Brown University School of Public Health

Happy #NationalPublicHealthWeek! There are amazing opportunities to learn & engage all week at brown.edu/go/NPHW! 🔷 4/7 Public Health Research Day 🔷 4/9 The Barnes Lecture w/ Dr. @SaniaNishtar CEO of @gavi 🔷 #NPHW events all week from our partners across @BrownUniversity

For the past 3 years, the Community Noise Lab, led by Mississippi native Professor Erica Walker, has been tracking real-time air and noise quality across Mississippi and Alabama. Learn about her latest installation at Tougaloo College! jacksonadvocateonline.com/brown-universi…

✨#NationalPublicHealthWeek✨ Internationally acclaimed Pakistani cardiologist, senator, author, activist, public health expert and @gavi CEO, Dr. @SaniaNishtar, will deliver the 27th annual Barnes Lecture on 4/9! RSVP to join the #NPHW conversation: eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-bar…

Exciting news!📖 The April edition of the @RIMedJournal is a #BrownSPH showcase! The articles, edited by our former dean, Professor @BessHMarcus, dive into urgent issues we're tackling. Congrats to all involved on a GREAT issue, if we say so ourselves.✨ rimed.org/rimedicaljourn…

Medicare Advantage enrollment is booming—but more beneficiaries are leaving plans than ever. Why do enrollees exit plans within months? Why are rates so high among dual‑eligible beneficiaries? What does this reveal about the plans, access to care & equity?youtu.be/V03uDS_bFZM?li…

The @IFL_Brown has announced the 6 leaders—in journalism, communication, storytelling, public health & philanthropy—who will explore ways to improve journalism, public health communication & civic information infrastructure as 2026 IFL Visiting Fellows. sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-2…

NEW RESEARCH In nursing homes, the #flu spreads quickly. To prevent an outbreak, how fast do nursing homes need to act? And how many residents need to be treated? @Brown_Epi Professor @andrewzullo says "you’re in a race against time to treat an outbreak." sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-3…

Whether you have COVID, flu or another respiratory illness may depend on where you live. Professor Jennifer Nuzzo times her booster shots for travel, or when local cases climb:"People need to look at different factors in their lives, based on local trends."nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Public Health Research Day is one week away! Browse over 100 research posters from @BrownUniversity students and community partners. The poster hall opens at 1 pm on April 7th! #NPHW #NPHW2026 Learn more & RSVP ⤵️ events.brown.edu/public-health/…

From @bmj_latest: The US moves closer to loosing it's elimination status for #measles. Back-to-back outbreaks in multiple states over the last year leave no doubt that domestic measles transmission has been re-established in the US — @JenniferNuzzo bmj.com/content/392/bm…

"I write with a heavy heart to share news of the passing of an esteemed colleague, Dr. James (Jim) Rudolph. This is a profound loss for our school and the broader medical community." Read Dean Beaudoin's complete message at the link: dean.sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-3…

New technologies are generating vast amounts of molecular data on cancer tissue. @BrownBiostats Professor @yingma0107 turns that raw numerical data into images, which, over time, may improve our ability to predict tumor behavior. sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-2…

#NationalPublicHealthWeek is next week! 🔷 4/7 Public Health Research Day 🔷 4/9 The Barnes Lecture with Dr. @SaniaNishtar, CEO of @gavi 🔷 #NPHW events all week from our partners across @BrownUniversity Get all the #NPHW2026 details and RSVP at brown.edu/go/NPHW!

.@Brown_SPH and @BryantUniv have launched a new program that will create a direct pathway for Bryant graduates to enroll in Brown’s master of public health program, expanding access to public health careers and strengthening #RI's health care workforce. brown.edu/news/2026-03-2…

Alongside @CarnegieCorp, we’re equipping African experts to lead the charge in global biothreat defense. As @BethCameron_DC shares, the goal is an effort "sustainably rooted on the African continent" to train the next generation of biosecurity leaders.

Two short weeks ago, @Brown_SPH & @BrownMedicine leaders gathered to recognize Dr. Jim Rudolph for excellence in mentorship. Today, we are learning that our friend & colleague lost his battle with cancer. May his memory be a blessing & the culture of mentorship he modeled endure.

On Wednesday, a jury found the owners of Instagram and YouTube negligent in designing platforms that are intentionally engineered to exploit what Professor @judbrewer calls the “strongest type of reinforcement learning known”: intermittent reinforcement.⤵️ latimes.com/opinion/story/…

📈 #Measles cases are rising so fast, 2026 may pass all of 2025 within 4 weeks. 🌎 Missouri reports 2 #mpox clade 1 cases. 🐦 Europe's 1st human case of #H9N2 avian flu detected. Stay ahead of these and other outbreaks with our weekly newsletter: mailchi.mp/brown/tracking…

📢 Exciting news for current @BryantUniv students! A new pathway will guarantee admission to the #BrownMPH to up to 5 qualified Bulldogs each year! Learn the benefits for students (automatic 35% tuition scholarship!) and for our healthcare workforce!⤵️ sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-2…

Nursing homes! Join a @BUMedicine & @Brown_SPH study exploring how building design relates to resident outcomes. Share floor plans & talk with us briefly. In return, you'll receive a customized design review & contribute to innovate research. tinyurl.com/scdjtmxn @LeadingAge