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We begin this new year, hopeful but cautious. Last year had us paying keen attention to some key priorities to focus on, especially all the things that would allow us to still flourish despite the never ending changing. Things that forced us to be open to the goodness that exists within ourselves. There was attention […]

In honor of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD, wrote a reflection on the Light Institute for Global Health and Transformation’s commitment to ending cervical cancer, her personal connection to cervical cancer, the current state and future of cervical cancer prevention, and her vision for a world without cervical cancer.

In celebration of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2025, the 4 Youth by Youth (4YBY) program hosted its seventh annual World AIDS Day event, marking a significant milestone in the fight against the HIV epidemic. Under the theme Persistence, this year’s open call, titled Persistence 4 Health, highlighted the resilience required to provide and […]

As we approach a new month, we pause to appreciate our incredible partners who, with dedication and resilience, continue to implement evidence-based strategies that save lives and prevent disease. Our C3RISE Bootcamp participants are actively in the field—engaging with communities, gathering pilot data, and testing participatory approaches to advance cervical and liver cancer control.  Our scholars remain hard at work, […]

On Friday, October 24, the Light Institute’s Director, Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD,  gave the Karl King Hoagland, Jr. Keynote, at the 2025 She Leads Symposium at WashU. This symposium is an annual gathering to highlight and celebrate women leaders and this year’s focus was on global and local impact on health.  During Dr. Juliet’s keynote, she […]