Putting his passion into action, Brown MPH student Eli Wasserman is working to promote comprehensive care through the MPH Practicum program.
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The Wall Street Journal
Will Ozempic Change ‘Body Positivity’ for Good?
Nearly a decade into going mainstream, a grass-roots movement’s message has gotten lost in a marketing frenzy and a rush for drugs to lose weight.
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Scientific American
New Drug for Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Promise in Early Trials in Humans
For more than 14 million people in the US, cannabis use disorder is a major life disruption. Professor Jane Metrik says a new drug to help reduce use shows promise.
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Brown researchers are exploring the factors that influence cannabis use in a groundbreaking study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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The New York Times
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here's How.
Professor of epidemiology Erica Walker weighed in for this comprehensive article for the New York Times.
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Jha has served for 14 months as White House COVID-19 response coordinator and will resume leadership of the School of Public Health on July 1 with a focus on transforming public health education, research and practice.
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Professor of epidemiology Joe Braun discusses his study about the low birth rate effects of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.”
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News from Brown
Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds
A new study highlights an unintended consequence of interventions to combat the country’s illicit opioid epidemic, emphasizing the need to include harm reduction strategies as part of a comprehensive response.
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A federally funded study led by researchers at Brown University showed links between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and slightly higher body mass indices in children.
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News from SPH
Forum: Preparing for the Next Public Health Catastrophe
Faculty experts from Brown’s Pandemic Center discussed efforts to prepare for the next infectious disease emergency at the School of Public Health’s 2023 Commencement Forum.
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News from SPH
Farewell, Fox
The School of Public Health honors founding dean Terrie ‘Fox’ Wetle’s decades of service to Brown with a retirement celebration.
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News from SPH
Fond Farewell: Akilah Dulin Departs Brown for Tulane
After more than a decade at Brown, Akilah Dulin, associate professor of behavioral and social sciences, has accepted the role of chair of the Department of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
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Popular Science
The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox
Where does COVID-19 fall among the deadliest viruses of all time? Professor Jennifer Nuzzo breaks down the ways we measure the danger of a virus, as well as the factors that made COVID different from previous outbreaks.
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News from SPH
Alumni Spotlight: Women’s Health Pioneer
Dr. Jeffrey Peipert named 2023 Alumni Impact Award winner for his landmark work and dedication to reproductive health care.
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News from SPH
Ever True: Megan Ranney Departs Brown for Yale
Megan Ranney MD, MPH’10, an innovative public health leader, educator, physician and a leading voice on urgent health issues, will depart Brown after two decades to serve as the dean of Yale’s public health school.
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The Pandemic Center, the School of Public Health’s newest research center, was launched last fall with the mission of using positive disruption to stop pandemics and other biological emergencies before they can gain momentum and upend our lives and livelihoods.
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News from SPH
Empowering Families, Changing Lives
The Elizabeth Burke Bryant Hero Award recognizes individuals who have had a profound influence on the well-being of children and families in Rhode Island.
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The student-led publication spotlights public health inequities in its second edition.
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The award is made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students undertaking research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by poor and underserved populations.
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Standardizing reporting of abnormalities could minimize mortality, healthcare costs and unnecessary medical interventions.
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The NIH-funded project, a partnership with NYU Langone Health, will evaluate the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers as well as the impact on surrounding communities.
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News from SPH
From Oklahoma to Ukraine
Brown’s Online MPH program connects public health practitioners across the globe.
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With over $3.5M in support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Brown investigators hope to identify best practices for navigating Medicaid policies and ultimately improve patient and population health.
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Researchers from Brown and Rhode Island Hospital are working with Rhode Island community members to understand how apps, monitors and other emerging technologies can help prevent opioid overdose deaths.
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Dr. Francesca Beaudoin, associate professor of epidemiology and of emergency medicine, has been appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology.
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The Brown University Graduate School’s annual live TED Talk-style event brings together diverse graduate student researchers for short talks on why their research matters.
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Lacking federal guidelines, health care professionals in state-regulated facilities determine dosing for seniors with dementia, greatly impacting the care residents receive.
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Climate & Health Seminars explored the intersection of public health and climate change, from pandemic preparedness to global supply chains
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News from SPH
Celebrating the 2023 Dean’s Awards
To recognize excellence among its students, staff and faculty, the Brown SPH community gathered together to cheer and congratulate its members.
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Projects to address testing and misinformation receive research support from Peterson Foundation fund
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From organizing grassroots campaigns to advocating for policy change, the Brown sophomore is on a mission to make screen time safer, healthier and more empowering for young people.
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A Brown-led research team compared boil water alerts and unexcused absence rates in Jackson’s public schools to show the wide-ranging negative effects of water contamination on children’s health.
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Deputy coordinator for the White House National Mpox Response delivers National Public Health Week keynote lecture
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A Brown-led research team used a computer simulation to show that compared to usual care, four dementia-care interventions saved up to $13,000 in costs, reduced nursing home admissions and improved quality of life.
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We sat down with doctoral candidate Patrick Kelly to discuss the needs of marginalized Americans who seek care on the periphery of our formal health care system.
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Programs aim to help patients maintain good health, avoid hospitalization or institutionalization, and reduce health care costs.
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Dr. Michael Silverstein, director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, will help lead a national task force working to improve health nationwide by making recommendations about clinical preventive services.
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News from SPH
Empowering the Next Generation of Health Data Scientists
Brown University’s NextGen Scholars Program is breaking barriers and paving the way for diversity and innovation in data science.
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The School of Public Health’s Black History Month keynote lecturer gives perspective on the historical roots of river blindness in America and the Carter Center’s eradication efforts.
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Professor Beth Cameron writes that Americans should be worried—and hopeful—that the Biden administration has announced the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency.
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Brown’s Information Futures Lab fellowship program provides dedicated practitioners with the resources, time, and support to develop and test pilot projects that address information disorders and digital literacy.
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The seminar focused on the connection between a warming planet and public health, with a call for a concerted, interdisciplinary effort across universities, hospitals and governments.
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Dr. James brings his invaluable perspective to our School’s research in pandemic preparedness.
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News from SPH
Learn by Doing: Reducing Social Isolation
MPH student Kristen Smith is working to create tools and resources that lower the burden of loneliness for homebound older adults.
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An innovative public health leader, educator, physician who serves as a leading voice on urgent health and medicine issues, Ranney will depart Brown after two decades to serve as dean of Yale’s public health school.
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In the age of targeted ads, wearable technology, and social media, data gathering is often at odds with the right to protect one’s privacy. But what if this data could predict the next pandemic?
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The Providence Journal
'Enormous problems:' Animal sedative found in local drug supply increases overdose risk
Professor Alexandra Collins is studying Rhode Island’s local drug supply and the risks posed by the addition of the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.
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