Brown University School of Public Health

APRIL 6-12, 2026 #NationalPublicHealthWeek is coming up! 🔷Public Health Research Day 4/7 🔷Barnes Lecture w/Dr. @SaniaNishtar CEO of @gavi 4/9 🔷#NPHW events all week from @BrownUniversity partners celebrating public health! #NPHW2026 details ⤵️ brown.edu/go/NPHW

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

Starting in 2028, hospitals with off-campus sites must bill separately using distinct National Provider Identifier numbers. | Forefront Jared Perkins, et al. | @Brown_SPH healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

Our Director @JenniferNuzzo was a guest on @colinmcshow to frame where we are with the ongoing #measles outbreak and the role of health communicators during health crises like this.

“This is truly a global exercise.” #FIFA #WorldCup2026 bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/met…

You know @BrownUniversity has concentrations instead of majors. But did you know that @BrownBiostats is home to the university's #statistics concentration? Professor Alice Paul explains the advantages of studying statistics in a school of public health.⬇️ sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-1…

Francesca Beaudoin PhD'17 RES'10 has called Brown home for nearly two decades as a student, scholar, and academic leader. Today, she serves as interim dean of the @Brown_SPH. sph.brown.edu/news/2026-02-1…

From @BostonGlobe: Upcoming #WorldCup expects to bring huge crowds and a big risk of imported diseases to the Northeast. Risk of imported illnesses likes measles, dengue & cholera make this a global exercise for health officials notes @JenniferNuzzo. bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/met…

Calling for applicants in Africa who want to make an impact on the future of biosecurity! The @pandemiccenter, supported by the @CarnegieCorp is launching a Biological Threat Reduction Training Policy Program and a 12-month Fellowship for rising African biosecurity leaders.

Hundreds of community members convened for Brown Climate Week 2026, with topics ranging from student career pathways to the imperatives of environmental justice, and from the future of sustainable finance to decarbonization strategies. Read the recap: ibes.brown.edu/news/2026-03-2…

The School of Public Health has a new dean of diversity & inclusion! Meet Assistant Dean Barret Fabris and learn what brought him to @BrownUniversity, his goals for #BrownSPH and how he’ll measure success. Read the Q&A!⤵️ sph.brown.edu/news/2026-03-1…

American trust in government vaccine recommendations is falling, & concern over measles outbreaks is rising. @JenniferNuzzo shares that this past year has made it difficult for parents who “have had to navigate vaccine decisions without a clear source of trusted information.”

New poll finds only 6 in 10 Americans trust the federal government’s childhood vaccine guidance. "In the midst of deadly outbreaks," Professor Jennifer Nuzzo says, "(parents) have had to navigate....decisions without a clear source of trusted information."scientificamerican.com/article/americ…

Direct-to-employer health care, where employers contract directly w/ providers, is becoming more common as they try to steer workers to quality care while reining in costs. Professor @Andy_Ryan_dydx says “it’s completely plausible that this can save money.”caro.news/a-new-perk-for…

“We’re going to have more pandemics,” Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the @BrownUniversity @pandemiccenter, says. Whether we are using the tools we have to prepare, is another question, experts tell @frontlinepbs. pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…

In public health, we usually recommend pi—fundamental to the probability distributions that form the basis of biostatistical analysis—rather than pie.🥧 It might be irrational, but we make an exception on March 14th! Happy #piday from @BrownBiostats and everyone at #BrownSPH!

Accepted Students Day!🐻 Thanks to everyone who helped welcome our accepted Master's students today! Especially the students and faculty who shared their insights and advice. We loved meeting these future Brunonians and introducing them to Providence and @BrownUniversity!