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A conversation with Jennifer Layden, associate dean for practice

An infectious disease epidemiologist and data management expert, Layden leads the school’s efforts to create effective partnerships with government and community organizations

June 5, 2026

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Health is more than doctors, food, and exercise

Dean Sandro Galea joins the "Curious by Nature" podcast to explain why our environment shapes our health more powerfully than individual decisions, and how the Bursky School is working to change environments to improve health

Curious by Nature

June 5, 2026

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AI can make your charts. It may not make them work

A study by McKelvey Engineering's Alvitta Ottley, a member of the Bursky School secondary faculty, shows that many AI data visualization tools prioritize clarity over accuracy.

Medium

June 5, 2026

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3 donors give $200 million apiece to back AI programs and public health

Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky's $200 million gift to the newly named Bursky School of Public Health will support faculty hiring, scholarships and research.

Chronicle of Philanthropy

June 5, 2026

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The scope of long COVID is bigger than we think, Mass. researchers say

Patients with long COVID still sometimes get misdiagnosed with mental health conditions, says Beth Stelson, an assistant professor at Bursky Public Health and an expert on long COVID.

WBUR

June 5, 2026

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The Moment, May 31, 2026

Brain health and early childhood ed; Reducing evictions; Salma Abdalla

May 31, 2026

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Salma Abdalla, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, assistant professor at WashU Bursky School of Public Health

A conversation with policy and global health researcher Salma Abdalla

Abdalla’s work explores how social, economic, and political systems shape health, and why public health must learn to embrace complexity

May 30, 2026

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Right-to-counsel program reduces likelihood of eviction

With rent eating up increasing shares of household income, right-to-counsel programs provide tenants free legal representation to help them stay in their homes

May 30, 2026

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Early-childhood education linked to better brain function in midlife

Greatest benefit seen in Black and Hispanic men, people from marginalized families

May 30, 2026

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