Announcements
Announcements

George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, has been named the Mary Alice Bennett University Professor. He cites Dr. Bennett’s pioneering policy of respectful care for patients as a great inspiration. Read more.

We are saddened to share with you the news that Marshall Joffe, MD, MPH, PhD, passed away on October 5. Dr. Joffe's inflential work and kind nature are remembered by many in our community, nationally and internationally. Read more.

Yong Chen, PhD, has won the 2021 Titan Award for Methodological Research from Observational Health Data Sciences & Informatics. OHDSI is an international, interdisciplinary collaborative whose network spans more than 600 million patients and more than 2700 researchers. Read more about the 2021 Titan awards.

The Perelman School of Medicine invites applications and nominations for the position of Director, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Find more information and apply here.

The DBEI seeks candidates for the position of Director, Division of Epidemiology.
Find more information and apply here.

Aimin Chen, MD, PhD, will serve the Environmental Protection Agency in a dual appointment: as a charter member of its Scientific Advisory Board and its Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee. Read more about the influential group Dr. Chen has joined.

Congratulations to Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH, selected by the Assembly on Critical Care (CC) to receive the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assembly on CC Early Career Achievement Award! Read more about Dr. Harhay.

Congratulations to Russell (Taki) Shinohara, PhD, a new Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the world's largest community of statisticians! Read more about Dr. Shinohara.

Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI, has been named as Penn's 27th Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor. A pioneer of medical information technologies to improve patient safety, Dr. Johnson will hold joint appointments in the DBEI and the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Read more.

Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD, has been selected as an inaugural member of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Leadership Academy! Membership in the Academy is one of the highest honors given to early-career statistical scientists.
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