Machine learning could help predict adherence to HIV treatment
Nearly 85% of the 1.7 million adolescents with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, along with half of the nearly 40 million people in the world living with HIV. Although the government in Uganda provides free antiretroviral treatment (ART), adherence to the regimen by adolescents ages 10-16 is low, increasing the potential for the virus to […]
The Arts & Sciences senior has researched public health initiatives through an anthropological lens in Uganda, Switzerland, and St. Louis
Victoria Wright has always been a curious person. WashU has allowed her to embrace that curiosity and explore her many interests. Take her double major, for example: The Arts & Sciences senior is studying both philosophy-neuroscience-psychology (PNP) and anthropology, concentrating on cognitive neuroscience and global health and environment. Wright recently talked with the Ampersand about her time at WashU, her upcoming graduation […]
Three faculty members awarded $3 million NIMH grant for HIV prevention in 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.
WashU Global Oncology Initiative is awarded $2.7 million to improve Kaposi sarcoma treatment monitoring in East Africa
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.
Saving forests and alleviating poverty
WashU sophomores work with villagers in rural Madagascar to conserve biodiversity.
Excavating ‘the Pompeii of the desert’
A team led by Nicola Aravecchia reveals crucial clues to the early spread of Christianity and life in the Egyptian desert.
Meet 2024 BECHS-Africa Fellow Araba Osei-Tutu
During the fall 2024 semester, the Center for the Humanities will host Araba Osei-Tutu, PhD, an education scholar from the University of Ghana.
Ssewamala awarded $3.3M grant for research on adolescent girls in Uganda
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 […]
Call for action on girls’ vulnerability in Ghana
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 […]
Here & Next grant for signage addressing risks of girls’ migration in Ghana
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 […]