Public Health in Progress, March 3, 2025
Weekly news from the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis March 3, 2025 Dear colleagues, I hope everyone has had a fine weekend. A few happenings of the past week and in the coming week. Joining the School of Public Health You may have read in last week’s Record about the newest member […]
WashU Public Health Ideas with Rodrigo Reis
As part of Public Health Ideas, a platform for the dean of WashU School of Public Health to share and discuss researchers’ work, Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Rodrigo Reis, PhD, of the School of Public Health (and formerly the Brown School) at Washington University in St. Louis. The two discussed a paper […]
WashU Public Health Ideas with Sarah Moreland-Russell
As part of Public Health Ideas, a platform for the dean of WashU School of Public Health to share and discuss researchers’ work, Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Sarah Moreland-Russell, PhD, associate professor of practice at the School of Public Health (and before that, the Brown School) at Washington University in St. Louis. […]
WashU launches FARM to drive food system transformation
Leading agricultural scientist Morven McLean named inaugural director.
Public Health in Progress, Feb. 24, 2025
Weekly news from the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis Dear colleagues, Good morning. In the past week, I have been reflecting quite a bit about fear. An array of executive orders and actions by the new administration in Washington has been bewildering at best and, in many ways, terrifying. Real people have been caught up in these […]
C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks
Sandro Galea: “We have to be careful not to over-invest in words that have become very difficult to have meaningful conversations about, and to take a step back and say, ‘What are we trying to achieve?’”
SPH School Assembly agenda
10-11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, Umrath Lounge in Umrath Hall 1. Welcome 2. Dean’s updates 3. Accreditation, a summary; Angela Hobson 4. Other
Galea named vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, has been named WashU’s vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives.
WashU Public Health Ideas with Lindsay Stark and Derek Brown
As part of Public Health Ideas, a platform for the dean of WashU School of Public Health to share and discuss researchers’ work, Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Lindsay Stark, DrPH, and Derek Brown, PhD, both of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The three discussed a paper Stark and […]
Public Health in Progress, Feb. 17, 2025
Weekly news from the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis Dear colleagues, Good morning. I hope everyone has had a fine weekend. The past week We had a very good School Assembly last week. We discussed some of the changes in the world around us, how that intersects with our work, […]