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As they prepare to trade the classroom for public health practice, two soon-to-be graduates of Brown’s intensive 5-year undergraduate/MPH program reflect on their shared journey, the experiences that have shaped their commitment to public health and their reasons for optimism in uncertain times.
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Getting the lead out

Nurse Ashley Stacy-Boddapati, MPH ’25, the School of Public Health’s inaugural Emerging Leader Award honoree, founded a grassroots organization that’s tackling childhood lead poisoning in North Carolina and beyond.

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Continuum Magazine, the official publication of the School of Public Health, takes a closer look at our research, students and faculty in order to unearth the stories that drive our work. Explore the Continuum Magazine tag to read compelling interviews, event round-ups and opinion pieces from SPH.

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Tracking Measles

With measles spreading and long-trusted sources of public health information falling short, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo breaks down the outbreak, the state of public health communications and the Pandemic Center’s tracking report, which publishes key infectious disease data every week.
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People-Centered Science

In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.
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Market power

With private equity firms gobbling up health care facilities at a skyrocketing pace, researchers in the School of Public Health are working to uncover how rapid health care consolidation impacts patients, prices and physician practices.