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The vision of our department is to advance public health knowledge and solutions and to train the next generation of epidemiologists and biostatisticians to achieve equitable health in our state, country, and world.
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Our Spring Newsletter is now available
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Department Research Day Friday, April 25th, 2025
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Day is an event designed to showcase the research and outreach work being led by the department’s faculty, students, and post-docs
Trends in Cervical Cancer
During 2008–2022, cervical precancer incidence decreased 79% and higher-grade precancer incidence decreased 80% among screened women aged 20–24 years, the age group most likely to have been vaccinated. The Lead author of this publication is former PhD alum Julia Gargano. Former PhD student Sarah Brewer was also a part of this research team.