News

January 9, 2026

WashU Public Health launches research network to solve urgent health, environmental challenges 

Solutions through Planetary Health Research (SPHERE) drives research, solutions to protect the intertwined health of people and the planet

Green leaves
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Missouri Business Alert

January 9, 2026

Missouri wins $216 million from feds to close rural health gap

An analysis by WashU Public Health's Timothy McBride, a health policy researcher, showed that Missouri is ranked 36th in the nation for the amount of money allotted per rural resident.

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January 9, 2026

A conversation with master's program director Charlene Caburnay

Applying a formative research approach to her work, Caburnay helps guide master’s students and curriculum redesign

Portrait of Charlene Caburnay outdoors
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Los Angeles Times

January 8, 2026

Mississippi’s closed-door Legislature often leaves citizens without a voice

Health policy researcher Sarah Moreland-Russell, an associate professor at SPH, says that most legislators, regardless of political party, find testimony from constituents and experts compelling.

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Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis

January 8, 2026

Requiem of Light – a mural honoring the lives lost to COVID-19 in St. Louis

A lantern ceremony held to celebrate the mural was envisioned by WashU's Rebecca Messbarger, a member of the SPH secondary faculty and a cultural historian of medicine.

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New York Times

December 23, 2025

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.

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The Source

December 19, 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.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

December 17, 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.

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Scientific American

December 15, 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.

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