Learn more about a former students work to advance health equity among older LGBTQ adults.
Former student works to advance health equity for older adults

Learn more about a former students work to advance health equity among older LGBTQ adults.
Written by Michele Dinman, MPH, project coordinator at the WashU for Life Initiative, Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging October 7 is Ageism Awareness Day. Led by the American Society on Aging, it is held to raise awareness of the existence and impact of ageism in our communities. The World Health Organization, in its Global […]
For those who think President Biden is “too old” to run for another term, consider this reflection from a few WashU gerontologists.
One of the co-founders of STL Village celebrates the STL chapter’s founder on her 100th birthday.
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.
Bernard Becker Professor at the Brown School and co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services Policy and Economics Research at the Institute for Public Health, Tim McBride, PhD, weighs in on the latest MO Medicaid Expansion enrollment update.
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.
Learn a bit of history on how PRIDE month has become a time to celebrate LGTBQ+ communities & health equality.
Read a student’s perspective from the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program, Aging & Neurological Diseases track.
Thanks to the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research and co-Director, Tim McBride, a national health economics conference was held in STL.
Director of the Center for D&I recommends a book on how discourse
Learn about the statistics and preventative measures surrounding suicide among older adults.
Read this blog post about how older adults are using technology to bolster their independence.
Read about an event featuring international speakers on violence in Northern Ethiopia. The event was presented by the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration.
Written by Michele Dinman, MPH, project coordinator for the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health Happy Older Americans Month! For the past 60 years, the Administration for Community Living helps us celebrate and honor older Americans each May. This year’s theme, Aging Unbound, promotes the importance of enjoying independence […]
In this blog post, MSW student Marissa Scofield discusses how Cognitive Stimulation Therapy can provide a social outlet and improve quality of life for those living with dementia.
Read about how more older adults today are interested in working past retirement.
Read part one of this two-part blog on environmental justice by practicum student, Katie Wiedeman, MSW candidate.
Read this blog post about environmental justice and its fight right here in St. Louis.
Learn more about suicide prevention among older adults in this blogpost by one of the students attending the course, Contemporary Perspectives on Aging.
Written by Renee Hays, MSW candidate, Brown School; student in Contemporary Perspectives on Aging The American prison population has been aging at a rapid pace throughout the twenty-first century. According to the National Institute of Corrections, between 1993 and 2013, the number of prisoners in America aged 55 and older sentenced to at least one […]