Africa

Three members of the Washington University in St. Louis faculty have been awarded a $3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to address the economic and structural barriers associated with access and use of an oral medication to prevent HIV infection.

The Global Oncology Initiative at WashU has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute to develop and test a novel AI-powered imaging device to monitor treatment response in patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in East Africa.

WashU sophomores work with villagers in rural Madagascar to conserve biodiversity.

A team led by Nicola Aravecchia reveals crucial clues to the early spread of Christianity and life in the Egyptian desert.

During the fall 2024 semester, the Center for the Humanities will host Araba Osei-Tutu, PhD, an education scholar from the University of Ghana.

Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), has been awarded a $3.3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a new study focused on adolescent girls transitioning into young adulthood. The new study, known as […]

A recent publication by Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Co-Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health addresses the pressing issue of adolescent girls’ vulnerability to child labor and migration in Ghana. The paper is a call to action for national and local leaders, policymakers, researchers, and community […]

Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Research Associate Professor and Co-Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School, together with Penina Acayo Laker, Associate Professor at the Sam Fox School, received Tier 2 funding from Here & Next to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Ghana to develop a set of […]

Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School, along with his colleagues Mary McKay, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives at the Provost Office, and Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, […]

Located in the foothills of Mount Elgon near the Kenya-Uganda border, Kakapel Rockshelter is the site where WashU archaeologist Natalie Mueller and her collaborators have uncovered the earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa.