Visit here for news about WashU School of Public Health and the many people at WashU whose lives and work intersect with public health. Here you can find monthly and weekly newsletters from the dean; stories and briefs written about WashU students, faculty, staff and initiatives that touch on public health; and stories in the news media involving the school’s faculty, students or staff or others at WashU whose work focuses on public health.
Public Health at WashU monthly community notes
January 2025: A new year and the launch of the School of Public Health at WashU
Starting 2025 and moving ahead on our School of Public Health
December 2024: Progress towards building a School of Public Health at WashU
A process update as key elements of building a school come into sharper focus.
November 2024: New directions for public health
A framework to guide our work towards an exceptional School of Public Health.
Public Health in Progress weekly newsletters
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WashU public health news
Stories and updates that touch on public health and public health figures at WashU.
Kahns establish distinguished professorship in public health
Gift honors scholarship and research of inaugural dean of planned School of Public Health
Customizable learning paths
Launching WashU’s Public Health & Society program
Creating healthier futures: The science behind public health
Longstanding center solidifies field through research and training
Dean designate Galea to present vision for WashU’s planned School of Public Health
WashU’s first new school in a century is set to galvanize public health research, scholarship in the St. Louis region
Brown School student uses pageants to advocate against bullying
MPH student Kaycee Krell was crowned Miss North Kansas City on Sept. 2, 2024.
Galea named editor of JAMA Health Forum
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, dean designate of the planned School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named editor in chief of JAMA Health Forum, effective Jan. 1.
In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
How Jimmy Carter’s global health efforts elevated ‘the art of the possible’
The former president, who died at age 100, gave visibility to conditions often overlooked.
SOURCE: STAT
Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?
Nearly five years on, it might be time to stop treating COVID as exceptional.
SOURCE: The Boston Globe
Psychological impact of witnessing a mass shooting
Sandro Galea talks about the mental toll on children and teens who witness mass shootings.
SOURCE: NPR