Accelerating real-world impact in public health
WashU launches Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions in the School of Public Health.
The Source
December 10, 2025
News & events
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The changing landscape of disease on a warming planet
SPHERE convening to address intertwined issues of emerging diseases, climate change
November 29, 2025
Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance
A study of 7,850 households across 16 countries by WashU Public Health's Lindsay Stark and Ilana Seff demonstrates that refugees living outside traditional camps have higher employment rates, increased savings, and reduced reliance on aid than those in camps.
The Source
December 19, 2025
The Moment
Read the latest issue of The Moment, WashU Public Health's weekly newsletter, detailing the latest updates about our people, research, events, and how we are advancing public health at WashU and beyond.
The WashU Public Health Moment, December 14, 2025
Holiday message; Ryan Institute; book explores gentrification
December 15, 2025
The WashU Public Health Moment, December 7, 2025
Toolkit helps violence survivors; Effah talk; humanities and public health
December 8, 2025
The WashU Public Health Moment, November 30, 2025
Event to explore disease, climate change; Steensma Q&A; McQueen on behavior
December 1, 2025
In the News
Read media coverage of WashU Public Health's people, research and other news.
The MAHA pipe dream is going to hurt MAGA the most
The Trump administration's actions "could stall, if not reverse, efforts to improve population health," wrote WashU Public Health Dean Sandro Galea and two co-authors in a Lancet article cited in this piece.
New York Times
December 23, 2025
New contracts in St. Louis sell a 'false' dream of homeownership, critics say
Agreements for deed — rent-to-own contracts targeting low-income people with poor credit — are predatory, says WashU Public Health's Patrick Fowler, who is tracking the rise of such contracts with the help of postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 17, 2025
Four million U.S. children had no health insurance in 2024. Some will die of cancer
WashU Public Health's Derek Brown and the Brown School's Kim Johnson, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, say that lack of health insurance could lead to delayed diagnosis, gaps in care and worse outcomes.
Scientific American
December 15, 2025
Inside WashU Public Health
Read Inside, the school's internal newsletter, for updates from the dean's and other school offices; details on events, resources, and funding opportunities; and additions to the school, including secondary faculty.
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Accolades & Honors
Abdalla appointed to WHO health policy and systems research committee
Will provide scientific, technical guidance to advance efforts to improve health systems
November 28, 2025
WashU Public Health faculty named to 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list
Brownson, Galea, Jiao, Powell among the most influential in their fields
November 22, 2025
SPH faculty awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants
Reis, Catalano, Li, McKay, Naseh receive awards for international collaborations
November 28, 2025
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