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Birth outcomes improve in states that extend driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, research finds

In 2023, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Minnesota joined a growing list of states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

Study looks at ways to sustain public health programs

State tobacco control programs that used a new training model were better able to sustain operations, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Policy interventions helped save lives during pandemic, study finds

States that emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as distancing and mask wearing, fared better in curbing the spread of COVID-19, finds a forthcoming study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID

Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death.

Iannotti wins scientific excellence award

Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.

A strategic vision for Washington University’s next 10 years