Balancing Privacy and Pandemic Prevention: MAPPS Workshop Explores Ethics in Data Collection
In the age of targeted ads, wearable technology, and social media, data gathering is often at odds with the right to protect one’s privacy. But what if this data could predict the next pandemic?
HIV in Houston: A Study on the Potential Impact of Medicaid Expansion and ART/PrEP
HIV rates in Houston, Texas could decrease significantly with the expansion of Medicaid and increased use of preventive and antiviral medications, according to a new study.
Breathe Easy: Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes Reduce Indoor Air Pollution
Researchers from Brown’s School of Public Health and School of Engineering along with the Silent Spring Institute find low-cost DIY air filters effectively improve indoor air quality.
Meeting Demand: Key Strategies for Effective Distribution of Naloxone in Rhode Island
A new study from epidemiologists at Brown examines the efficiency of different naloxone distribution methods to reduce health inequities and save lives.
Firearms on YouTube: Exploring American Information Ecosystems
A pioneering study by researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health and Harmony Labs examines firearm-related information on YouTube
Real-Time Health Communication
In the age of pandemics and misinformation, questions of how and when public health researchers should communicate their findings and influence public policy, grow in importance. One group at the School of Public Health has found new ways to translate public health research into action.
STAT: Bringing State Leaders Together
Brown serves as hub for state officers battling an ever-changing coronavirus.
Meeting the Moment
In tackling monkeypox head on, Brown faculty members bypass the ivory tower in favor of the streets.
The Human Side
Megan Hall MPH’15 is a storyteller who specializes in translating complex ideas into language everyone can understand. We talked to her recently about podcasting, and why the medium is such a powerful tool for social change.
Expanding Equity
Growth in Master’s scholarships reflects the School of Public Health’s commitment to changing the face of public health and data science.
Viral Load
There have been anti-vaccine movements for as long as
there have been vaccines, but our current information
ecosystem leaves all of us vulnerable to misinformation. Brown’s Information Futures Lab aims to arm public health students and practitioners with next generation communication tools to meet the growing information crisis and its public health impacts.
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On Campus
An Eye toward the Future:
Meet Interim Dean Ronald Aubert
When Dean Ashish Jha left Brown for a temporary assignment as the White…
Pandemic-Proofing the Future
The Pandemic Center celebrated its official opening on Wednesday, October 12 at the…
New Gift, New Leadership, New Vision
The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute has a new vision, new faculty, and…
Reaccredited for seven years
The Brown University School of Public Health has been reaccredited for for the…
