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
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April 2025: On excellence in science and scholarship
Engaging world-class faculty and staff to generate transformative science and scholarship
March 2025: Local and global impact
Aligning academic public health to improve the health of the public
February 2025: Public Health Plus
On the critical role of interdisciplinarity in population 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.
Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds
Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency.
Health Design & Impact Lab launched at SPH
Lab promotes the use of design approaches to improve health services.
WashU Public Health Conference to focus on health system performance
The 2025 Public Health Conference will be the first time the gathering is led by the School of Public Health.
Study reveals widening heart disease disparities in the US
Wealthy, educated Americans face far fewer health risks.
WashU launches FARM to drive food system transformation
Leading agricultural scientist Morven McLean named inaugural director.
Galea named vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, has been named WashU’s vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives.
In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
Medicaid, SNAP cuts could create a massive hole in Missouri budget, cost thousands of jobs
Tim McBride discusses potential negative impact on rural hospitals
Billions at stake in Missouri and Kansas if proposed Medicaid, SNAP cuts move forward
Cuts could lead to nearly 30,000 jobs lost across the states’ health-care systems, food suppliers
Understanding Medicaid: Potential health impacts of proposed cuts
Timothy McBride speaks about impacts a proposed spending bill may have on those with limited medical resources