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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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
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
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.
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.
Researchers to study health impact of changes to school lunch, breakfast programs
Grant to help understand how schools respond to changes in policy guiding school lunch and breakfast programs.
A new era in public health at WashU
Events Jan. 29 and 30 featured a lecture as part of WashU’s Assembly Series and a formal installation ceremony honoring those who have laid the foundation for the new School of Public Health.
Parra Perez spotlighted on TV and podcast for mindfulness work
The Brown School’s Parra Perez shares mindfulness, breathing tips.
In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks
“We have to be careful,” Sandro Galea said, “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?’”
SOURCE: The New York Times
We should never, ever give a pass to cruelty
School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea writes about how to respond to the new administration.
SOURCE: WBUR
A team sport: How newly-hired Dean Sandro Galea sees the future of public health at WashU
The School of Public Health aims to improve research, access, and information dissemination in health areas such as environmental and mental health
SOURCE: Student Life