The longtime professor at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her leadership in advancing reproductive and maternal health.

In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.

Measles has been declared eliminated in the U.S. for 25 years, but a surge in cases is threatening that status. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, joined Humans in Public Health to break down the outbreak, the chaotic federal response and how her team's tracker is stepping in to provide reliable, life-saving data.

With a severe shortage of dentists across sub-Saharan Africa, the mOral Health course is training local community health workers to provide preventive care. The initiative, aimed at building a sustainable, grassroots workforce, marks the first time the WHO has formally endorsed an oral health resource in its nearly 80-year history.

An innovative online summer course empowers budding environmentalists nationwide to tackle local public health challenges, fostering informed and engaged community leaders.

Researchers at Brown University’s School of Public Health found that children exposed to higher levels of triclosan may be more likely to develop eczema and allergy symptoms.

A special live Commencement & Reunion Weekend episode of our podcast, Humans in Public Health, brings Brown University experts from epidemiology and urban studies for a discussion on cities: How they collect public health problems and the ways they might help us to address those same issues.

The user-friendly weekly report provides valuable information about the spread of infectious diseases like measles, influenza and COVID-19 to physicians, public health leaders and the public.

During a campus conversation to celebrate the launch of the Center for Climate, Environment and Health, panelists explored the impacts of climate change on human health and the research that will drive life-saving solutions.

With their election to the prestigious honor society, eight members of the Brown University faculty join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

The New England Family Study, launched in 1959 and now led by a Brown epidemiologist, spans three generations of participants and unlocks key insights for healthy aging.

An assessment by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health revealed that before the opening of an OPC in Providence, people living and working in the area were generally supportive.

On the 5th anniversary of COVID-19’s arrival, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo delivered a Presidential Faculty Award lecture on the U.S. response to COVID, the infectious disease threats we face today and the steps needed to prepare for the public health emergencies of tomorrow.

If you ask anyone, they remember the exact moment that they realized that COVID-19 was going to change the world. For most of us, that moment came during the second week of March 2020. Schools were shut down. Many jobs became remote. But by the time most of our lives were changed by the pandemic, public health experts had already spent weeks or even months trying to stop the spread.

Epidemiologists in the School of Public Health and Warren Alpert Medical School conducted a meta-analysis to assess whether red wine protects against cancer, comparing the cancer risks of red wine vs. white wine.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals are everywhere—in our homes, our clothing, the personal care products we use and in our bodies. Postdoctoral researcher Amber Hall explains the dangers PFAS pose, especially to developing humans, and offers suggestions for avoiding them.

In a video interview, the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health explains why another pandemic is on the horizon — and why that needn’t induce panic.

With the first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center about to open in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University epidemiologist Brandon Marshall explained how researchers will measure its impact.

81% of children in the United States are categorized as "flourishing": indicating the presence of physical, mental and developmental well-being. A new Brown research study looks closer at these numbers, and how parental health has an impact on a child's flourishing.

An analysis by Brown University researchers found an association between the use of personal care products and concentrations of PFAS in people who were pregnant or lactating.

Firearms are dangerous, but their ammunition holds a silent threat: dangerously high levels of lead. Brown doctoral student Christian Hoover teams up with Professor Joseph Braun to examine the connection between guns and elevated lead levels in America’s children and adults.

The professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her work to measure and improve national preparedness for infectious disease threats.

A team led by Professor Erica Walker has received federal funding to conduct the first air-quality and community noise assessment of Mississippi communities impacted by the production of wood pellets.

A federally supported study, led by Brown researcher Brandon del Pozo, reveals a disconnect between primary care physicians' ability to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder and public awareness and demand.

Brown researchers find that routine testing of asymptomatic residents identifies carriers and prevents outbreaks within long-term care settings.

After Joe Silva graduates from Brown’s School of Public Health, he will begin a two year role as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer for the U.S. Government.

Brown researchers examined hundreds of thousands of veterans’ health records to determine if exposure to burn pits on military bases correlates with elevated risk for respiratory and cardiac health conditions.

In this special bonus episode of Humans in Public Health, we talk with Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, about the rising concerns about bird flu in the United States.

An analysis of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl, in counterfeit pills.

Erica Walker explores the hidden health impacts of wood pellet production in her home state of Mississippi

Brown-led research found that firearm-related lead ammunition use is an unregulated source of lead exposure in the U.S. that may disproportionately impact children.

An expert on global health security, public health preparedness and response, and health systems resilience, Jennifer Nuzzo DrPH, is professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health where she directs the Pandemic Center. We spoke to her about pandemic proofing the future, and how Brown is uniquely positioned to make impact in the field.

With two publicly recognized overdose prevention centers open in New York and the nation’s third expected to open in Rhode Island, the project includes recent research about the centers to answer questions and address misconceptions.

An analysis of health care claims data, conducted in partnership with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, finds billions in excess health care spending following COVID-19 infection, and has important implications for pandemic preparedness.

As founder and leader of the Community Noise Lab, Professor Erica Walker develops practical tools to help people advocate for healthier neighborhoods, and explores how social disparities and environmental exposures harm communities.

Examining over a decade of motor vehicle crash data involving older drivers, Brown study sheds light on a worrying trend: an increase in the prescription of potentially impairing medications, post-accident.

Dr. Francesca Beaudoin was the first physician in the nation to serve patients in a mobile drug recovery unit. The van, an innovative public health intervention on wheels, delivers services to individuals suffering from substance use disorder in Rhode Island’s underserved communities.

Brown researchers study how unhealthy noise levels are impacting Cranston's schools and neighborhoods

A research project called MAPPS is convening a wide array of community members to better understand how social mixing contributes to virus spread, and how that may inform future pandemic response.

Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, visits Brown to share perspective on public health response in New York — from the Omicron wave to today.

A study of older U.S. adults led by researchers at Brown University found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally low, but lowest with the Moderna vaccine.

Professor Tongzhang Zheng digs deeper into disease etiology.

Dr. Francesca Beaudoin, an epidemiologist at the Brown University School of Public Health, joined federal and state elected officials to stress the need for a collaborative response to the country’s opioid drug epidemic.

A study led by Professor Joseph Braun found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes effectively filter out indoor air pollutants.

A federally funded study led by researchers at Brown University showed links between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and slightly higher body mass indices in children.

The Pandemic Center, the School of Public Health’s newest research center, was launched last fall with the mission of using positive disruption to stop pandemics and other biological emergencies before they can gain momentum and upend our lives and livelihoods.

Standardizing reporting of abnormalities could minimize mortality, healthcare costs and unnecessary medical interventions.

We are delighted to announce that Francesca Beaudoin M.D., M.S., Ph.D. will be appointed the Department of Epidemiology Chair.

A new study from epidemiologists at Brown examines the efficiency of different naloxone distribution methods to reduce health inequities and save lives.