Mental health care may not keep pace with needs of women veterans, study finds
Nearly half of the post-9/11 veterans surveyed in a new study showed signs of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. But women veterans, who reported substantially more mental health and substance use problems than men, did not see an increase in mental health appointments, finds a new study from the Brown School.
The Role of Activism
How can activism create healthier communities and a healthier world? WashU’s Sandro Galea sits down with CUNY’s Nicholas Freudenberg to discuss how activism and public health have for six decades been intertwined in bringing positive change to New York City.
Nicholas Freudenberg
Preparing workers for the age of AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce, the Brown School’s Jason Jabbari explains how higher education can prepare students with the skills to adapt and thrive while expanding economic opportunity.
Callais’ impact on voting rights extends beyond 2026 midterms
The 2026 midterm results may have softened the immediate political impact of the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, but they don’t diminish its long-term consequences for voting rights and minority representation, says an election law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Alcohol use held steady among cancer survivors
The drinking rate of adults who have had cancer has remained unchanged for nearly a decade, according to a new study by researchers at the WashU Brown School.
WashU to host two polling places
WashU will host two polling places on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. St. Louis County voters may cast their ballots at the Athletic Complex, while those registered to vote in St. Louis are invited to vote at the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, 4565 McKinley Ave.
Joe helps shape first national suicide prevention standards for social workers
Sean Joe, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at the Brown School, helped develop the first national standards of care for suicide prevention specifically for the social work profession.
Collins to co-lead childcare affordability research
With a grant from Melinda French Gates’ organization, Pivotal, Caitlyn Collins, in Arts & Sciences, will investigate how parents navigate childcare and what policies could best meet their needs.
Loneliness as a Public Health Problem
Does loneliness pose the same health risk as smoking? And from medicine to government, what kind of interventions are even possible? In this episode, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor at Brigham Young Unversity, explore what’s driving the loneliness problem in today’s world.
Julianne Holt-Lunstad
Gephardt Institute volunteers promote voting access
Members of the Voter Champions Network and WashU Votes, both initiatives of the Gephardt Institute, connect students, faculty and staff to voter information.
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