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WashU public health news
Stories and updates that touch on public health and public health figures at WashU.
Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compounds
Turning waste carbon into useful products is a vital part of sustainable manufacturing. McKelvey Engineering’s Feng Jiao, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, has developed an alternative pathway to recycling waste carbon that boosts compatibility with renewable energy.
Toolkit aims to aid disclosure of gender-based violence
Disclosure allows survivors to access support services, but many are reluctant to share painful experiences
The changing landscape of disease on a warming planet
SPHERE convening to address intertwined issues of emerging diseases, climate change
A conversation with public health entrepreneur Joe Steensma
A professor of practice, Steensma focuses on the integration of business and entrepreneurialism with public health
Abdalla appointed to WHO health policy and systems research committee
Will provide scientific, technical guidance to advance efforts to improve health systems
SPH faculty awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants
Reis, Catalano, Li, McKay, Naseh receive awards for international collaborations
In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
One man’s story of survival meets new ideas on preventing gun violence
There is a body of research that can inform and reduce the burden of firearm injury, says WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea.
Worker well-being across generations
The Brown School’s Cal Halvorsen, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, speaks on the benefits of creating a cohesive, multigenerational workforce.
Closed-door MAHA summit offers a glimpse into the administration’s evolving health priorities
WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea warns that the administration’s turn toward alternative medicine risks sidelining science in federal health policy.
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