A conversation with ecologist Jen Mandeville
From listening to farmers in Benin to training community researchers in Papua New Guinea to connecting planetary health scholars at WashU, Mandeville works to create a healthy planet for populations
WashU Expert: Family resilience can help protect children from climate change
As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families before disasters strike can help protect children’s health and well-being
Malone, Stark named inaugural Ryan Institute faculty scholars
Sara Malone and Lindsay Stark are the inaugural faculty scholars of the Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions.
New Transcend Initiative to address mycobacteria threats
WashU’s MycoTranscend Initiative joins experts in medicine, chemistry and public health to tackle dangerous mycobacterial infections.
Pregnancy nutrition trial in Ecuador improves fetal brain growth
A nutrition program for pregnant women inspired by ancestral dietary patterns in Ecuador increased growth in a key fetal brain region.
What’s in a sidewalk?
A graduate public health course examines the effects of built environments, from local crosswalks to global cityscapes.
A conversation with Tristram R. Kidder, co-director of Public Health & Society
Archaeologist TR Kidder brings an anthropological perspective to studying health, culture and the environment
Prof. Kristin Brig-Ortiz: “When you’re thinking about public health, you also want to be thinking about ‘what am I passionate about helping people with?'”
Meet Prof. Kristin Brig-Ortiz, now the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Public Health & Society.
Climate impact of promoting physical activity displayed on dashboard
Free, public dashboard designed to help practitioners, policymakers, researchers better gauge impact of physical activity efforts
Malone installed as Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator
On May 18, Malone was installed as the Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator, the museum’s first named curatorship.