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Microbiology Student Spotlight

Victoria Selser to Receive Public Health Leadership Award

Victoria Selser, an Epidemiologist with the City of Fitchburg Health Department, will receive a Local Public Health Leadership Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance at their Spring Awards Breakfast on June 6, 2025. Ms. Selser was a member of the UMass Microbiology Class of 2021.

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