Read about and watch video from the 23rd Annual Friedman Lecture and Awards!
Friedman Lecture and Awards focuses on the intersection of climate change and older adults, impact and activism
Accelerated aging may be a cause of increased cancers in people under 55 (Links to an external site)
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, presented her research finding a connection between rising cancer rates in younger adults and biological aging, at the American Association of Cancer Research’s annual conference.
The next era of neuroscience research (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, participated in the ribbon cutting and dedication of the new Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at WUSM.
Moment of promise (Links to an external site)
A Washington Magazine article highlighting neuroscience research at WashU mentions research by Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of laboratory & genomic medicine & Public Health Faculty Scholar, finding that the gut microbiome is significantly different in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
As bird flu spreads in the US, is it safe to eat eggs? What to know about the risk to humans (Links to an external site)
Hilary M. Babcock, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, spoke to TODAY.com about the risk of bird flu in humans.
What you should know about over-the-counter birth control (Links to an external site)
David Eisenberg, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, talks about the safety and effectiveness of the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill approved by the FDA.
Chlamydia vaccine shows promise in early trial (Links to an external site)
Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, co-director, Public Health Data and Training Center, medical director of the St. Louis County Sexual Health Clinic & Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on an early-stage clinical trial of a chlamydia vaccine.
Filling the Gap: Training the Workforce in Evidence-Based Public Health (Links to an external site)
Ross Brownson, PhD, professor of public health, Public Health Faculty Scholar, & director of the Prevention Research Center explains how the center has been partnering with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to globally train public-health practitioners in evidence-based public health.
Bill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, weighs in on legislation that would allow MO Farm Bureau health insurance plans to offer benefits that avoid federal regulations in the Affordable Care Act.
Why are so many young people getting cancer? (Links to an external site)
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is mentioned in an article about her research studying risk factors contributing to the rise of cancer in adults younger than age 50.
Mental health chatbots powered by artificial intelligence developed as a therapy support tool (Links to an external site)
Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, associate professor, Psychiatry, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was recently on 60 Minutes discussing issues surrounding the use of AI driven chatbots to help people dealing with mental health issues.
Accelerated aging linked to cancer risk in younger adults, research shows (Links to an external site)
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, recently presented her research finding a connection between rising cancer rates in younger adults and biological aging, at the American Association of Cancer Research’s annual conference.
Study: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices (Links to an external site)
Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging staff were quoted in an article about their recently published study – Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education. Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Center co-director, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, is the study’s lead author.
Health Data Bootcamp: Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Impact Policy and Patient Care
Join us for an exciting opportunity to learn how to use health and social data to impact policy! This event will have a focus on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Data. National health policy expert Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH, will give a keynote presentation. Following the keynote, we will have an introduction to CAHSPER […]
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Please complete the form below to register for Health Data Bootcamp: Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Impact Policy and Patient Care on May 1, 2024.
Center co-director’s research shows age is overlooked in higher ed. diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Age isn’t a priority in higher education when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion programming. Read more about this study by our co-Director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, Nancy Morrow-Howell.
Ruopeng An Showcases the Power of AI to the St. Louis Community (Links to an external site)
Associate professor at the Brown School and Public Health Faculty Scholar, Ruopeng An, PhD, is collaborating with leaders in the St. Louis community to teach AI through the St. Louis Public Library, the St. Louis Modern Chinese School and soon through Delmar DivINe.
The challenges of investigating war crimes in the conflict between Israel and Hamas (Links to an external site)
While a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered, Leila Sadat, JD, LLM, DEA, professor of criminal law and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on bringing war criminals to justice in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Combining multiple meds into a single pill reduces cardiovascular deaths (Links to an external site)
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine and authored by Anubha Agarwal, MD, co-director Program in Global Cardiovascular Health, & Mark D. Huffman, MD, co-director Global Health Center, & Public Health Faculty Scholars, supports the use of polypills to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths.
Dissemination & Implementation Research: An Introductory Workshop for Investigators
According to the National Institutes of Health, if we are to ensure that all populations benefit from the nation’s investments in scientific discoveries, closing the gap between research discovery and clinical and community practice is both a complex challenge and an absolute necessity. To that end, in collaboration with the Clinical Research Training Center, Elvin […]
Dr. Samuel and Rhoda Nussbaum Lecture: Medicine Grand Rounds with Rachel Werner
The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research is partnering with the Department of Medicine to cohost the Dr. Samuel and Rhoda Nussbaum Lecture Harnessing Policy to Transform Post-Hospital Care with Dr. Rachel Werner. This event is a Grand Rounds event. Grand Rounds features School of Medicine faculty and regional, national, and international […]
Register for Visitor Scholar Lecture—Making Work Better: Supporting Longer, Healthier Lives
Visitor Scholar Lecture—Making Work Better: Supporting Longer, Healthier Lives
Join us for lunch and a lecture from a visiting aging scholar. Cal Halvorsen, PhD, MSW is a gerontological social work scholar whose research is at the confluence of aging societies, paid and unpaid work, and social purpose and impact. In this colloquium, Cal will discuss his research on how the conditions of work influence […]
WashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment
Public Health Faculty Scholars who work in the Division of Infectious Diseases have made a unique discovery that could positively impact HIV treatment.
WashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment (Links to an external site)
Liang Shan, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of pathology & immunology and Public Health Faculty Scholar, and team, have discovered how an overactive immune response triggered by HIV depletes T-cells.
Award of up to $31 million supports development of osteoarthritis treatment (Links to an external site)
Erik Herzog, PhD, professor in Arts & Sciences & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is part of a research team that received an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop non-surgical therapeutics that help the body prevent or stop the progression of osteoarthritis.
Fixed-dose combination therapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to Anubha Agarwal, MD, asst. prof. of medicine, co-director, Program in Global Cardiovascular Health, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, for getting her paper, ‘Fixed-dose combination therapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease’ published in the Mar 26 issue of Nature Medicine.
Cancer HealthCast: This Unique Network Closes Research Gaps in Cancer Genomics (Links to an external site)
Bettina F. Drake, PhD, professor of surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was featured in an NCI podcast about how her team is studying molecular changes in tumors, and colorectal cancer under age 50, in African Americans.
F.D.A. Authorizes New Drug to Protect High-Risk Patients From Covid (Links to an external site)
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, Public Health Faculty Scholar and WashU epidemiologist, was recently quoted in a NYT article about Pemgarda, a new drug for immunocompromised people to lower their chance of becoming infected with COVID.
Group-Based Interventions Potentially Address HIV Stigma Among Adolescents Living with Virus (Links to an external site)
A study led by Proscovia Nabunya, assistant professor, Brown School, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, pilot tested the Suubi4Stigma randomized clinical trial to reduce HIV-associated stigma & improve mental health and treatment adherence in adolescents in Uganda.
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Universities Build Their Own ChatGPT-like Tools (Links to an external site)
Albert Lai, PhD, assoc. professor, chief research information officer, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, talks about WashU’s own generative AI chatbot developed using Microsoft’s Azure platform.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment down 158,000 since unwinding began
Timothy McBride, PhD, reports on the latest Medicaid expansion enrollment numbers.
‘Modern-day redlining’: Research investigates Wall Street-backed rental market (Links to an external site)
Carol Camp Yeakey, PhD, professor of Arts & Sciences and Public Health Faculty Scholar, is leading a two-year national study examining the rise in investors in the single-family rental market and its effects on marginalized communities of color.
WashU Expert: Happiness may protect against dementia (Links to an external site)
Emily Willroth, PhD, assistant professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences, writes in the World Happiness Report how a sense of well-being can impact health and potentially protect people from cognitive decline.
Is 4 days too weak for the work week to work? (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data Science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar, was a guest on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source,” speaking about her congressional testimony on Senator Bernie Sander’s legislation to reduce the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours.
How to Tell When It’s Time to Start an Antidepressant (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, director of the Healthy Mind Lab and Public Health Faculty Scholar, was recently quoted in a SELF article about start an antidepressant and how “dose increases and medication changes are often necessary to get well.”
How did people’s personalities change during the pandemic? (Links to an external site)
Emily Willroth, PhD, assistant professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, & Public Health Faculty Scholar was a guest on the Total Information AM podcast, speaking about the way people’s personalities changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington University researchers test antidepressant for treating long COVID (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, director of the Healthy Mind Lab and Public Health Faculty Scholar, is co-leading a clinical trial using the antidepressant fluvoxamine to treat the brain fog in long COVID.
Punching In: Senators Weigh Whether AI Can Shorten the Workweek (Links to an external site)
“Data from these four-day workweek studies is misleading,” says Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data Science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar about Senator Bernie Sander’s legislation that reduces the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours.
Liang Shan, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pathology & Immunology
How long COVID symptoms change patients’ lives: ‘Debilitating, devastating, demoralizing’ (Links to an external site)
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor, School of Medicine, was recently quoted in a Today article about the long-term and mild to debilitating health issues associated with long COVID.
WashU Expert: Don’t believe hype about shorter work week benefits (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data Science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor and Pensions about Senator Bernie Sander’s legislation that reduces the standard 40 hour workweek to 32 hours.
Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”
Multicenter collaborator, Juliet Iwelunmor works to make evidence-based interventions last. Read her latest profile.
Bernie Sanders Proposes Reducing Americans’ Workweek to 32 Hours (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, Professor of the Practice of Data Science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains why she is critical of Senator Bernie Sander’s legislation that reduces the standard 40 hour workweek to 32 hours.
The Future of Public Health | Conversation & Private Reception with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, AB ’91
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | Washington University Danforth Campus Public event: 12-1 p.m. | Private reception: 1-2:15 p.m. Arts & Sciences and the Institute for Public Health are pleased to invite you to attend a Public Health at WashU event — The Future of Public Health— and private reception with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, AB ’91, […]
Prevention: A Process for Family Preservation and Well-Being
Uncover the truth behind the significant number of calls to the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline, which, contrary to common belief, often do not signal neglect but rather point to poverty-related issues like housing instability and food insecurity. Judge Darrell Missey, Director of the Missouri’s Children’s Division will discuss his initiative of introducing prevention […]
Careers in Aging Month Celebration
The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging invites WashU students to join us as we celebrate Careers in Aging month! We will have a table set up in the Danforth University Center (DUC) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on March 19th and 20th. Learn about career development opportunities and pathways in aging, gerontology and more. Students […]
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The Future of Public Health: A conversation with Rochelle Walensky, MD and William Powderly, MD
In conversation with William Powderly, Rochelle Walensky will share her perspective on the future of public health, the most pressing public health issues facing us today, and the transdisciplinary approach in higher education, scientific research, and community engagement that will be needed to guide our public health nationally and globally.