Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The University of Waterloo appointed Professor Richard Cook a “University Professor” in recognition of his outstanding research contributions in the field of Biostatistics. Waterloo’s designation of University Professor acknowledges exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence.
Cook is a Faculty of Mathematics Research Chair and a former Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Statistical Methods for Health Research. A faculty member in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science for over 25 years, Cook holds cross-appointments to the School of Public Health and Health Systems in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and the Faculty of Health Science at McMaster University.
Read more about Cook's career.