Wertheim School of Public Health


The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is the public health school at the University of California, San Diego. Its establishment was approved in September 2019 by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee at the Board of Regents of the University of California.
The school currently offers programs leading to bachelors, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees. The school also offers a joint doctoral program in public health with San Diego State University.
WWW hwsph.ucsd.edu

History

On October 23, 2018, UC San Diego received a US$25 million donation from the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation to help establish a school of public health named after Herbert Wertheim at the university, with UCSD planning to raise an additional US$50 million for the school's building. On September 18, 2019, the Academic and Student Affairs Committee at the Board of Regents of the University of California officially approved the establishment of the Wertheim School.
The school is currently led by inaugural dean Cheryl A. M. Anderson, who was appointed to the position in June 2020.