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What is Public Health Education and Why is it Important

WEBMajor global events like the COVID-19 pandemic make failures in our health education system startlingly apparent. Last summer, Kiegan Baranski, Class of 2020 …

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Peace of mind: The science and philosophy of mental health

WEBWhat does it mean to be mentally healthy? The answer has changed over time, says philosopher and historian of science Anya Plutynski. Her research on early …

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Center for the Humanities Washington University in St. Louis

WEBAs humanists, we explore the durability as well as the fragility of the human condition — opening windows onto worlds near to home and oceans away, worlds we …

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‘Quarantine envy’ could finally wake people up to the deep …

WEBIn recent months, mental health experts have been drawing attention to what they’ve dubbed “quarantine envy.” Many people, they note, have been sizing up …

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Medical Humanities Minor Center for the Humanities

WEBA recent report by Hiram College suggests the myriad benefits of Medical Humanities studies for pre-health students. Compared to STEM majors, pre-health humanities …

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'Still Alice': The Cruel Toll of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

WEBIn this film, adapted from the 2007 novel of the same name by Lisa Genova, Moore plays Alice Howland, an accomplished linguistics professor who is diagnosed …

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Medical Humanities Study Abroad Center for the Humanities

WEBStudy Abroad with Medical Humanities. With the advance approval, Medical Humanities Minors may take one 300- or 400-level course abroad for up to 3 credit hours toward the …

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Student and Faculty Showcase Center for the Humanities

WEBCongratulations to our brilliant graduates! Click here to watch a recording of the 2023 Medical Humanities Senior Recognition Ceremony.. Headline image: “The Metaphorical …

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Panel on the Vital Role of the Arts and Sciences in Public Health

WEBIn light of Washington University's momentous decision to establish a new School of Public Health (the first new school in 100 years), panelists will discuss the critical role of the …

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Building a COVID-19 archive Center for the Humanities

WEBCorinna Treitel. What was life like at Washington University as the 1918 influenza pandemic swept the globe? Surprisingly, no one really knows. The university’s …

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Real estate and the hidden history of the U.S. AIDS epidemic

WEBResidential segregation based on racial and economic inequality is a pre-existing condition that exacerbates any transmissible health threat – from tuberculosis …

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How the Black Death made life better Center for the Humanities

WEBHistorian of the Middle Ages Christine Johnson finds parallels between today’s post-pandemic labor shortages and the temporary shift in power to workers after …

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Forum on Medicine, Race, and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future

WEBMary M. McKay, PhD, is the vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives in the Office of the Provost at Washington University in St. Louis. The mission of her role is to …

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Making sense of the racial divergence of AIDS and COVID-19

WEBThe number of COVID-19 diagnoses grows day by day, but the unequal rate of infection among Black and Latinx people and white people remains constant. Looking …

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Meet ACLS Emerging Voices Fellow William Kelly

WEBHistorian William Kelly joins the Center for the Humanities for 2021–22 as an Emerging Voices Fellow, funded by a program from the American Council of Learned …

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Forum on Medicine, Race, and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future

WEBOn Saturday, February 25, 2023 the Medical Humanities Program and the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Equity will co-host a Forum on Medicine, Race, and Ethnicity in St. Louis, …

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Organic Origin Story: Tracing the History of “Natural” Eating

WEBHistorian Corinna Treitel, a Faculty Fellow in the Center for the Humanities, traces the trajectory of the practice of “natural eating” from its origins as a 19th-century …

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