“A Statistical New World” and Other Creative (Bio)statistics Diddies
Aug 18FINALLY! More creative videos on statistics. I wonder if they read my prior emails begging for more creativity in this area . This year, the American Statistical Association hosted a “Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics” video competition. And, one of the three winning videos was from graduate students and staff in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. YAY,...
Want to Get Risky?
Jul 12One role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to identify and report on disease trends, and what we can do to address them. One tool for sharing this kind of information with the public, researchers, policymakers, etc. is the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series, published by the CDC’s Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office (EAPO). Regular reports from a...
FTC Asks Food Industry to Put Their Money Where Children’s Mouths Should Be
Jul 08Today, the Chicago Tribune reported on recent reaction to new government advertising guidelines encouraging advertisers and the food industry to promote healthy food to kids. Food, advertising industries call voluntary guidelines unreasonable The Guidelines Research suggests the ads aimed at kids encourage them to eat foods high in fat, sugar, sodium, etc. encourage childhood obesity. Officials...
Happy Independence Day!
Jul 04
I hope everyone in the U.S. is having a fabulous 4th of July weekend! Here’s to family and friends and (lots of) food and fun and fireworks…:) !!...
Pros and Cons of Straight to PhD
Jul 02Some students are so excited about starting their careers or worried about losing academic momentum that they want to earn a PhD as quickly as possible. So, they look for PhD programs that accept students without master’s degree. Even though some public health PhD programs do this (See my April 18 post for an example.), it is not the best option for everyone, and here is why. PhD level...