Alumni couple makes landmark gift to advance Bursky School of Public Health
Andy Bursky, AB ’78, BS ’78, MS ’78, and his wife, Jane Bursky, AB ’78, have committed $200 million to accelerate innovation and real-world impact at the new WashU Bursky School of Public Health.
Through support for novel research infrastructure, scholarships, and field-leading faculty, their historic gift builds on lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and seizes a critical inflection point for public health worldwide.
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Fostering healthier lives worldwide
With you, WashU will foster healthier lives through our world-leading strengths in medicine — including research excellence and patient care. Imagine breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease, mental health, cancer, and malnutrition. Through generous philanthropy, we will make pioneering discoveries that translate into tangible health benefits for patients locally and beyond.
Providing greater access for all
With you, WashU will broaden access to our exceptional education for talented students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Through dedicated philanthropic support, we will bolster undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education and enrich the quality of our student body — leading to immeasurable ripple effects in the communities our alumni call home.
Building flourishing communities
With you, WashU will enhance the health of people and the planet through our culture of innovation in public health. With our community’s investment, we will improve food security and deepen our academic distinction in critical areas like biodiversity, dissemination and implementation science, air and water quality, and reducing cancer disparities.
Developing future-ready leaders
With you, WashU will prepare all students for lives of meaning and purpose in which they enact the principles of character-driven leadership in everything they do. Through support from our global network of alumni, parents, and friends, the university will amplify its impact by training highly effective leaders prepared for tomorrow’s challenges.
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