The New York Times: “One thing that I say to folks is, ‘If not now, when?’” said Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

CNN: Even with both vaccination and mitigation measures in place, the endgame might not be complete eradication, said Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

The Providence Journal: Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, says he's "pretty thrilled" with President Joe Biden's plan to confront the COVID-19 surge by pushing harder on vaccinations and testing.

CNBC: “I know they’re seen as mandates, I see them as absolutely essential for creating safe work environments,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health.

WJAR: Dr. Ashish Jah, the dean of Public Health at Brown University and top advisor to Gov. Dan McKee, disagrees with the mandate. "We can do daily rapid testing, there are protocols that should allow kids to get back to school quite safely so I'm unconvinced that general travel leading to long quarantine is necessary and there are ways out of it using regular testing,"

Daily News Journal: Associate Professor of Epidemiology Brandon Marshall and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Elizabeth Samuels co-authored this column with a team of public health experts, calling on governors to implement data-driven indoor mask policies for everyone.

The urgently needed research will be used to inform recommendations about vaccine booster shots for nursing home residents.

KHN’s “What the Health?” podcast this week takes a deep dive into public health, its past and future. First, host Julie Rovner talks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, about the importance of public health.

The Boston Globe: Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, applauded President Biden's plan to increase COVID-19 vaccination.

Dean Ashish Jha penned this opinion piece in The Boston Globe: "We can now finally diminish COVID-19. We have all the tools. Vaccines. Testing. Improved ventilation. Masking. It is incumbent on all of us to commit to action on each."

Dr. Ashish K. Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health, responds to President Biden's announcements of September 9, 2021 with the policies needed to put the pandemic behind us.

Good Morning America: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha discusses what people should know about the emerging COVID-19 variant mu.

Yahoo News: Dean Ashish Jha's four point plan to stay safe during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Boston.com: “There’s been a lot of miscommunication about what the risks really are to vaccinated people, and how vaccinated people should be thinking about their lives,” said Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. “There are people who think we are back to Square 1, but we are in a much, much better place.”

Newport Buzz: This article includes commentary from Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney.

Boston Globe: With a $1 million grant from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation, the project by the School of Public Health intends to become a source of data and guidance on coping with "long Covid," a mysterious illness that afflicts millions.

CNN: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney penned this column on what the future holds in terms of ending the pandemic, and how last summer's COVID-19 case count compares with this summer's.

WJAR: The research will be led by Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown School of Public Health, and Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Hassenfeld Foundation.

Boston Globe: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha and Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney will lead a new initiative on the long-term effects of COVID-19, expanding on a recent initiative launched by the National Institutes of Health that focuses on studying the clinical aspects of 'long COVID.'

With generous funding from the Hassenfeld Foundation, Brown researchers will study the impact of Long Covid on people, economies, and societies, translate and share the latest evidence, equip employers with tools to work with affected employees, and develop policy recommendations.

In his first “State of the School” address, the dean of the Brown School of Public Health detailed an ambitious plan to learn and grow from the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington Post: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney offered commentary on a preprint paper by researchers in Bangladesh who say their results offer the best evidence yet that widespread wearing of surgical masks can limit the spread of the coronavirus in communities.

The Conversation: Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, had warned at the hearing against deploying the drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID.

Eat This Not That: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha advised to avoid crowded indoor spaces to stem the spread of COVID-19, particularly the Delta variant.

Newsweek: About 15% of South Africa's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a tracker maintained by the Brown School of Public Health.

Newsmax: The true origins of the coronavirus pandemic will be difficult to determine "until we have a truly independent assessment," from people who can directly interview scientists involved, Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, told Newsmax Monday while commenting on an unclassified summary released last week.

WBUR Boston Radio: In this radio segment, Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha discussed new modeling from the University of Washington that warns of a likely fall surge in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.

Vanity Fair: This article references the regular media appearances of Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha.

Boston.com: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney said that vaccines and monoclonal antibodies are the only confirmed methods of preventing COVID-19. Ivermectin, she said, is not a “miracle cure.”

Deseret News: This article references a report co-authored by Cyrus Kosar, assistant professor of health policy, research and practice, that suggests any links between an area’s politics and its vaccination rate “is weaker” for the elderly and nursing home residents.

U.S. News and World Report: Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, recommends four policies for school districts across the country to follow to protect students and school personnel from COVID-19 this fall.

The Providence Journal: As children, including his own, begin to return to the classroom, pandemic expert Dr. Ashish Jha expresses confidence that they and their teachers and support staff can be safe — provided school districts follow what he outlined Thursday as four requirements.

The Boston Globe: This article mentions that Brandon Marshall, an associate professor of epidemiology, has been advising the Wilbury Theatre Group, a Providence-based theater company, on COVID-19 related protocols.

The News-Review: This opinion piece cites research from the School of Public Health that suggested the COVID-19 vaccine is safe to administer among nursing home residents.

Fintech ZOOM: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney offered commentary on the potential impact of the FDA's granting full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week.

The New York Times: Judson Brewer, associate professor of behavioral and social sciences, discusses strategies for managing anxiety arising from returning to the workplace for the first time since the pandemic began.

The Wall Street Journal: Alyssa Bilinski, an assistant professor of health policy at the School of Public Health, said COVID-19 testing provides another powerful layer of protection for those who are vaccinated.

There's no doubt that the Food and Drug Administration will move to approve other COVID-19 vaccines now that it's given full approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said on Newsmax Tuesday.

WBUR: Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the School of Public Health, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss a potential universal mask mandate for K-12 schools in Massachusetts.

MSNBC: Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, talks with Rachel Maddow about why full FDA approval of the Pfizer Covid vaccine doesn't really matter so much at this point in the pandemic, except in people's minds, though hopefully that's enough to boost vaccine rates among some holdouts.

CBS This Morning: The FDA is aiming to fully approve the Pfizer vaccine by Monday, according to a New York Times report. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss.

The Atlantic: "With moderate efforts, we could pretty much control transmission pretty well," said Assistant Professor of Health Policy Alyssa Bilinski, who has modeled COVID-19 in schools.

CNBC: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha warned about the toll of the pandemic as Covid deaths in the U.S. climb, but noted that the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine could convince enough people to get vaccination to stem the spread of the Delta variant.

CNN: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney spoke on FDA approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, noting that it "cannot come a moment too soon."

New York Magazine: Dean Ashish Jha talks with New York Magazine about the coronavirus pandemic.

Thrive Global: Jud Brewer, director of research and innovation at Brown's Mindfulness Center, shares how to unwind re-entry anxiety and manage the uncertainties of the current moment.

Deseret News: More than 100 members of Congress signed and sent a bipartisan letter Tuesday asking the Food and Drug Administration when a vaccine will be available for children under 12, citing commentary from Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha.

Boston.com: In this interview, Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney stressed that the COVID-19 vaccines provide protection to the fully vaccinated from the virus — against catching it, hospitalization, and death.

Dayton247Now: "The data that the Biden administration is making these recommendations off of is still very preliminary and these booster shots have not received FDA approval for anyone except the immunosuppressed," said Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney.

Los Angeles Times: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney offers commentary in this article.

Boston Globe: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha said the COVID-19 outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, "would have been a disaster" if not for the majority of tourists who said they were vaccinated.

The Atlantic: Dean Ashish Jha comments on the Coronavirus pandemic.

Washington Post: Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha provided commentary on vaccine mandates.

Fox5: "I did not think that we’d be at a point where a third of American adults would basically look at the last year and a half, look at the fact that we have these incredible vaccines that are available and widely available, easy to get, free, and say ‘no thank you,’" said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health.

Science News: Assistant Professor of Health Policy and infectious disease modeler Alyssa Bilinski said COVID-19 testing programs are "a way we can spend money to reduce transmission while maintaining in-person school time."

NPR: Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Jody Rich spoke on poor COVID-19 conditions in detention facilities, noting that it's hard to fully analyze ICE data because the same principles used to study public health can't be applied to disease in correctional facilities.

The New York Times: “I don’t wear a mask hanging out with other vaccinated people,” said Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. “I don’t even think about it. I’m going to the office with a bunch of people, and they’re all vaccinated. I’m not worried about it.”

USA Today: The CDC presented the data from Barnstable County – really the party town of Provincetown – very badly, said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, and Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who spoke Tuesday in a public conversation.

CNN: This article includes commentary from "The Delta Variant: Discussion and Q&A," a virtual event hosted by the School of Public Health featuring Dean Ashish Jha, virologist Dr. Paul Offit, and STAT News’ Helen Branswell.

Washington Post: As Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, recently put it, “a lot of quote, unquote, hesitant people, when you push them a little bit, they don’t cry foul. They don’t claim that this is a huge violation of their civil liberties, they just get vaccinated.”

Newsmax: It is not some "crazy new idea" to mandate vaccines for people in different professions, and the COVID-19 vaccine should not be treated any differently, Brown University School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha said on Newsmax Tuesday while advocating shot requirements for teachers and others.

CNN: "For any other disease, you would not turn to your political leader for medical advice," Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, told CNN's Pamela Brown on Monday. "Politicians should really let the public health and physician leaders move forward on how to get this thing under control."

ABC News Live: At 3:30, Dean Ashish Jha speaks with George Stephanopoulos about his five-point strategy to get kids back to school safely.

The New York Times: Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, told me he’s scoured the literature and hasn’t found any example of a vaccine whose side effects take more than two months to show up.

CNN: "It's a medical and public health challenge, and politicians should really let the public health and physician leaders move forward on how to get this thing under control,” said Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha.

Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, joined "Good Morning America" Monday to share his five-point strategy to help make going back to school safer for children.

Forbes: This article draws from data from a COVID-19 tracker maintained by Brown's School of Public Health.

Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to get people who are skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine to get their shots, more efforts should be made to understand why people are refusing the shots instead of labeling them as anti-vaxxers or saying they're entrenched in their views, Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, told Newsmax Monday.

Boston.com: As many as 1,700 Americans could be dying daily by the end of August if the COVID-19 death rate continues at the current pace, according to Dr. Ahish Jha.

USA Today: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Angela Bengston offered commentary on determining health and safety risks as travel options open up.

The Providence Journal: In this article, many health experts at Brown — including Associate Professor of Epidemiology Mark Lurie and Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha — answer COVID-19 questions and share their most reliable sources of guidance.

Forbes: This article draws from data from a COVID-19 risk tracker maintained by Brown's School of Public Health.

Kaiser Health News: Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Kali Thomas led a study that found assisted living residents experienced increased mortality in 2020, in line with the higher rates observed among nursing home residents during the pandemic.

Bloomberg Law: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney offered commentary on the shortage of certain medical supplies and PPE.

Wall Street Journal: In this article, Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney goes through a checklist of questions she asks herself to assess COVID-19 risk for daily activities.

The Public's Radio: According to an analysis by Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Research) William Goedel, only 41% of 18- to 24-year-olds in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Providence Journal: In this podcast, Dean of the School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha discussed the highly contagious Delta variant and urged everyone who has not yet done so to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Related coverage includes Dr. Jha's commentary on various coronavirus-related topics.

The New York Times: Public Health Research Associate Abdullah Shihipar co-authored this essay on the various, complex reasons why vaccination rates are lagging among young adults.

The Boston Globe: Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney comments on the state of Rhode Island's health care system during the recent surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The Washington Post: This article includes Dr. Ashish Jha's commentary on various coronavirus-related topics.

The New York Times: “If you’re a fully vaccinated person in America, your risk of something bad happening to you from Covid is as bad or lower than in a normal flu season,” Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, told Ezra Klein.

CBS This Morning: The Delta variant is estimated to make up about 94% of cases in the U.S. Dr. Ashish Jha joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss COVID concerns as children head back to school. Air Date: Aug 4, 2021

Forbes: This article draws on data from a COVID-19 case and vaccination tracker maintained by the School of Public Health.

The New York Times: “I just have not sensed a sense of urgency from the F.D.A. on full approval,” Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said in an interview on Tuesday. “And I find it baffling, given where we are as a country in terms of infections, hospitalizations and deaths.”

Pod Save America: Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha talks about what the latest CDC guidance and scary Covid headlines actually mean for you

Yahoo News: Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, noted Sunday that nursing home COVID-19 infections are rising again in the United States.

CNN: During this "Inside Politics" segment, Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney advocated for mask-wearing, saying "We are never going back to a pre-pandemic reality." 

Providence Business News: Brown's School of Public Health launched a new project intended to keep track of hospitals across the country that are requiring COVID-19 vaccines for staff.