Room to grow
Alumna Laurie Phillips is committed to serving homeless families in the St. Louis region.
Machine learning could help predict adherence to HIV treatment
Researchers at Washington University use data science to improve adolescent compliance with HIV treatments in low-resource areas.
Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds
Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study co-authored by WashU researchers. The study challenges long-held assumptions about what makes resettlement successful in the U.S.
Faculty selected for global health leadership program
Jessica Backman-Levy (left), at the Brown School, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, have been selected to participate in a yearlong program aimed at advancing women into senior leadership positions in global health.
A century of impact
The Brown School celebrates 100 years, of leaving an indelible mark on communities around the world.
Researchers to study health impact of changes to school lunch, breakfast programs
Sarah Moreland-Russell, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a four-year $2.65 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to understand how schools respond to changes in policy guiding school lunch and breakfast programs affect health.
Three faculty members awarded $3 million NIMH grant for HIV prevention in Africa
Three WashU faculty members have been awarded a $3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to address economic and structural barriers associated with access and use of an oral medication to prevent HIV infection.
Sarraf named a top public health student
Danielle Sarraf, a joint master’s of business administration and master’s of public health student at Washington University in St. Louis, was named one of 10 “Students Who Rocked Public Health 2024” by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.
Brown School faculty among 2025 AASWSW Fellows
Two Brown School faculty members, Jeremy Goldbach and Jin Huang, have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
Naseh awarded grant to improve refugee health in Missouri
Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a three-year $463,654 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to study and improve the health of refugees in Missouri.
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