A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

Renee Cloutier, PhD (@rcloutierphd.bsky.social) co-authored an article in @us.theconversation.com that highlights a new website Dr. Cloutier and colleagues built that publishes and tracks #opioid settlement fund spending data in Pennsylvania. Read it here: theconversation.com/new-website-...

📣 #ENAR2026 contributed abstract submissions are open! This is a great opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader statistics community. Submit by Thursday, October 16! 🔗 More info here: www.enar.org/meetings/spr...

Entries for the #ENAR2026 distinguished student paper award are being accepted through October 1! Submit your work today! 🔗More info here: www.enar.org/meetings/Stu...

Are you an ENAR member looking for some advice? We still have room for mentees in our new mentorship program!

Up to twenty Distinguished Student Paper Awards are given each year at the ENAR Spring Meeting. Will you be a winner this year? Be sure to apply by October 1! 💡 Manuscript formatting review is available for those who submit their paper before September 17!

Have you heard about the brand new ENAR One-Touch Mentoring Program? If you're interested in sharing your expertise with a more junior (bio)statistician in a one-time meeting, this one's for you! Sign up for the pilot run by September 5 at the link below. 🔗: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join CENS in welcoming our five new members! Keep an eye out for their debut in our Spotlight Saturday Series. 👀

Planning your schedule for #JSM 2025? Be sure to join ENAR CENS for the invited session "Beyond Academia: Exploring Statistics Careers in Industry, Government, and More"! The panel kicks off at 10:30 am CST on Tuesday, August 5th. Can't wait to see you there!

Congrats to CP3 Associate Director Dr. Katie Suda on being selected as the next Director of the VA Pittsburgh site of the Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, & Promotion (CHERP)! She's a phenomenal clinician-scientist, & we can't wait to see how CHERP will grow under her leadership!

My quote of the day A Video Quote Medical miracles don't happen overnight. You have to invest in them. Our investments are in trouble. (From Francis Collins on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, July 16, 2025)

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Hamm, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine! 👏🎊👏 @pittgim.bsky.social

Join panelists Bailey Fosdick, Richard Zink, Erin Twomey-Wilson, and Lisa LaVange for the webinar Navigating Careers in a Shifting Landscape: Building Resilient Paths in Statistics and Data Science July 10 from 12–1 p.m. ET. amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CBQM's Kaleab Abebe, Cristina Murray-Krezan, & Michelle Lancet played key roles in the development of the University Data Coordinating Centers (UNICORN) Network, a consortium of new & established #AcademicDataCoordinatingCenters across the US. Learn more: www.pittwire.pitt.edu/accolades-ho...

Submit your CENS application by 11:59 pm EST today!

🎙️ This week @epiellie.bsky.social & @lucystats.bsky.social chat with @carlybrantner.bsky.social about combining data, treatment heterogeneity, and making effects generalizable! casualinfer.libsyn.com/site/combini...

Early-career folks, have you turned in your application to CENS? Apply at the link below by Monday, June 16 to be considered. cens-enar.github.io/cens_website...

A single question about how bothersome pain feels can predict depression, social satisfaction, & life impact in #ChronicPain. A study led by Dr. Karlyn Edwards validates this approach. Read the full study in @thejournalofpain.bsky.social‬: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

A new study led by @bryantshuey.bsky.social analyzed national survey data and noted that although overall alcohol use among young people is declining, women are drinking more and getting sicker as a result. Read more & access the pub in Inside Life Changing Medicine: inside.upmc.com/young-female...

🫵 We want YOU to join the CENS committee! Applications are due on June 16! Find the application here: cens-enar.github.io/cens_website...

People with #OUD are more likely to start & continue OUD treatment after hospitalization if they receive care from an addiction consult service. Learn more about this study & how Dr. Murray-Crezan lent her statistical expertise: www.pittwire.pitt.edu/accolades-ho...

Want to help ENAR serve the needs of students and recent grads? Apply to join the @enar-ibs.bsky.social CENS committee! Application available at: cens-enar.github.io/cens_website...

Please join ENAR in celebrating our government members and the incredible work they do for our community. Today, we feature Dr. Rajeshwari Sundaram!

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among individuals with #opioid use disorder. CP3 faculty affiliate Dr. Bryant Shuey was awarded a grant from NIH/NIDA to identify patient-centered care gaps and potential interventions to address this issue. More: reporter.nih.gov/search/dlaJL...

Are you a student or recent graduate interested in serving as a resource to your fellow early-career (bio)statisticians? If so, consider applying to @enar-ibs.bsky.social CENS! Application available at: cens-enar.github.io/cens_website... Apply by June 16th to be considered!

Continuing our AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight Series: Meet Dr. Soumik Purkayastha, Assistant Professor at Pitt. During COVID-19, he modeled infection rates in India. He shares: “It was a time when we all struggled, yet our collective efforts gave me a sense of purpose—and I cherish that.” #ENAR #AAPI

🆕 I'm excited to share a new arXiv preprint with Anh Nguyen and @sarahlotspeich.bsky.social on "Linking Potentially Misclassified Healthy Food Access to Diabetes Prevalence." I couldn't have asked for a better duo to help my first first-author paper come together! 😊 🔗: arxiv.org/abs/2505.01465

📣 New and emerging voices in biostatistics are always welcome at ENAR! Share your expertise at ENAR 2026 and submit a proposal for an Invited or Educational Session today! 🗓️ Proposal submission deadline: June 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST 🔗 More information here: conta.cc/3YIjb5w

🎤 Call for proposals -- Share your expertise at ENAR 2026 in Indianapolis! ✔️ Submission deadline: June 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST 💡 Meeting theme: "The Role of Statistics in an AI-Augmented World" 🔗 More details here: conta.cc/3YIjb5w

Thanks @liebschutz.bsky.social! It's my always my goal to make formulas and statistics make sense to everyone 😊

Why should you care about #DataMisclassification? Because it leads to inaccurate results. But whether or not there's already gold standard data available, biostatisticians can help ensure your research is valid. #PittHSRseminar

@kimberlywebb.bsky.social also has experience taking prediction models & developing them into a useful tool for physicians. Learn how a prediction model used to helped physicians identify lung cancer patients at risk of developing grade 2+ pneumonitis: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34314815/

@kimberlywebb.bsky.social developed a new mediation model to study how gestational hypertension may link maternal age & preterm delivery. Read more about this study and its use of Dr. Webb's new #StatisticalModel: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#DataErrors happen—but what impact do they have on study results? @kimberlywebb.bsky.social explores misclassified #DataBias & solutions for better statistical analysis. Join the #PittHSRseminar April 10 in Parkvale 222 or via Zoom! Register: www.gim-crhc.pitt.edu/events/hsr-s...

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Next up: Join us for the CENS mixer on Monday at 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the Armstrong Ballroom!

It's an exciting season for papers around here 🥹 I'm delighted to share my new methods for mediation analysis in the presence of a misclassified mediator variable! Check it out at doi.org/10.1177/0962...

Happy Women's History Month! Today we're featuring Dr. Sarah Lotspeich, an assistant professor of statistics at Wake Forest University! Her favorite statistic is the observed-data log-likelihood for missing data, and she enjoys travel, reading, and board games! #ENAR2025

Join CENS for 4 great events at ENAR 2025 in New Orleans!

Share your ideas and hear from ENAR leadership at the IDEA + CENS town hall on Tuesday, March 25th at 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm!

Have you seen the new CENS website yet? Visit cens-enar.github.io/cens_website/ to find upcoming events, awards and opportunities, and ways to be involved in CENS! 💻

Did you preregister for our CENS networking lunch at #ENAR2025 ? Check your email for your confirmation details!

I have a new paper out in Statistics in Medicine! Need methods to account for a misclassified binary outcome variable, but don't have gold standard data? We have a solution! doi.org/10.1002/sim....

Mark your calendars for our CENS mixer at #ENAR2025 in New Orleans! It’ll be a great place to meet fellow early-career folks and enjoy some bingo and snacks. 📋🍿

Check out the CENS session on "Collaboration 101" at ENAR 2025!

Hello from the Council for Emerging and New Statisticians (CENS), a group within the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society (IBS)! We're run by early career, for early career.