A new U.S. analysis spanning more than 800,000 students finds that middle and high school students who participate in sports are significantly less likely to report suicidal thoughts or behaviors — even as youth suicide rates have climbed nationwide. Yet sports participation has declined for a number of reasons, potentially limiting access to this important […]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded a $3 million grant to a team at the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis to transform how health research is conducted and how it drives real-world policy change. The three-year initiative is co-led by Salma Abdalla, MBBS, DrPH, an assistant professor, and Sandro Galea, […]
Amid growing concern over U.S. public health funding cuts, experts at Washington University in St. Louis warn that pulling support from key data systems could erase decades of progress In a letter published June 7 in The Lancet, first author Lindsay Stark, DrPH, a professor at the WashU School of Public Health, and other scholars argued that […]
As more U.S. cities debate whether to remove fluoride from their water systems, public health experts at the Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Washington University in St. Louis are providing clear, evidence-based tools to help local communities make informed choices. Fluoride, long hailed as one of the most effective and low-cost ways to prevent tooth decay, has […]
Research-informed policy saves lives, as demonstrated through tobacco laws, seatbelt use, cancer screenings, vaccine uptake and many other public health advances. But turning evidence into impact takes more than good data — it requires strategic engagement with policymakers. In today’s landscape of fractured public trust and rampant disinformation, university researchers are uniquely positioned to guide […]
A new era for public health has begun at Washington University in St. Louis, marked by a two-day celebration welcoming Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, as the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health and the Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health. The events, held Jan. 29 and […]
For the first time, annual research funding to Washington University in St. Louis has surpassed $1 billion. External funding supports WashU investigators tackling big challenges from Alzheimer’s disease to air pollution to childhood depression. Research funding also ripples across the economy, sparking job growth, new construction and local spending, said Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. “There […]
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, dean designate of the planned School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named editor in chief of JAMA Health Forum, effective Jan. 1. Also that month, Galea will take the helm as the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean and the Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor […]
As a new academic year begins, Washington University in St. Louis is unveiling a new visual identity and an enhanced effort to communicate its important contributions in the areas of education, research and patient care to key internal and external audiences. The update includes a new university logo and website and the official adoption of […]
“As time passes, we understand more and more that health is much more about the world around us than it is about medicine,” says epidemiologist and sought-after speaker Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, in the 2023 TEDMED Conversation “Creating a healthier future for all.” Galea stresses during the discussion that health is made by many conditions: […]
Next January, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPh, will become the Margaret C. Ryan Dean for the planned School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. During a June 7 welcome reception, he talked about building a world-class school and shaping a healthier world. Galea also will serve as the Eugene S. and Constance D. Kahn Distinguished […]
Bettina Drake, PhD, professor of surgery in public health sciences at the School of Medicine, will be the inaugural faculty director of the St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Practice, Washington University in St. Louis Provost Beverly Wendland announced May 31. The new role takes effect July 1. The collaborative, identified as […]
Washington University in St. Louis announced today that Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, one of the world’s most influential public health leaders, will become the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the university’s planned School of Public Health, effective Jan. 1. In this critical leadership role, Galea will help shape and launch WashU’s first new school […]