Groundbreaking TACIT algorithm offers new promise in diagnosing, treating cancer
Scientists at VCU have created a new tool called TACIT that could help doctors better understand what is happening inside the body by using advanced computer models to identify different kinds of cells in tissues faster and more accurately than ever before, helping to guide better treatment decisions.
Robert Perera, Ph.D., joins the Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS) Board of Directors
Robert Perera, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been appointed to the board of the Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS). Perera was nominated for this role by current members of the BASS board after serving on the organization's program committee.
Faculty, staff honored with annual awards at spring graduation
Each year, the VCU School of Public Health and its departments recognize outstanding teaching and service with awards for its faculty and staff. Here are the awardees for 2024-2025.
Graduate Spotlight: Stacie Lefeavers
It's Spring Graduation season and we're celebrating our most recent graduates from the School of Public Health. Stacie Lefeavers, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., recently defended her dissertation, earning her Ph.D. in social and behavioral sciences.
Graduate Spotlight: Julie Russo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
It's Spring Graduation season and we're celebrating our most recent graduates from the School of Public Health. Among them is Julie Russo, Ph.D.'25, M.P.H.'21.
Samar R. El Khoudary, Ph.D., appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology
The VCU School of Public Health is pleased to announce Samar R. El Khoudary, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.H.A., will serve as the chair of the Department of Epidemiology, beginning September 1, 2025.
VCU appoints Monica Swahn, Ph.D., dean of VCU School of Public Health
On Friday, April 18, 2025 Virginia Commonwealth University announced that Monica Swahn, Ph.D., has been named dean of the VCU School of Public Health, effective July 1, 2025.
Biostatistics professor named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The Department of Biostatistics to host lecture in memory of the late David Wheeler, Ph.D.
The Department of Biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health is honored to announce the inaugural Dr. David Wheeler Memorial Lecture in Spatial and Cancer Statistics, featuring renowned biostatistician Lance Waller, Ph.D.
Biostatistics professor presents Lowell Reed Lecture at APHA 2024
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics, was named the Lowell Reed Lecturer of 2024 by the Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). With that honor, Bandyopadhyay presented at the 2024 APHA Annual meeting in October.
