More than 200 students, faculty and community partners recently gathered in Graham Chapel on WashU’s Danforth Campus to hear former CDC Director, Rochelle Walensky, MD, and the Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, MD, discuss critical public health issues. It was a rare for the public to hear […]
Multicenter collaborator, Juliet Iwelunmor works to make evidence-based interventions last. Read her latest profile.
In service of Public Health at WashU, the Institute for Public Health is helping pave the way for robust health programs and initiatives.
The Department of Psychiatry and the Institute for Public Health recently collaborated to bring gun violence expert, Jillian Peterson to WashU for a special event on solutions for gun violence in St. Louis. Read more about it.
Read about and watch video clips from the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
The 2024 Summer Research Program application period is open!
Join the Provost’s office, the Here and Next Initiative and the Institute for Public Health for the 16th Annual Public Health at WashU Conference, Sept. 23-24!
Learn about how to submit a poster abstract or become an exhibitor at the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
The Summer Research Program is presented through the generous support of organizations & individuals who help students from across the U.S. & Ireland attend the eight-week summer intensive. Read more about the 2023 program sponsors.
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program has come to a close with students engaging in three tracks of collaborative study: Public and Global Health (10 students), Aging and Neurological Diseases (12 students) and the program’s newest track in cardiovascular disease […]
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program reflects on community-engaged research.
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE tracks discusses the importance of park restoration and access to community health.
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program witnesses a heart operation.
A student from the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program discusses undernutrition in Haiti.
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track discusses the diverse nature of the program.
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track discusses her experiences with community-engaged research.
A student from the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her project work and summer experience.
Summer Research Program student Alexandria Swanson discusses why Tuberculosis is such a fascinating yet complex bacterium to study.
Read a perspective on how the different facets of public health enable interdisciplinary research.
Read a perspective of her Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track experience from a member of the cohort along with her work on the “Spatial Navigation Experiences and Abilities” project.
Read a perspective on the Summer Research Program experience from a student in the Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
Read a perspective on the Summer Research Program from a student in the Public and Global Health track.
A student in the Summer Research Program – RADIANCE track describes his work with the Fields Lab studying sickle cell disease and more.
A student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health track discusses her personal connection with a lecture on cardiovascular health.
Read a perspective on racial equity in research and health care.
Learn more about the microbiome and the summer studies of one student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health track.
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track reflects on her time working with the Emotion and Mental Health Lab.
Read a perspective on Alzheimer’s disease from a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
A student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track reflects on her experience so far.
In this observation from a student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health track, learn about how the PEWS systems works to assess health in hospitalized children.
Read about the experiences of one of our Summer Research Program RADIANCE track participants.
Read one student’s perspective from the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track, on the merits of turning education into action.
Read one student’s perspective from the Summer Research Program Public & Global Health track on a newer treatment for systolic heart failure.
Read a perspective on research and “Imposter Syndrome” by a participant in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
A student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases track discusses the impact of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read a perspective from the Cora Faith Walker scholar at the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program.
Written by Kyle Tran, A.B. candidate in biology, microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis; and participant in the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program As a participant in the Summer Research DIversity Program in Cardiovascular Disease & Hematology (RADIANCE) track, I was given the opportunity to attend a lecture titled, From Pearl […]
Our Summer Research Program students in the RADIANCE track are learning about cardiovascular disease and treatment. Here’s one perspective.
Written by Maeve Fahy, BCL, MD candidate, University College Dublin, Ireland, and the Mark and Cathleen Reifsteck Summer Research Program Scholar in the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program As a student in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track, I was thrilled to attend the festivities […]
Read a perspective from a Summer Research Program student about one intervention working in Sub-Saharan Africa to reduce young girls’ risk-taking behaviors.
Read one Summer Research Program student’s perspective on stroke interventions.
Read a student’s perspective from the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program, Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
The Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, MD, will receive a prestigious university award this year. Read more about it.
Read about what students from across the country will learn at the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program kicking off in June.
The Institute for Public Health has awarded pilot funding to two projects working to end Opioid Use Disorder.
The Institute for Public Health continues to evolve with the addition of a few leadership positions at three of its centers.
The Institute for Public Health names a new center replacing its previous Center for Health Economics & Policy.
Learn more about the important work this infectious disease expert is doing both here and in Africa to eradicate HIV.
Fred Ssewamala, PhD, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Institute Faculty Scholar is helping families in Africa through the implementation of more than 20 public health programs. Read about him in St. Louis Magazine.
The Center for Health Economics & Policy has recently released publications about its work surrounding themes of Medicaid expansion and maternal health.