News and Events

The Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science offers programs and events throughout the year to advance the field and recognize its most accomplished leaders.

Recent News

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Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science announces fall 2025 Seminar Series

The IU School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science is excited to announce the lecturers in the fall 2025 Guest Seminar Series.

August 25, 2025

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AI in Health Care Conference 2025

Leaders from academia, industry, health care and research came together to explore the transformative potential of AI in health care.


March 04, 2025

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IU School of Medicine hosts national conference on technology in cancer research

IU School of Medicine will host the 2024 annual meeting of the NIH/NCI program for Informatics Technology for Cancer Research highlighting emerging technology tools for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

September 11, 2024

Upcoming Events

Sep 09 4:30pm - 6:00pm

All-School Meeting

Staff, faculty and learners are invited to attend the Spring All-School Meeting, with a reception to follow. The meeting will be held at the new Medical Education and Research Building in the North Auditorium.

Medical Education and Research Building

Nov 13

Barry P. Katz Lectureship in Biostatistics and Health Data Science

The Barry P. Katz Lectureship in Biostatistics and Health Data Science was established to honor and recognize the many contributions of Barry P. Katz, professor emeritus.

Special Events

June 2-13, 2025

Advanced Statistics Summer Workshop

The Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science is offering a two-week comprehensive summer workshop featuring three courses of advanced statistical topics commonly encountered in medical research. The workshop is tailored for physicians, scientists and researchers actively engaged in biomedical research and taught by biostatistics and data science faculty who bring real-world experience.

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Nov. 13, 2025

Barry P. Katz Lectureship in Biostatistics and Health Data Science

The Barry P. Katz Lectureship in Biostatistics and Health Data Science brings internationally recognized experts in biostatistics and health data science to speak at IU School of Medicine and the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.