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We aim to attract visionary students who will become future leaders and change agents in public health. We offer excellence in research, mentorship and practicum opportunities at a top-tier university.
A New Kind of School
Your future starts here
Public health is at a turning point. It needs leaders ready to rise to the challenge.
Come learn in the real world, guided by world-class faculty who know your name, at a moment when public health has to move faster and bring more people together to improve health for everyone, locally, nationally and globally.
A $200 million commitment to the future of public health
WashU has received a $200 million commitment to fortify the School of Public Health. The gift will boost faculty hiring, scholarships and research initiatives, while advancing a broader effort to rethink how public health is taught, studied and applied. The commitment is from the Bursky Family Foundation, established by Andrew M. Bursky, former chair of the WashU Board of Trustees, and his wife, Jane M. Bursky, both alumni and longtime supporters of the university. The school is now the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky School of Public Health.
Featured news
Midterm election tracker shows how voters shape health policy
Election results to be discussed at WashU convening later this month
October 30, 2026
Global health research in the America First era
Supporting global health is compatible with an America First strategy, write Bursky Public Health's Salma Abdalla and Joshua Bogus, and co-authors.
Think Global Health
October 19, 2026
When the next pandemic hits, whom should we trust?
A live podcast taping at WashU will challenge experts with differing perspectives to navigate a hypothetical pandemic as it unfolds
October 22, 2026
Digital violence is escalating — a new WashU center is investigating
Bursky Public Health's Lindsay Stark, Julia Fleckman and Ilana Seff spoke about the growing problem of digital violence
KMOX
October 22, 2026
Upcoming events
Public Health People
Meet the faculty, staff, and students behind WashU Bursky Public Health.
A conversation with environmental epidemiologist Carrie Breton
Breton studies how environmental exposures affect human health, particularly during pregnancy and childhood
October 30, 2026
A conversation with nutrition scientist Uriyoán Colón-Ramos
Colón-Ramos examines how policy and food environments interact to influence what people eat and how to effect lasting change
October 22, 2026
A conversation with health economist Zhang Zhang
Zhang works to promote healthy aging through better care and innovation
October 16, 2026
A conversation with environmental health historian Kristin Brig-Ortiz
Brig-Ortiz explores how public health knowledge is constructed with insights and knowledge from communities
WashU Arts & Sciences
August 28, 2026
A conversation with Amanda Gilbert, chronic diseases researcher
A one-time social worker, Gilbert transitioned from helping patients navigate serious illness to studying how to prevent it
October 1, 2026
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