The latest episode of the Princeton CHW Princeton Pulse podcast features Heather Howard in conversation with Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, renowned public health leader and dean of Brown University School of Public Health. bit.ly/3yZYAA7

In their new Forefront article, Erin Fuse Brown, Megha Reddy, and Christopher Whaley of Brown University School of Public Health discuss how the broader conversation and heightened scrutiny surrounding noncompetes are likely to spur impactful legislation at state and federal levels. bit.ly/3Z63FSg

🎉 Welcome new students! The 2024/25 #academic year is now underway, and we were so excited to have such a promising and engaged group of young scholars. Catch up on all the opening activities from orientation week: sph.brown.edu/news/2024-08-2…

With the new COVID vaccine now approved for the fall, who should get vaccinated and when? Prof Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH of Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health says clear messaging is key. "A lot of people got sick this summer, and they’re wondering, what does that mean for me?" bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

President Christina Paxson will officially open the 2024-25 AY tomorrow at the 261st Brown University Opening Convocation! Keynote by Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH: “Curiosity, Courage and Conviction: Your Brown Journey to a Healthier World” Details 🔽 #BrownWelcome convocation.brown.edu

Watch Brown University’s 261st Opening Convocation and procession livestream today at 3:45 p.m. Celebrate our newest students and the Class of 2028 officially joining the Brown community! #Brown2028 #BrownWelcome Watch the livestream here: brnw.ch/21wMiN1

While in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week for the Biosecurity Game Changers workshop, the Pandemic Center met with Africa CDC

💡STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Meet Petranea Smith, a community go-getter spearheading a mobile vaccination clinic for @clinicesperanza/Hope Clinic in Providence & beyond. An MPH student & Health Equity Scholar, Petra's making the most of her time at Brown University!brown.edu/news/2024-08-2…

Cool job alert! Postdoc in climate & health available at Brown University School of Public Health & IBES: Institute at Brown for Environment & Society w Rachel Baker. A great opportunity for climate sci PhDs to gain interdisciplinary skillsets. apply.interfolio.com/137189

Welcome to the new Brown faculty!🐻 Especially the nine new Brown University School of Public Health faculty members!! We're so glad you're here. Sarah Ackley, PhD Jason D Buxbaum Erin Fuse Brown Fangli Geng Rebecca Hubbard Alex Macmadu, PhD Ateev Mehrotra Roslyn C Murray, PhD brown.edu/news/2024-09-0…

More than 3,200 students celebrated the start Brown University’s 261st academic year yesterday, welcomed by Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH who urged them to embrace deep inquiry: "It is that commitment to inquiry that makes Brown so special. Magical, actually.” brown.edu/news/2024-09-0…

From The Guardian with Eric Berger “There is a ton of Covid out there,” says Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH in response to the summer #COVID. “If you’re experiencing any kind of symptoms, test yourself because you might benefit from getting medicine.” Read more here: theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Tenure-track job opening in Climate & Health, with Brown University School of Public Health & IBES: Institute at Brown for Environment & Society. It's broadly defined, and would join a team of newly-hired superstars at Brown University already transforming this critical space. Target date 10/1. Info & app link here: apply.interfolio.com/152760

"This virus isn’t going away." Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH of Brown's Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health on the current state of #COVID infections and the outlook for the next winter wave in The Guardian. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

🧵In 2021 Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drugs. It recriminalized last week, after three years. There were many reasons; one was because overdoses rose sharply. Our new study finds, critically, this was *not* a result of decriminalization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

A new study by researchers at Brown University School of Public Health found that decriminalization of drug possession was not associated with an increase in fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon. brnw.ch/21wMohl

Brown community members! Join us for the State of the School next Thursday 9/12 at 4pm at Sayles Hall. Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH will address the school's goals and projects for the coming year, followed by a lively reception. Reserve your seat now! sph.brown.edu/events/state-s…

With #mosquito-borne illnesses like EEE and West Nile virus increasing in the Northeast, Dr. Philip Chan of The Warren Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Department of Health says officials are taking the threat seriously. "That we aren’t seeing more cases is a huge success" he tells U.S. News & World Report. usnews.com/news/national-…

The United States is still in the throes of a devastating overdose emergency. So why has all discussion of it faded from the campaign? trib.al/PAWj3Jt

When overdoses spiked in Oregon following the state's 2021 decriminalization of low-level drug possession, blame quickly turned to the new law. But a new study by Professor Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA finds another factor was to blame▶️ #fentanyl brown.edu/news/2024-09-0…