Welcome to WashU School of Public Health
With the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, WashU is establishing its first new school in 100 years. More than a school, it will be an interdisciplinary, collaborative, innovative, data-driven and people-focused home for research and education equipped to meet current and future challenges in public health in St. Louis and globally.
Inaugural Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
Learn more about WashU School of Public Health’s inaugural dean and the vision he and university leadership have for the newly established interdisciplinary and highly collaborative School of Public Health.
Public Health news and notes
April 2025: On excellence in science and scholarship
Engaging world-class faculty and staff to generate transformative science and scholarship Colleagues, Universities are the longest-lived institutions on Earth, second only to the Catholic Church. The earliest universities emerged during the golden age of Islamic scholarship, with the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, founded in 859 in Morocco, probably the world’s oldest degree-granting university. The oldest continuously operating university, the University […]
March 2025: Local and global impact
Aligning academic public health to improve the health of the public
February 2025: Public Health Plus
On the critical role of interdisciplinarity in population health
Applications are being accepted for School of Public Health joint faculty appointments.
Also, a broad range of staff positions at the School of Public Health will be posted on the university’s career opportunities site as positions are identified.
Joint faculty appointments
For information about joint faculty appointments, see here.
Staff positions
To find staff openings at the School of Public Health, see here.
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Events & convenings
Learn about and participate in campus visits and addresses from respected scholars and key leaders in public health. Join us for in-person conversations about difficult topics in public health. And for faculty and staff curious about the building of this new school, plan to attend our monthly assemblies. For information about these and other events, see here.
Featured upcoming event:
Business of Health Symposium, April 3, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall. This inaugural Olin Business School symposium will explore trends in biotechnology and care delivery innovation with experts across WashU’s business, medical, and public health schools. Includes a Health Plus Business fireside chat with Deans Mike Mazzeo and Sandro Galea and Bart Hamilton.