Congratulations to Morgan Shields, PhD, assistant professor of social work, Brown School, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, who has been appointed to the Saint Louis Board of Health & Hospitals by Mayor Tishaura O. Jones for a 4-year term.

Congratulations to Laura Bierut, MD, professor of psychiatry & Public Health Faculty Scholar, for being selected for the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows program - a distinguished lifetime honor in the scientific community. tinyurl.com/yx87knw5

Join the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging & the Brown School on Apr 30 for a Visitor Scholar Lecture: Making Work Better: Supporting Longer, Healthier Lives, with Cal Halvorsen, PhD, MSW, Goldfarb Hall from noon - 1:00 pm. Registration encouraged. tinyurl.com/ybpf8zu7

Congratulations to Ross Brownson, PhD, professor of public health and Public Health Faculty Scholar, for receiving an Outstanding Faculty Award for his contributions to the PhD student community and his commitment to the students’ success!

Bettina F. Drake, PhD Bettina F. Drake, professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was featured in an NCI podcast about how her team is studying molecular changes in tumors, and colorectal cancer under age 50, in African Americans. tinyurl.com/mpucmznc

Find out what Hilary M. Babcock, MD, Hilary Babcock, professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, told TODAY.com about the risk of bird flu in humans.
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Join the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research & the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity for 'Conducting Research with a Racial Equity Lens' at their next Collaborative Cafe, tomorrow April 18, on the med campus. More info at tinyurl.com/n6ar7pr9

Congratulations to Jean Hunleth, PhD @Jhunleth, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, who has received the 2024 AWN Mentor Award by The Academic Women's Network (AWN) for being an outstanding mentor to women at WUSM!

Listen to David Eisenberg, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, talk about the safety and effectiveness of the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill approved by the FDA. tinyurl.com/bdfkw5j8

Join the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at 9 am tomorrow, Apr 17, for the next hybrid HSR Collaborative Seminar, with Proscovia Nabunya, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School. tinyurl.com/ykfkrbyw

Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, co-director, Public Health Data and Training Center, medical director of the St. Louis County Sexual Health Clinic & Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on an early-stage clinical trial of a chlamydia vaccine. tinyurl.com/2km2hakt

Congratulations to Rowhea Elmesky, PhD, associate professor of education in Arts & Sciences and Public Health Faculty Scholar, for receiving the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award! Read more about her work with UCity High School. tinyurl.com/asy6dubv

In light of WashU establishing a new School of Public Health, join us on Apr 17 at 4:30 in Hillman Hall for a panel discussing the critical role of arts & humanities in public health, emphasizing the sexual and reproductive body. Register at tinyurl.com/3at3amh3

Join the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging virtually for Issues in Aging: Emotional Well-being & Depression Across Adulthood on Apr 29, 12 to 1 pm, with Tammy English, PhD, & Renee Thompson, PhD, assoc. professors of Psychological & Brain Sciences. tinyurl.com/bdee82xf

Join the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research & the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity for 'Conducting Research with a Racial Equity Lens' at our next Collaborative Cafe, April 18, 12-1:30pm, on the med campus. More info at tinyurl.com/n6ar7pr9

Tim McBride, PhD, co-dir., Ctr for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research & Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on a bill allowing MO Farm Bureau health insurance plans to offer benefits avoiding federal regulations in Obamacare. tinyurl.com/452xe27k

Join the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at 9 am on Apr 17 for the next hybrid HSR Collaborative Seminar, with Proscovia Nabunya, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School. tinyurl.com/ykfkrbyw

Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, associate professor, Psychiatry, & Public Health Faculty Scholar,
was recently on 60 Minutes discussing issues surrounding the use of AI driven chatbots to help people dealing with mental health issues. tinyurl.com/3dajsj8j

In light of WashU establishing a new School of Public Health, join us on Apr 17 at 4:30 in Hillman Hall for a panel discussing the critical role of arts & humanities in public health, emphasizing the sexual and reproductive body. Register at tinyurl.com/3at3amh3

Yin Cao, ScD Yin Cao, assoc. prof. of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, recently presented her research finding a connection between rising cancer rates in young adults & biological aging, at the Am. Assoc. of Cancer Research’s conference. tinyurl.com/29nb2754