and Longevity”
Read more...Weinstein Honored with Awards
Dr. Milton C. Weinstein received accolades for his impact to the field of decision science from the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and the Institute for Operations Research and the
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