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WashU School of Public Health welcomed its first students in August. The photos reflect moments from the start of the school's first semester.
Master of public health (MPH) students Nweze Elizabeth Ufuoma (left) and Lauren Mills share a light moment during the Foundations of Fieldwork class September 11, 2025. (Photo: Zachary Linhares/WashU Public Health)
WashU School of Public Health welcomed its first students in August. The class includes both first-year students and returning master’s and doctoral students transferred from the former Program in Public Health at WashU’s Brown School. WashU Public Health photographer Zachary Linhares captured the start of the school’s first semester as students attended classes, cracked the books, got to know one another and, occasionally, stole a few moments to relax in the sun.
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