Kim Cobb, who joined the University in July as director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, described how scholars and communities can work together to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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As communities confront the persistent presence of chemical pollutants, Joseph Braun, an associate professor of epidemiology, discusses new research findings and what individuals can do to decrease their exposure.
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Alexandria Macmadu awarded Brown University Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
Recent graduate of epidemiology doctoral program awarded prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University.
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Mira Nikolova and Abdullah Shihipar, who respectively earned a Ph.D. and master’s from Brown in 2020, will return to campus to address their fellow alumni during a dedicated Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 28.
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Max Krieger awarded Dean's Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation
Program Manager at People, Place and Health Collective awarded Dean's Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation
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Assistant Professor of Practice Jesse Yedinak Appointed Assistant Dean for Education
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Epidemiology Appointed Assistant Dean for Education
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Doctoral Student Meghan Cupp Inducted Into Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
Meghan Cupp, a second year doctoral student in Epidemiology was inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at a ceremony held on April 7th at the Faculty Club.
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New book by Professor Eric Loucks addresses mindfulness for college students
New book by Professor Eric Loucks helps address mental and physical health by providing tips mindfulness habits for college students.
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Using a simulation modeling approach, Brown researchers estimate that closing syringe services programs, even for one year, will cause cases of HIV to rise.
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Epidemiologist Erica Walker returns home to study the environmental quality of Jackson, Mississippi.
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A virtual event hosted by the Annenberg Institute convened experts to discuss how Providence and Rhode Island can build stronger, healthier K-12 schools, both amid and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In partnership with Moi University in Kenya, Brown University will develop, test and launch data-driven tools to maximize the effectiveness of HIV care programs.
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With the help of an advanced machine learning technique, researchers from Brown University suggest strategies for improving the performance of epidemiological models used to predict the course of pandemics.
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The founder of the Community Noise Lab will partner with the Piney Woods School on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study of the air, noise, and water quality of the Jackson, Mississippi Metro area.
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What do health disparities along racial and ethnic lines look like when it comes to heart failure and how can we reduce them?
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Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cardiometabolic disease risk factors like obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.
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The Samoa Observer reports on the results of Courtney Choy's Brown University Department of Epidemiology doctoral dissertation, which finds a clear need for intervention before a child turns five, especially for Samoan children in urban areas, eating what has become the now-normal diet of imported and packaged foods.
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Associate Epidemiology Professor Chanelle Howe, PhD will be serving as a panelist for Part 1 of the Boston University SPH 3 Part Series: Epidemiology and Race: Why and How We Study Racial Health Disparities on Thursday, February 25, 2021, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
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Using insurance claim data from five states, a team of researchers led by Brown University physician-scholar Megan Ranney found that health care costs skyrocket in the six months after a firearm injury.
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As COVID-19 swept across the nation, most states went into lockdown — new research and state-by-state data suggests that stay-at-home orders helped slow the pandemic significantly.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds that past stressors and traumatic events increase vulnerability to mental illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD).
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Specialization in a chosen sport is associated with a higher volume of activity — and it could increase young athletes’ risk of sustaining both traumatic- and overuse-based injuries, new study says.
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Gregory Wellenius receives Tony McMichael Mid-Term Career Award
Congratulations to Gregory Wellenius, who was the receipient of the Tony McMichael Mid-Term Career Award at the 31st annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology!
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Simin Liu awarded Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Global Health
Dr. Simin Liu has been selected by the Presidential Fulbright Board for a Distinguished Chair in Global Health award 2019-2020. The Fulbright Distinguished Chair Awards are widely considered as one of the most prestigious appointments, with approximately 40 eminent scholars selected from all disciplines across America's Universities each year.
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Wellenius and Braun speak on climate change and environmental chemicals
Researchers in the Brown University School of Public Health investigate the complex connections between our environment and our health.
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Dr. Karl Kelsey was awarded the 2019 AACR - Johnson & Johnson Lung Cancer Innovation Science Grant
Dr. Karl Kelsey was awarded the 2019 AACR - Johnson & Johnson Lung Cancer Innovation Science Grant at The American Association for Cancer Research 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Young adults who use drugs find fentanyl test strips useful, residue testing more convenient and testing at home more private, a Brown study found.
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Brown epidemiologist and associate dean David Savitz led the Michigan governor’s PFAS Science Advisory Committee, focusing on the health impacts of a class of toxic contaminants.
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Study finds that in treating obesity, one size does not fit all
Understanding the very different characteristics of subgroups of obese patients may hold the key to devising more effective treatments and interventions, new research from Brown University found.
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Originally published in THE GLOBE AND MAIL AUGUST 19, 2018
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PhD Candidate, Kimberly Glazer, wins award for best student abstract at Eating Disorder Research Society meeting
Kimberly Glazer, Epidemiology PhD candidate, attended the Eating Disorder Research Society meeting in Sydney Australia and won an award for best student abstract.
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Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses
A Brown University study found that many young adults who tried fentanyl test strips reduced overdose risk by using less, going slower or using with someone else present.
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Dr. Simin Liu awarded an Honorary Adjunct Professorship at the Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases.
Dr. Simin Liu was awarded an Honorary Adjunct Professorship at the Chinese National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases at 2018 China Heart Congress.
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The study found a link between children’s weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests.
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In the Samoan Language “Olaga” Means Life
A unique new research laboratory at Samoa’s Ministry of Health.
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Faculty Profile: Stephen McGarvey, Ph.D., MPH
Mentoring global health leaders and teaching “Burden of Disease in Developing Countries” since 1993.
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Accompanied by the island nation’s prime minister, Brown University public health professor Stephen McGarvey celebrated a new facility for studying the lifestyle and genetic influences of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Samoa.
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Hepatitis C care falling short for young opioid users in R.I.
New research finds that while many Rhode Island young adults who use opioids get screened for hepatitis C, they aren’t always connected to care for an infection if one is detected.
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Patients in nursing homes that provided a high-dose flu vaccine were significantly less likely than residents in standard-dose homes to go to the hospital during flu season, according to a new study.
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In a pair of studies of Rhode Island’s opioid overdose epidemic, Brown University researchers show that while heroin users appear desperate to avoid fentanyl, it’s killing more of them every year.
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Liu wins AHA research award for diabetes, heart disease
Dr. Simin Liu is among the first scientists funded by the American Heart Association to work on its new Cardiovascular Genome-Phenome initiative. He will now have access to three major resources for a deep investigation of gene-diet interactions in cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes across different ethnic groups.
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