Alumni, students, faculty, and staff were invited to kick off Commencement Weekend festivities with the School of Public Health. The 2023 SPH student and alumni award recipients were honored during a brief ceremony, followed by a celebratory reception!

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As world leaders grapple with the end of the COVID pandemic, what is the next biological threat to humankind? The School of Public Health faculty have recently added international experts in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness who have worked at the highest levels of government. Please join us to discuss identifying risks and preventing the next biological disaster. Featuring:

• Wilmot James Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor Pandemic Center and Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
• Jennifer Nuzzo Ph.D.
  Director of the Pandemic Center, Professor of Epidemiology
• Elizabeth (Beth) Cameron Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor Pandemic Center and Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
• Introduction from Ronald Aubert Ph.D.
  Interim Dean, Brown University School of Public Health, and Professor of the Practice of Race and Ethnicity at the Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America

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The forum focused broadly on mental health and violence prevention, and explored the following questions: What steps can we take — in the medical profession and public health, in society, and as citizens — to prevent death by firearms and improve access to mental health resources, especially for historically underserved or marginalized populations? What role does gender play in mental health and approaches to treatment? How has the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated struggles with mental health?

• Dr. Megan Ranney, M.D. MPH’10 RES’08
  Deputy Dean, School of Public Health
• Sema Sgaier MA’99
  Co-Founder and Executive Director, Surgo Health

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The Public Health Ceremony was held under the tent on the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle (Lower Green), behind Sayles Hall.

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