Caring across borders: The silent workforce of migrant caregivers in the U.S.

Written by Ketan Tamirisa, undergraduate student; Student Advisory Council member, Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration Over 30.9 million foreign-born people are employed in the U.S., and 19% of the U.S. workforce are immigrants, who participate in the labor force at a higher rate than native-born workers. Of these, over 23 million are immigrant […]

Health Data Bootcamp 2025 Summary: Consolidation and Corporatization in the U.S. Healthcare System

Written by Mo Farrell, LMSW, manager, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Should medicine be a business like any other? That was the question that Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP (above right) posed in the beginning of his keynote during the second annual Health Data Bootcamp hosted by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & […]

The Importance of Partnership

Written by Sophia Kamanzi, MD candidate, School of Medicine My first encounter with participatory action research (a method that centers involving community members in the research process) was a few years ago when I was working at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago as a Clinical Research Coordinator. I attended a research […]

A Shift in the Process: Observations from a visit to the Arizona-Mexico Border

Written by Julia López, PhD, MPH, LCSW, and Riley Novak In March, I was invited to join Advocacy and Civic Engagement staff from the Center for Social Action at Saint Louis University, along with 10 students, to visit the U.S.-Mexico border. During this visit, I connected with various humanitarian aid organizations in Ambos Nogales, Douglas, […]

Bridging the Gap: A seed grant’s impact on language access in St. Louis emergency care

Written by Julia López PhD, MPH, LCSW and Shan Wang In a city known for its vibrant culture and dynamic health care landscape, ensuring that every patient receives accessible and compassionate healthcare is paramount. Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) and St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) are two of the four-level 1 trauma centers in St. Louis […]

Friedman Center for Aging Alumni Spotlight!

A WashU alumna discusses her journey from student to a career helping others research and advance knowledge and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Researching Alzheimer’s Disease

One student reflects on her Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases mentored project on preventing falls among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.. uj

Is research the right path for me? My journey so far

Students in the Summer Research Program engage in hands on research via a faculty mentor. One student in the Aging & Neurological Diseases Track reflects on her experience working in the Purpose Aging Transitions Health lab this summer.

Research is Better with a Team!  

Summer Research Program- Aging & Neurological Diseases Track participant Leah Noble discusses her experience with the Movement & Neurodegenerative Disease research lab.

What it means to be a researcher

What does it mean to be a researcher? Read a perspective from a student in the Summer Research Program Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.

Precision Health: Science is not one size fits all

Imagine a world where vaccines are tailored to your genetics and lifestyle. Read a perspective on precision health by a student in the Summer Research Program Aging and Neurological Diseases Track.

Bridging the ‘Know-Do Gap’ – First experiences in the USA and in implementation science

Written by Cathal Rafferty, MD Candidate at University College Dublin, Ireland; University College Dublin Summer Research Scholar at the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program Coming to Washington University in St Louis this summer for the Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track, implementation science was a totally new concept to me. […]

Missouri Medicaid enrollment down nearly 200,000 since unwinding began

Written by Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research May 2024 (updates based on April 2024 state administrative data). As the process of unwinding (from the Public Health Emergency) continues, total net enrollment in Missouri’s Medicaid program continues to drop: down nearly 200,000 (down -197,525) to 1,319,166 from the […]

Older Americans Month: Powered by connection

May is Older American’s Month! Find out more about tips for engaging in meaningful relationships and social connections, which have proven to improve our mental, physical and emotional well-being as we age.

Reflections on working with the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration

Written by Max Karakul, 2023 School of Law graduate I am proud of the work that I have been able to do with the Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration and thankful for the opportunity to do it. I am proud of the work because it is the kind of global, impactful work that […]

Center works to end Ageism, commemorates Ageism Awareness Day, October 7

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 […]