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Medium

June 5, 2026

AI can make your charts. It may not make them work

A study by McKelvey Engineering's Alvitta Ottley, a member of the Bursky School secondary faculty, shows that many AI data visualization tools prioritize clarity over accuracy.

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Chronicle of Philanthropy

June 5, 2026

3 donors give $200 million apiece to back AI programs and public health

Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky's $200 million gift to the newly named Bursky School of Public Health will support faculty hiring, scholarships and research.

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WBUR

June 5, 2026

The scope of long COVID is bigger than we think, Mass. researchers say

Patients with long COVID still sometimes get misdiagnosed with mental health conditions, says Beth Stelson, an assistant professor at Bursky Public Health and an expert on long COVID.

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May 31, 2026

The Moment, May 31, 2026

Brain health and early childhood ed; Reducing evictions; Salma Abdalla

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May 30, 2026

A conversation with policy and global health researcher Salma Abdalla

Abdalla’s work explores how social, economic, and political systems shape health, and why public health must learn to embrace complexity

Salma Abdalla, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, assistant professor at WashU Bursky School of Public Health
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May 30, 2026

Right-to-counsel program reduces likelihood of eviction

With rent eating up increasing shares of household income, right-to-counsel programs provide tenants free legal representation to help them stay in their homes

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May 30, 2026

Early-childhood education linked to better brain function in midlife

Greatest benefit seen in Black and Hispanic men, people from marginalized families

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WBUR

May 29, 2026

Why Congo's Ebola outbreak could be devastating for women and girls

Lindsay Stark, a professor at the Bursky School, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss why this outbreak could lead to increased violence against the country’s women and girls.

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St. Louis Magazine

May 29, 2026

Post-tornado soil tests find that lead is a problem—but not a new one

In the aftermath of the May 16, 2025, St. Louis tornado Arts and Sciences' Jeff Catalano, a Bursky School secondary faculty member, joined a team testing for lead contamination in the tornado's impact area.

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