Theresa Gildner, PhD, assistant professor of biological anthropology and public health faculty scholar, is mentioned in a St. Louis Public Radio podcast on aging U.S. water systems and her study of chronic flooding and sewage backups in Cahokia Heights.
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How Aging Water Systems Are Pushing Sewage Into U.S. Homes (Links to an external site)
An ongoing health study led by public health faculty scholar Theresa Gildner, PhD, showing how chronic flooding and sewage backups is adversely affecting peoples’ health, is mentioned in a Science Friday article on aging U.S. water systems.
Optimizing labor induction focus of WashU Medicine grant (Links to an external site)
Nandini Raghuraman, MD, assistant professor, Ob/Gyn, & public health faculty scholar, has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health Human Development, NIH, to study 605 patients who are undergoing labor induction to better understand how the uterus responds to synthetic oxytocin.
Howard awarded Changemakers in Family Planning grant (Links to an external site)
Tyriesa Howard, assistant professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, received an $84,000 Changemakers in Family Planning grant from the Society of Family Planning for her research to reclaim bodily autonomy for adolescents & young adults post Dobbs Decision.
New Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research launches with focus on Implementation Science (Links to an external site)
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation has announced its launch of a Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) – part of a national network of 20 NIH-funded centers, and the first of its kind in the Midwest.
The Impact of Public Health on the Brown School (Links to an external site)
A panel discussion, held on Oct 23, including public health scholars Ross Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu, Lora Iannotti, Doug Luke & Matthew Kreuter, described how & when public health emerged at the Brown School, & spoke about the future new School of Public Health. YouTube recording here.
Apple Watches Can Predict When You’ll Get Sick, Users Say. Can a Health Tracker Really Do That? (Links to an external site)
Thomas M. Maddox, MD, professor of medicine and public health faculty scholar, weighs in on whether or not your Apple Watch—or any wearable – has the ability to predict and warn you of future illness.
US earns D- on latest youth physical activity report card — again (Links to an external site)
Elizabeth Dodson, PhD, research assistant professor, Brown School, and public health faculty scholar, explains the results of the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released by the Physical Activity Alliance.
Five WashU faculty receive grants for innovative cancer research (Links to an external site)
Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of laboratory and genomic medicine & public health faculty scholar, is one of five WashU faculty to receive an inaugural ACS-Yosemite research grant The American Cancer Society (ACS) and venture capital firm Yosemite.
Researchers turn to MO churches to study air quality (Links to an external site)
The lab of public health faculty scholar Jay Turner, DSc, professor of engineering education, received a community grant to work with church congregations across St. Louis city to install QuantAQ monitors to track particulate matter.
Digital Transformation expands scope, impact (Links to an external site)
“We are committed to being leaders in digital technology and innovation while focusing on our interdisciplinary research strengths,” says Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, professor of medicine, and public health faculty scholar, about the DI2 Accelerator.
Trump would be the oldest person to become president. He’s not sharing health details (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on Donald Trump’s refusal to share new details about his physical and mental well-being.
WashU researchers use genetics to find psychopathology risks (Links to an external site)
Research in public health faculty scholar Ryan Bogdan’s Behavioral Research & Imaging Neurogenetics Lab has shown what can contribute to psychopathological genetic risk, providing leads to the understanding of psychiatric disorders in adolescents.
Public Health Faculty Scholars engage with WashU’s PRC to “Create Healthier Futures” (Links to an external site)
Many public health faculty scholars who collaborate with the Institute for Public Health also engage with WashU’s Prevention Research Center, one of the 20 such academic centers across the country addressing unique public health challenges in underserved areas.
Small changes can lead to big health gains (Links to an external site)
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Deputy Director, Institute for Public Health, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains how osteoarthritis is often the reason why our knees ache, especially as we age
Key committee to vote on Maryland drug affordability board plan (Links to an external site)
Rachel Sachs, JD, professor & public health faculty scholar, talks about the Maryland General Assembly’s Legislative Policy Committee upcoming vote on the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability’s plan to set upper payment limits with drug companies.
Decoding political messages ‘Through the Grapevine’ (Links to an external site)
Taylor Carlson, PhD, associate professor of political science and Public Health Faculty Scholar, was a guest on the latest episode of Total Information AM talking about her new book and how political conversations can encourage a distorted Democracy.
Falling for fall prevention (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar Susy Stark, PhD, professor of OT, has designed the Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) which uses simple, proven strategies to reduce falls, & her daughter is helping her bring it to as many older adults as possible.
AJPH 10/24: Building Bridges Between Local and Federal Public Health Policies (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholars Caitlin McMurtry, PhD, and Sarah Moreland-Russell, PhD, Brown School, spoke on an American Journal of Public Health podcast about building ties between local and federal public health policies.
Breast density and why it matters (Links to an external site)
In a St. Louis American article, Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, public health faculty scholar and deputy director of the Institute of Public Health, discusses the importance of a new federal rule requiring that women be told about their breast density following their mammograms.
62. How Can Schools Better Support Refugee and Migrant Students? w/ Ilana Seff and Jeremy Aldrich (Links to an external site)
Ilana Seff, DrPH, research assistant professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, spoke on the Global Health Pursuit podcast about how the war in the Middle East is harming Arab, Jewish, & Muslim adolescents in the US and what schools can do to help.
Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar Ilana Seff, DrPH, co-authored an article about her research to better understand adolescent mental health & offer ways of supporting adolescents as they cope with the wars in the Middle East & discrimination.
Data point to the real reason married people cheat, and you may be surprised (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains why cheating has dramatically increased in marriages the past 30 years in an opinion piece she wrote for “The Hill.”
Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx older adults being studied (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar, Assistant Professor Diana Parra Perez, PhD, and at team of researchers are studying how, through mindfulness, Latinx older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, can enhance their cognitive health.
New genomic surveillance tools could help efforts to eliminate damaging parasitic infections (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholars, Makedonka Mitreva, PhD, and Peter Fischer, PhD, have developed a genomic-based approach to help eliminate “elephantiasis”, a parasitic lymphatic infection spread by mosquitoes.
Revisiting Trump’s ‘most favored nations’ policy (Links to an external site)
Rachel Sachs, JD, professor of law and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on Trump’s “most favored nations” policy and what could happen if the policy is revisited during a possible second administration.
Public Health Faculty Scholars & center leaders highlight impact from COVID-19 Biorepository (Links to an external site)
How COVID-19 Messes Up Your Gut Health (Links to an external site)
COVID-19 is a GI-tract disease and a respiratory illness and the virus can hide in the “nooks and crannies” of digestive systems for months or years, says Ziyad Al-Aly, a WashU clinical epidemiologist & Pubic Health Faculty Scholar.
‘Very concerned’: Experts watching Missouri’s first human bird flu case closely (Links to an external site)
Steven Lawrence, MD, professor, Div of Infectious Disease, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, says that bird flu isn’t a general public concern now, but that scientists & public health officials are very concerned that we might be heading that direction.
Cardiologist shares how to keep brain and heart healthy (Links to an external site)
In honor of World Heart Day, cardiovascular expert & co-director of WashU’s Global Health Center, Mark Huffman, MD spoke with KSDK-TV about tips for keeping your heart healthy.
Go all in with alliums (Links to an external site)
“The health benefits of alliums can be attributed to their rich content of sulfur compounds, flavonoids and antioxidants,” says Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD, professor of surgery, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, in a Feast Magazine article.
ICTS Highlights Impacts Made from COVID-19 Biorepository (Links to an external site)
WashU School of Medicine’s biorepository stores and manages specimens collected from adult & pediatric patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 to help streamline research efforts.
Black Carbon from Wildfire Smoke Can Double Warming Effects (Links to an external site)
Rajan Chakrabarty, PhD, professor, McKelvey School of Engineering, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, chased wildfires as part of a NOAA and NASA initiative to map fresh smoke plumes & track their spread.
Missing Peace Scholar Summer Workshop highlights expertise in research on conflict-related sexual violence (Links to an external site)
Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration staff, including Public Health Faculty Scholars Kim Thuy Seelinger, JD, & Julia López, PhD, participated in a workshop for Missing Peace Scholars, highlighting research on conflict-related sexual violence.
Brown School grant to address economic mobility (Links to an external site)
Public Health Scholar Jason Jabbari, PhD, & collaborators, have received a two-year $225,000 grant from the Urban Institute’s Student Upward Mobility Initiative for “Leveraging Professional Skills to Increase Economic Mobility & Racial Equity.”
New census data reveals significant drop in uninsured Missourians (Links to an external site)
Analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research has found that the uninsured rate in Missouri has dropped significantly, according to Timothy McBride, center co-director, professor at the Brown School, and Public Health Faculty Scholar.
Friedman Center grant to study experiences of ageism (Links to an external site)
The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, led by Public Health Faculty Scholars Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, & Brian Carpenter, PhD, has received a $136,000 grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging to study how older adults understand & experience ageism.
What Repeat COVID Infections Do to Your Body, According to Science (Links to an external site)
Any infection with COVID can cause your immune system to “go awry or develop some form of dysfunction,” says Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor of Medicine and Public Health Faculty Scholar, in an article on the effects of repeat COVID-19 infections.
They are rigging the US election, and we’re letting them get away with it (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data Science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains in an opinion piece she wrote for “The Hill,” how third parties interfere with the knowledge we derive about candidates in an election.
NIH funding to build research capacity among refugee youth in Uganda (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholars & Brown School assistant professors have received $150,000 from the Fogarty International Ctr for RCap4Youth: Research Capacity for Refugee Youth, a supplement to the ICHAD’s ACHIEVE D43 Training Program.
WashU Medicine to offer reproductive sciences master’s program (Links to an external site)
WashU’s School of Medicine is starting a master’s program in reproductive sciences & accepting applications for its inaugural cohort. Sarah England, PhD, director, Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is senior faculty adviser.
Local collaboration key to effective evidence-based training, study finds (Links to an external site)
A study led by Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, assistant professor, Brown School, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is showing the importance of collaboration with public health departments & other agencies to deliver training in evidence-based public health.
Local collaboration key to effective evidence-based training, study finds (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar, Stephanie Mazzuca-Ragan, assistant professor at the Brown School leads a study showing the value of collaborating with local health departments to deliver training in evidence-based public health.
Dean designate Galea to present vision for WashU’s planned School of Public Health (Links to an external site)
Missouri bird flu case raises questions for scientists (Links to an external site)
Jacco Boon, PhD, associate professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was a guest on NPR’s Weekend Edition talking about an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza reported in Missouri.
Galea named editor of JAMA Health Forum (Links to an external site)
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, dean designate of WashU’s planned School of Public Health has been named editor in chief of JAMA Health Forum, effective Jan. 1.
New NSF grant to fund faculty equity programs and new center focused on civic mindfulness (Links to an external site)
Diana Parra Perez, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is a co-PI on $3 million five-year National Science Foundation ADVANCE-Institutional Transformation grant to increase STEM equity at a systemic level.
Health Insurance Coverage in Missouri, 2008-23: Impact of Medicaid Expansion, Economic and Policy Changes (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-director & Public Health Faculty Scholar, Timothy McBride, PhD, reviews changes in MO insurance coverage from recent Census Bureau data, in research supported by the MO Foundation for Health.
Refining, implementing, and evaluating an anesthesia choice conversation aid for older adults with hip fracture: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar Mary Politi, PhD, co-authored an article published in Implementation Science Communications on a study evaluating the implementation & effectiveness of “My Anesthesia Choice─Hip Fracture” in clinical practice.
A call for equity in digital health tool design (Links to an external site)
Maura Kepper, assistant professor, Brown School, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is senior author of “How to Design Equitable Digital Health Tools,” providing strategies for making future digital health tools more accessible, effective and equitable.