From the warm shores of the Red Sea to Antarctica’s icebergs 4 min read · Tue, Jan 28 2025 News KAUST Professor Paula Moraga is among a trailblazing selection of the emerging science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) researchers selected to participate in Homeward Bound Transform Voyage 2025 to Antarctica.
Professor Paula Moraga receives the Letten Prize 2023 for Young Researchers 1 min read · Wed, Jun 21 2023 News Spotlight KAUST Assistant Professor of Statistics Paula Moraga recently received the Letten Prize 2023 for Young Researchers. Established in 2018, the Letten Prize is a collaboration between the Letten Foundation and the Young Academy of Norway.
Better health from better data 1 min read · Tue, Aug 23 2022 News statistics geospatial statistics health surveillance The fast-developing science of geospatial statistics offers new insights into diverse health challenges, from cancer hotspots to problems of air pollution and the spread of COVID-19. Three new projects should yield a better understanding of what causes disease in Saudi Arabia and how to fight it. KAUST also stands to make a real contribution to the region by improving health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The field of geospatial statistics and health surveillance, known as GeoHealth, uses data from multiple sources to create disease maps of geographical areas. When information is
Getting to the bottom of deadly weather 1 min read · Sun, Jan 9 2022 News human health Environmental Statistics climate change statistics Cold still causes far more deaths than heat in India. A study of the correlation between temperature and mortality in the Indian city of Pune has found that cold, rather than heat, is by far the bigger killer.
Today we celebrate World Statistics Day! 1 min read · Tue, Oct 20 2020 News statistics healthcare Let’s discover the world of the statisticians at KAUST and be ready to be amazed by their cutting-edge research!
