Raise a glass to the class of 2025! Hear from our student award winners and acknowledge their achievements. Alumni, students, faculty and staff will kick off Commencement Weekend festivities with the School of Public Health. Space is limited; registration is strongly encouraged by May 16. 

Please bring your government-issued I.D. to enjoy an alcoholic beverage at the bar. Directions to Market Square

Register by May 16

Don't miss Campus Dance where alumni, students, families, faculty and staff can dance the night away under paper lanterns lighting the skies.

The Biostatistics department will celebrate graduates from the Undergraduate Concentration, Masters and Doctoral programs. We will present awards to our UG, Master's, and Ph.D. students. This event is only open to Biostatistics students and families, faculty, and staff; RSVP is required. Invitations will be sent to the Biostatistics community.

The City Effect: How Urban Landscapes Shape Our Health

Join Brown University’s public health and urban studies experts for a dynamic live taping of the podcast Humans in Public Health. This special episode will explore how urban landscapes shape our well-being.

Cities thrive on density and diversity, fostering innovation and community—but they also bring challenges like air pollution, noise, inequality and limited green space. How do our environments influence our health outcomes? How do we create healthier, more livable cities? Don’t miss this engaging discussion on the intersection of public health and city life, where we uncover the hidden ways our surroundings impact our bodies and minds.

Featuring:

• Joseph Braun, Ph.D., Director of Brown’s Center for Climate, Environment & Health, professor of epidemiology
• Erica Walker, Ph.D., Director of Brown’s Community Noise Lab, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
• Samuel Zipp, Ph.D., Director of the Urban Studies Program, Professor of American Studies and Urban Studies
• Moderated by: Megan Hall, ’04.5, MPH ’15, Lecturer in Environment and Society, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society; host of the Humans in Public Health and Possibly podcasts

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Tickets Required — Graduating students may reserve via Tassel

Join us under the tent on Simmons Quad to celebrate our 2025 graduates. The ceremony will include a keynote address from Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation, a globally acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to preventing road crash fatalities. The ceremony will be live streamed, and a viewing event will occur simultaneously in the Metcalf Research Building.

Graduating?

The SPH Ceremony is a departmental ceremony. Remember to register to walk across the stage with Tassel. Additionally, through Tassel, each graduating student can claim up to three tickets for their guests for the seated portion of the ceremony. Please email sph-academics@brown.edu if you have not received your Tassel registration link.