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
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.
Cao named Guggenheim Fellow
Yin Cao, ScD, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the 101st class of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Early-pregnancy air pollution exposure linked to persistent depressive symptoms
Exposure to common air pollutants during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of persistent depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy.
Bursky Public Health names first FARM distinguished professors
Lora Iannotti and Feng Jiao have been installed as the inaugural Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professors at WashU
“Swimming not recommended” in some Missouri State Parks
At several lakes in Missouri State Parks – including one in the St. Louis region – water testing shows that levels of E. coli bacteria are high enough to pose a health risk
Bridging sustainability and public health
Academic sustainability leaders meet at WashU to explore how universities can help connect environmental action and public health