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Institute director and former CDC director discuss future of public health
More than 500 people signed up to hear former CDC Director, Rochelle Walensky, and the Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, discuss critical public health...
View ArticleStudy highlights importance of caregiver well-being in Uganda
A paper authored by Lindsay Stark, DrPH, associate dean for Global Strategy & Programs and professor, Brown School, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, “highlights the crucial role refugee...
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Center collaborator works at the intersection of suicide prevention and...
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View ArticleAs bird flu spreads in the U.S., is it safe to eat eggs? What to know about...
Hilary M. Babcock, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on the safety of eating eggs as bird flu spreads.
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Center awards seed funding to two community-academic projects centering on...
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health Through its Pitch Partners² funding mechanism, and Community Partnership Support Funding program, the Center for...
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Public health emergency “unwinding” for MO Medicaid: Update for March, 2024
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Call for Proposals! Center calls for projects at the intersection of human...
The Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration announces a call for proposals for junior faculty and graduate student research projects at the intersection of human rights, gender and migration....
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Earth Month 2024: What to know about climate change and aging
Written by Brian Carpenter, professor of psychological and brain science; co-director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging Older gentleman painting a landscape on a sunny day What’s the forecast...
View ArticleOnes to Watch: St. Louisans leading sustainability initiatives across the region
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View ArticleArts & Sciences launches Public Health & Society program
Public Health & Society, is launching in the fall, & E.A. Quinn, associate professor of anthropology & Diana Parra Perez, PhD, assistant professor of public health, & Public Health...
View ArticleWashington University 95th fashion design show
Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, PhD, associate professor, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was interviewed on Fox 2 News about WashU’s 95th annual Fashion Design...
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Older Americans Month: Powered by connection
Written by Michele Dinman, MPH, project coordinator for the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging Happy Older Americans Month! For the past 60 years, the Administration for Community Living helps us...
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Alumni Spotlight: Elissa Dozlov, PhD
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View ArticleNine School of Medicine researchers receive Longer Life grants
Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of pathology & immunology and Public Health Faculty Scholar, received funding from the Longer Life Foundation to study how the gut microbiome influences...
View ArticleZiyad Al-Aly: Advocating with research
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, has been chosen as one of the most influential people in health in 2024, for his research on the long-term effects of COVID-19,...
View ArticleHIV triggers body’s own inflammatory pathways to kill T cells
A study led by Liang Shan, PhD, associate professor of Medicine and of Pathology & Immunology, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, and published in Cell, found that the body’s immune response to HIV...
View ArticleWashU appoints inaugural Ryan Dean of public health for planned school
“One of the world’s most influential public health leaders” is named the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of WashU’s planned School of Public Health, beginning Jan. 1. Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, who was...
View ArticleCan AI Be Applied To Revolutionize Healthcare And Medical Outcomes?
Philip Payne, PhD, professor of medicine, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, discusses the benefits of applying data science and AI methods and technologies in health and healthcare and the future of...
View ArticleLong COVID-19’s impact continues to be felt globally
Ziyad al-Aly, assistant professor, School of Medicine, and Public Health Faculty Scholar was a guest on The World podcast speaking about the ways patients experience long COVID and what treatments are...
View ArticleTesting, treatment for sexually transmitted infections expanded in north St....
“St. Louis’ STI rates are very concerning,” says Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, co-director, Public Health Data Training Center & Public Health Faculty Scholar, who is principal investigator on a grant to...
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