Past Events

Past Events

AI for Health: Power, Promise and Public Good

The 2026 AI for Health Symposium will convene leaders from academia, industry, medicine, public health, and policy to explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of health and healthcare. This event — hosted by Bursky School of Public Health and McKelvey School of Engineering — will feature nationally recognized experts, including from WashU, for a day of dialogue, exchange, and community building.
Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, and online

Live podcast taping of “Why Should I Trust You?”

Join WashU Bursky School of Public Health for a live taping of the “Why Should I Trust You?” podcast and a candid conversation about one of the most consequential questions facing public health: what should we do when the next pandemic hits?
Holmes Lounge

TIPH Graduate School Virtual Mini Fair

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)’s This is Public Health (TIPH) Graduate School Fair is going virtual, offering a unique opportunity to explore graduate education in public health! Hear from 9 Schools of Public Health from across America, including Bursky School of Public Health.
Virtual

Take the next step toward a future in public health: 3+2 and 4+1 MPH info session

Discover how you can build on your undergraduate experience and explore a pathway to graduate study. Join us online for an information session on public health degree pathways and find the right fit for your goals.
Virtual

Primary Care & Public Health: Transforming Health Through Partnership

Join WashU Bursky School of Public Health and the School of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine for a half-day convening exploring how to revitalize the primary care and pubic health partnerships and innovation on the topics of health care delivery, workforce strengthening, and health policy and community engagement.
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC)

Global Health Student Social: Meet the Experts Night

The Global Health Student Planning Committee invites students, faculty, and staff from all WashU schools to a social during WashU Global Health Week. This event is hosted by the Office of Innovation at Bursky School of Public Health.
Risa Commons, Zetcher House

FARM Food Futures Forum: From Rural Health to Food Security

Join WashU Bursky School of Public Health and the Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM) for the 2026 FARM Food Futures Forum: From Rural Health to Food Security. Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, this two-day convening will examine how agriculture, nutrition, food systems, and rural health intersect to shape population health.
Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, and online

Planet and Heart Health: An Interdisciplinary Reverse Panel on Environmental & Cardiovascular Resilience

Join the Bursky Public Health Office of Innovation for a lunchtime interactive, 60-minute reverse panel on planetary and cardiovascular health. We’ve flipped the traditional panel model. Experts will pitch unsolved, real-world problems bridging urban infrastructure, planetary systems, and cardiovascular outcomes for the audience to rapidly co-design research ideas on the spot.
McDonnell Hall, Room 361

Better Ways of Knowing: Universities and the Path from Evidence to Action

Better Ways of Knowing is a multiyear initiative led by the Healthier Futures Lab at WashU Bursky School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.
Virtual