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Thank you for joining us in honoring Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social and his legacy at @brown.edu!✨ Please also join us next week for a Farewell Gathering for the Dean on Dec. 17th! RSVP and details⤵️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQmzXpHJcLTq_8TAM0Y7njU-j_p4LZk6Z8l4SzAN-o3njcGA/viewform
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you for joining us in honoring Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social and his legacy at @brown.edu!✨ Please also join us next week for a Farewell Gathering for the Dean on Dec. 17th! RSVP and details⤵️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQmzXpHJcLTq_8TAM0Y7njU-j_p4LZk6Z8l4SzAN-o3njcGA/viewform
From downtown Providence to the new Pawtucket soccer stadium, students in PHP1720 got to work this semester, conducting community-engaged research across Rhode Island, and revealing disparities in noise pollution & other public health concerns.
More ⤵️
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-11/php1720
More ⤵️
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-11/php1720
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From downtown Providence to the new Pawtucket soccer stadium, students in PHP1720 got to work this semester, conducting community-engaged research across Rhode Island, and revealing disparities in noise pollution & other public health concerns.
More ⤵️
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-11/php1720
More ⤵️
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-11/php1720
More students than ever can access @brown.edu public health training! Innovative & inclusive, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social built programs that open doors & support students.
"The Health Equity Scholars program was pivotal to my development as a health care professional," says Vivian Uzoechi MPH '25.
"The Health Equity Scholars program was pivotal to my development as a health care professional," says Vivian Uzoechi MPH '25.
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
More students than ever can access @brown.edu public health training! Innovative & inclusive, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social built programs that open doors & support students.
"The Health Equity Scholars program was pivotal to my development as a health care professional," says Vivian Uzoechi MPH '25.
"The Health Equity Scholars program was pivotal to my development as a health care professional," says Vivian Uzoechi MPH '25.
It was great to see so many public health faces at the @brown.edu annual Holiday Staff Party yesterday!!❄️ Wishing all of our hard-working #BrownSPH staff members a restful and joy-filled winter break!
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It was great to see so many public health faces at the @brown.edu annual Holiday Staff Party yesterday!!❄️ Wishing all of our hard-working #BrownSPH staff members a restful and joy-filled winter break!
Over 5 extraordinary years, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social grew #BrownSPH by 4 new research centers, beginning with the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social in 2022!
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Over 5 extraordinary years, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social grew #BrownSPH by 4 new research centers, beginning with the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social in 2022!
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
All week long we're celebrating the impact of Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social over five plus years at #BrownSPH!❤️ Follow along with us for highlights of his tenure, from expanded research to innovative training aimed at broadening access to @brown.edu.
#gratitude #leadership #evertrue
#gratitude #leadership #evertrue
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
All week long we're celebrating the impact of Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social over five plus years at #BrownSPH!❤️ Follow along with us for highlights of his tenure, from expanded research to innovative training aimed at broadening access to @brown.edu.
#gratitude #leadership #evertrue
#gratitude #leadership #evertrue
"We, as a country, can improve health care affordability,” Professor @rozmurray.bsky.social says.
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"We, as a country, can improve health care affordability,” Professor @rozmurray.bsky.social says.
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children.
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children.
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
With gratitude for your dedication to public health, to our School, and to each other, we wish all members of the #BrownSPH community, near and far, a restful, safe, and joy-filled Thanksgiving!🦃🍂
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
With gratitude for your dedication to public health, to our School, and to each other, we wish all members of the #BrownSPH community, near and far, a restful, safe, and joy-filled Thanksgiving!🦃🍂
Congratulations to Professor Malabika Sarker, co-founder of the Asian Society for Implementation Science, which launched at the 1st Asian Conference on Implementation Science in Guangzhou! #ACIS2025 united #implementationscience experts from 15+ Asian nations! 🌏 https://www.acis.org.cn/index.html
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Congratulations to Professor Malabika Sarker, co-founder of the Asian Society for Implementation Science, which launched at the 1st Asian Conference on Implementation Science in Guangzhou! #ACIS2025 united #implementationscience experts from 15+ Asian nations! 🌏 https://www.acis.org.cn/index.html
Our thanks to Gabriella Stern, former director of communications for the World Health Organization, who visited @brown.edu this week to discuss the WHO, the challenges of public health communication & her reasons for optimism. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-20/pandemics-world-health-organization
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our thanks to Gabriella Stern, former director of communications for the World Health Organization, who visited @brown.edu this week to discuss the WHO, the challenges of public health communication & her reasons for optimism. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-20/pandemics-world-health-organization
We did it!❤️Thanks to the alumni, faculty, staff & friends of #BrownSPH who showed their love with a gift to the School on #IHeartBrown Day! 107 of you supported public health research & education, and helped us to meet our 100 donation goal. https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We did it!❤️Thanks to the alumni, faculty, staff & friends of #BrownSPH who showed their love with a gift to the School on #IHeartBrown Day! 107 of you supported public health research & education, and helped us to meet our 100 donation goal. https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
Exciting news! A new reproductive health policy lab at @brown.edu will leverage the University's expertise in public health, medicine, law and social policy to protect women’s health and safety in our post-Dobbs world.
Learn more about the AIM Lab: https://sph.brown.edu/aimlab
Learn more about the AIM Lab: https://sph.brown.edu/aimlab
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news! A new reproductive health policy lab at @brown.edu will leverage the University's expertise in public health, medicine, law and social policy to protect women’s health and safety in our post-Dobbs world.
Learn more about the AIM Lab: https://sph.brown.edu/aimlab
Learn more about the AIM Lab: https://sph.brown.edu/aimlab
"California sober"—ditching alcohol in favor of #cannabis—is gaining popularity.🍸
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"California sober"—ditching alcohol in favor of #cannabis—is gaining popularity.🍸
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Alexandria Macmadu '14, ScM '15, Ph.D.'22 and @brown.edu alumni around the globe by making a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Alexandria Macmadu '14, ScM '15, Ph.D.'22 and @brown.edu alumni around the globe by making a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
We're half-way to our goal of 100 donations on #IHeartBrown Day! If we reach 100 gifts to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund on 11/18, we'll unlock a $20,000 donation to the School! Make your gift now! https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown/
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We're half-way to our goal of 100 donations on #IHeartBrown Day! If we reach 100 gifts to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund on 11/18, we'll unlock a $20,000 donation to the School! Make your gift now! https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown/
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Nithya Ramesh and make a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! "Brown felt like my home away from home," she says. "I was made to feel like I truly was cared for. I am now lucky to pay this forward." https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Nithya Ramesh and make a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! "Brown felt like my home away from home," she says. "I was made to feel like I truly was cared for. I am now lucky to pay this forward." https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Shira Dunsiger by donating to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! "Brown represents everything hopeful," she says. "It encourages freedom. It values learning, growth and kindness above all else."
Give now!⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
Give now!⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On #IHeartBrown Day❤️join Professor Shira Dunsiger by donating to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund! "Brown represents everything hopeful," she says. "It encourages freedom. It values learning, growth and kindness above all else."
Give now!⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
Give now!⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
❤️#IHeartBrown challenge alert!!
100 donations made to Brown's Public Health Annual Fund today will unlock a $20,000 gift to the School of Public Health! Show your love with a gift to #BrownSPH today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
100 donations made to Brown's Public Health Annual Fund today will unlock a $20,000 gift to the School of Public Health! Show your love with a gift to #BrownSPH today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
❤️#IHeartBrown challenge alert!!
100 donations made to Brown's Public Health Annual Fund today will unlock a $20,000 gift to the School of Public Health! Show your love with a gift to #BrownSPH today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
100 donations made to Brown's Public Health Annual Fund today will unlock a $20,000 gift to the School of Public Health! Show your love with a gift to #BrownSPH today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
Happy #IHeartBrown Day Brunonians!!❤️ Show your love for #BrownSPH with a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Happy #IHeartBrown Day Brunonians!!❤️ Show your love for #BrownSPH with a gift to the Brown Public Health Annual Fund today!⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/bbphenix/iheartbrown
NEW EPISODE🎙️On Humans in Public Health we usually talk research results. But for our latest episode, Professor @rhubbbstat.bsky.social discusses how we get to those results, and how we know we can trust them.
Listen now! https://humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/messy-data-real-answers
Listen now! https://humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/messy-data-real-answers
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW EPISODE🎙️On Humans in Public Health we usually talk research results. But for our latest episode, Professor @rhubbbstat.bsky.social discusses how we get to those results, and how we know we can trust them.
Listen now! https://humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/messy-data-real-answers
Listen now! https://humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/messy-data-real-answers
NEW RESEARCH | A growing number of Americans—especially Black Americans—die before they reach Medicare eligibility.
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it,” says Prof Irene Papanicolas https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-07/dying-medicare
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it,” says Prof Irene Papanicolas https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-07/dying-medicare
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
NEW RESEARCH | A growing number of Americans—especially Black Americans—die before they reach Medicare eligibility.
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it,” says Prof Irene Papanicolas https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-07/dying-medicare
“These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it,” says Prof Irene Papanicolas https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-07/dying-medicare
Each year #BrownMPH students gather to share the results of their applied public health projects at the MPH Practicum Poster Presentation. Congratulations to all 93 students who presented on Friday! You're already making an impact. #learnbydoing
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Each year #BrownMPH students gather to share the results of their applied public health projects at the MPH Practicum Poster Presentation. Congratulations to all 93 students who presented on Friday! You're already making an impact. #learnbydoing
The #BrownSPH Office of DEI was honored to join our friends at @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social to welcome former Congressman @davidcicilline.bsky.social ’83 to @brown.edu! The @rifoundation.bsky.social president helped us unpack the concept of civic health. Learn more! ⤵️ sph.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The #BrownSPH Office of DEI was honored to join our friends at @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social to welcome former Congressman @davidcicilline.bsky.social ’83 to @brown.edu! The @rifoundation.bsky.social president helped us unpack the concept of civic health. Learn more! ⤵️ sph.brown.edu/news/2025-10...