Brown School

In April 2008, an oak that had guided travelers for nearly three centuries collapsed. Today, its spirit endures on the Washington University campus, maintaining an ancient practice of human connection with nature.

Two research teams at Washington University — one led by Joyce Balls-Berry; the other led by Darrell Hudson and Ganesh Babulal — have received grants totaling $7 million to advance racial equity in Alzheimer’s disease research.

HomeGrown StL, an initiative born of the Race and Opportunity Lab at the Brown School, recently formed a Regional Steering Committee to provide direct community governance.

Lisa G. Byers draws on her American Indian ancestry to shape her students into culturally aware social workers.

Molly Metzger, senior lecturer at the Brown School, has been named one of this year’s Hedy Epstein Memorial Open Door Awards honorees by the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council.

Researchers at Washington University are receiving one of 19 grant awards that will support data science research and training activities in Africa. The researchers will focus on developing new training programs in health data science in Rwanda.

In a seemingly counterintuitive finding, young adults diagnosed with central nervous system tumors might have better survival rates the farther they live from care, finds a new Brown School study.

The Brown School, the Institute for Public Health’s Center for Dissemination and Implementation and the School of Medicine’s Infectious Disease Division have launched the Infectious Disease Dissemination and Implementation Science (IDDI) Initiative.

Tonya Edmond, professor and associate dean for social work and social policy, and Rodrigo Reis, professor and associate dean for public health, have been appointed to serve as co-interim deans of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, Provost Beverly Wendland announced. Their appointments begin Jan. 1.

In 2008, Scott Millar joined the U.S. Army for the second time. Never mind that 18 years had passed since he last wore the uniform. The experience led Millar to the Brown School, where he is studying strategies to support veterans without housing.