Causality in Clinical Research. Virtual short course, Dec 3-4. CME credit. Registration open! upenn.cloud-cme.com/course/courseo…

A short thread: It amazes me how many crucial ideas underlying now-popular semiparametrics (aka doubly robust parameter/functional estimation / TMLE / double/debiased/orthogonal ML etc etc) were first proposed many decades ago. I think this is widely under-appreciated!

During #WiDS2021 at Penn, Betsy Ogburn, Assoc. Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discussed how she uses #SocialNetwork #data to study ways in which our social ties affect our behavior, beliefs, & health. Watch full video: wca.wharton.upenn.edu/updates/women-…

Reminder that you will need to register to attend this (free) event next month. Over 1,000 people registered so far. Should be a great event! website: cceb.med.upenn.edu/cci/frontiers-… Registration: rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #causalinference #epitwitter

This Friday!

Congrats to Arman and Youjin on your new positions at Brown!

The journal Observational Studies is now part of penn press! Check it out! obs.pennpress.org/home/ #epitwitter

Observational Studies is proud to announce our new issue with 28 stellar commentaries on Leo Breiman's seminal paper "Statistical Modeling: The Two Cultures" on its 20th anniversary. Find them here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/45147

Excited to announce #myfirstR01 with Edward Kennedy on het tx. effects using doubly robust machine learning tools. Lots of exciting papers and software to come.

Congrats Luke and Ed!

Congratulations to CCI postdoc Bryan Blette, and to all of the other winners!

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Really exciting to see these interviews and perspectives from some of the most influential people in the field over the past 50 years!

Congratulations to CCI co-director Nandita Mitra on winning the Adrienne Cupples award for excellence in research, teaching, and service! bu.edu/sph/about/depa…