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Student Stories from the School of Public Health

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Orientation 2025: The calling of public health

As the Brown University School of Public Health welcomes 232 new graduate students, school leaders urge the incoming class to view public health not just as a career, but as a calling—one that demands resilience, collaboration and commitment to solving the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Student Spotlight: The human side of health care

Brown MPH student Quynh Le brought her passion for global health to a local setting this summer, working to improve patient satisfaction and language accessibility at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare.
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Glass slippers and grad school

Balancing the demands of a Ph.D. program in public health is hard enough—try doing it while starring in “Into the Woods.” This Brown University doctoral student proves you don’t have to choose between data and drama.
This is the fourth article in a series by undergraduate student Chris Walsh. His last essay explored the new self-advocacy possibilities that openness can offer autistic people interested in autism research and advocacy. Now, he examines the relationship between greater autism openness and mental health for people on the spectrum.