Dear colleagues,
It is summer, so we shall lead with some lighthearted fun.
Wearing public health on our sleeves
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Event this week
An online seminar with talks titled “DI2 – Accelerating Research with Emerging Technology and AI,” and “Chat GPT at Washington University,” will be held Thursday, June 26, from noon to 1 p.m. Hosted by the university’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, it will feature the university’s Dan Maranan on the former topic and Michelle Fuertes on Chat GPT. See here to register.
Public Health News
See here for a story about a $3 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to a team at the School of Public Health.The three-year initiative aims to transform how health research is conducted and how it drives real-world policy change.
And see here for a story about the LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp, directed by Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD, a professor of medicine and a secondary faculty member at WashU Public Health. The camp encourages students to create artwork, poetry and stories that communicate the importance of health and science.
New podcast
The newest “Gateway to Informatics” podcast, “Building the Future of Public Health,” features a conversation I very much enjoyed with Philip Payne, PhD, WashU Medicine’s chief data scientist and director of the Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics (I2DB).
Papers of interest
Emmanuel Tetteh, MD, a research assistant professor at the School of Public Health, co-authored “Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Waste Mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives Review,” published in the journal Polymers.
Jean-Francois Trani, PhD, a professor at the School of Public Health, co-authored “Association of environmental exposome and cognitive function among older adults with and without preclinical Alzheimer’s disease,” published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Amy McQueen, PhD, a professor in the School of Public Health, co-authored “Brief video interventions increase screening intentions in people who avoid colorectal cancer information,” published in Health Psychology.
Rodrigo Reis, PhD, a professor in the School of Public Health, co-authored “Effects of city design on transport mode choice and exposure to health risks during and after a crisis: a retrospective observational analysis,” published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
Mary Politi, PhD, a professor in the School of Public Health, is senior author of “Qualitative Assessment of a Decision Tool for Stage I Lung Cancer Treatment,” published in the journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.
Also this week
If of interest, in The Healthiest Goldfish, some thoughts on “The drawing the line problem: How can science reach consensus and take action in a time of doubt?”
To the summer.
Warmly,
Sandro
Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health
Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Washington University in St. Louis
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