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The Hassenfeld Study shows how a mother’s data can help countless children

June 10, 2021

A long-term study of mothers and babies, run by the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, engages Rhode Island families in research that has the ability to make an outsize impact on children’s health.

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Joint $500,000 gift from Brown, R.I. Foundation, Partnership for R.I. to support Nonviolence Institute

May 27, 2021

For two decades, the Nonviolence Institute has been an instrumental force in preventing violence and providing support to victims in Rhode Island; the joint contribution will support its work amid a surge in gun violence.

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Brown-based IMPACT Collaboratory expands massive effort to track COVID-19 vaccine effects

May 10, 2021

A $1.4 million federal grant will enable the research team to add customer data from Walgreens, doubling the scope of the largest monitoring system of safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations for elderly people.

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Brown faculty confers highest honor on public health, dance scholars and educators

May 2, 2021

At the University’s Commencement 2021 celebration, the Brown faculty presented their peers Vincent Mor and Julie Strandberg with Rosenberger Medals of Honor, awarded just 33 times in more than a century.

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In address to Brown public health grads, U.S. Surgeon General shares lessons both professional and personal

April 29, 2021

As part of a virtual celebration for the School of Public Health’s soon-to-be Class of 2021 graduates, Dr. Vivek Murthy drew on his experience as a public health leader to offer advice for the challenges ahead.

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Health and Medicine

Innovative virtual course helps leaders tackle pandemic challenges in real time

April 6, 2021

Brown physician-scholars Dr. Ashish Jha and Dr. Megan Ranney led a virtual course that featured national health and medicine experts and offered lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic while there’s still time to learn from them.

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National Public Health Week events at Brown will be truly national this year

April 1, 2021

In pivoting to an all-virtual event, Brown’s School of Public Health will offer opportunities for interaction on key public health issues, including a podcast series and topical discussions, to listeners everywhere.

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Deaths from COVID-19 have progressively declined at nursing homes, researchers find

March 19, 2021

A study published in Health Affairs helps close the information gap between mortality rates in nursing homes and those in the U.S. population at large.

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In front of Congress, Dr. Ashish Jha stresses a global approach to ending COVID-19 pandemic

March 18, 2021

The dean of Brown’s School of Public Health advised members of the U.S. Committee on Foreign Affairs on strategies to end this global health emergency and prepare for the next.

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As public health dominates public conversation, Brown receives record number of MPH applications

March 10, 2021

The number of applications for Brown’s master of public health program is more than double that of last year, with the largest increases coming from people of color.

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Quick pivots: For four researchers, COVID-19 provided immediate new possibilities

March 1, 2021

When the pandemic paused some lab-based work, Brown scholars quickly pivoted to COVID-19 research, generating new studies in respected journals, funding for new pursuits, and new collaborations with a wide range of partners.

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Social Sciences

Through independent research, students tackle pressing social issues

March 1, 2021

From Providence to Madagascar, Brown undergraduates are conducting first-hand research across disciplines to confront a wide range of social issues.

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Health and Medicine

Health experts at Brown become national voices in battle against COVID-19

March 1, 2021

Throughout the chaos and confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, Drs. Ashish Jha and Megan Ranney offered clear, concise commentary to households nationwide.

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Dr. Ashish Jha testifies before Congress on nation’s bumpy COVID-19 vaccine rollout

February 26, 2021

In reviewing the mistakes and successes of vaccination efforts, the dean of Brown’s School of Public Health of advised members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on how to improve vaccine distribution in the months ahead.

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Brown, Lifespan, Care New England to create integrated academic health system

February 23, 2021

Lifespan and Care New England signed a definitive agreement to merge and create, with Brown and its Warren Alpert Medical School, an integrated academic health system, together for a healthier Rhode Island — Brown invests $125 million in support.

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Brown-based IMPACT Collaboratory teams with CVS to monitor COVID-19 vaccine effects

February 8, 2021

A $2.5 million federal grant will enable the research team to track vaccine rates and safety for Medicare beneficiaries, who face increased risk of severe illness from the coronavirus.

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What the COVID-19 pandemic teaches us about the future of public health

January 4, 2021

Scholars from Brown and its School of Public Health take stock of what went wrong during the pandemic, what went right, and what needs to change so the nation is better prepared for the next health crisis.

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Researchers identify predictors of timely enrollment in treatment for opioid use disorder

December 16, 2020

Frequent doctor visits were associated with timely treatment, while prior overdose, alcohol use disorder and back problems predicted non-enrollment, study finds.

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With COVID-19 vaccine near, Brown researchers to track adverse impacts in nursing home residents

December 2, 2020

A new federal grant will enable a Brown research team and Genesis HealthCare to identify and track health impacts after elderly residents in long-term care facilities receive vaccinations.

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New communications toolkit aims to encourage routine COVID-19 testing across the U.S.

November 19, 2020

The Brown University School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation launched a toolkit to help health officials, community organizations convey the importance of asymptomatic testing.

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News and Events

What to expect on Election Day, according to Brown's faculty experts

October 29, 2020

Eight faculty members shared their analysis on what the nation can expect on Election Day and beyond — at the polls, on the streets and potentially in the courts.

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Social Sciences

Political, environmental, race scholars share presidential debate takeaways

October 23, 2020

Faculty at Brown shared their thoughts on the final televised presidential debate before the 2020 election, where the two major candidates sparred over COVID-19, climate change and racial justice.

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Early-career biostatistics scholar from Brown wins prestigious Packard fellowship

October 15, 2020

Brown School of Public Health faculty member Lorin Crawford will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue research in statistics, genomics and applied mathematics.

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Health and Medicine

Tuned lighting helps nursing home residents get better sleep, study finds

October 6, 2020

A study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that using tuned LED lighting cut in half the number of sleep disturbances among older residents in long-term care.

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Dr. Ashish Jha: For public health leaders, ‘expertise plus humanity’ is key to success

October 1, 2020

A prominent global voice on COVID-19 and the new dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Dr. Jha weighs in on lessons from the pandemic and how educators can best train future leaders in health and medicine.

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Virtual event series to examine causes, consequences of health disparities in U.S.

September 30, 2020

In “Decoding Disparities,” presented by Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, experts will discuss adverse impacts on the health of Black and Indigenous individuals and people of color in America.

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Firearm injuries cost a health insurer $8.2 to $41.2 million to treat, study finds

September 28, 2020

Using insurance claim data from five states, a team of researchers led by Brown University physician-scholar Megan Ranney found that health care costs skyrocket in the six months after a firearm injury.

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Brown establishes new Cancer Center dedicated to research, clinical developments

September 22, 2020

An outgrowth of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology established by Brown and Lifespan, the center will focus efforts on world-class research, developing new therapeutics and addressing patients’ unique needs.

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Stay-at-home orders significantly associated with reduced spread of COVID-19, study finds

August 12, 2020

As COVID-19 swept across the nation, most states went into lockdown — new research and state-by-state data suggests that stay-at-home orders helped slow the pandemic significantly.

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Health and Medicine

Quality of care at rural hospitals may not differ as much as reported, study suggests

August 10, 2020

A Brown University School of Public Health research team found that differences in diagnosis coding practices has resulted in artificially inflated mortality rate comparisons to other hospitals.

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News and Events

Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘Maybe this will be a wake-up call for society to change’

August 7, 2020

In a virtual forum hosted by the Brown University School of Public Health, Dr. Fauci joined incoming dean Dr. Ashish K. Jha to address the challenges and responsibilities as public health leaders work to limit COVID-19’s spread.

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News and Events

Widespread testing remains key factor in nation’s ability to reopen, experts say

August 6, 2020

In a virtual discussion, economist Emily Oster and public health expert Dr. Ashish Jha agreed that embracing imperfect but effective methods, including testing and contact tracing, can keep Americans safe as the country reopens.

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In upcoming events, Dr. Fauci, Brown scholars to discuss nation’s challenges, readiness to reopen

July 30, 2020

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, one of the world's leading infectious disease physicians, will join incoming Brown School of Public Health dean Dr. Ashish K. Jha for a publicly accessible, live-streamed event on Aug. 7.

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Health and Medicine

$6.2 million grant renews Alcohol Research Center on HIV funding for five years

July 22, 2020

The grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will fund the center, based at Brown’s School of Public Health, as researchers work to reduce the impact of alcohol misuse on the HIV epidemic.

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Expanded access to treatment in prisons and jails can reduce opioid overdose deaths by 31.6%, study finds

July 22, 2020

Using a microsimulation model, researchers at Brown predicted the number of opioid-related overdose deaths related to three different treatment options over the course of 8 years.

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For underrepresented scholars, fellowship will fund Brown MPH to train new generation of leaders

June 15, 2020

A new Health Equity Scholars fellowship program from Brown’s School of Public Health and Tougaloo College is aimed at expanding diversity among public health leaders and addressing racism as a public health problem.

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Past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma, new study finds

June 11, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds that past stressors and traumatic events increase vulnerability to mental illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD).

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