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New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies

June 16, 2025
Brown University engineers partnered with public health experts to create new diagnostic techniques that could help to deliver better, patient-centered care to adults and newborns alike.
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News from CHPHE

Doctoral Student Publishes Innovative Research on Online Recruitment and Data Integrity in Public Health Nutrition Study

May 5, 2025
Doctoral student Emily Elenio is tackling one of the biggest challenges in digital public health research today: securing the integrity of online survey data. In her innovative work on the "What’s On Your Plate" study, she sets new standards for recruiting under-resourced populations while defending against bots and fraudulent responses.
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News from SPH

Student Spotlight: Garrett Stang

April 22, 2025
For sexual and gender minorities, stress and stigma can undermine conventional tobacco cessation efforts. Brown SPH doctoral student Garrett Stang is examining smoking behaviors within these communities to inform more effective, evidence-based strategies for quitting.
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News from Carney

A Case for Addiction Science Advocacy

January 23, 2025
Karla Kaun argues that addiction researchers should talk about their work in their everyday lives. Those conversations can shape how drug, tobacco and alcohol use is studied in labs, taught in schools, treated in clinics and shaped by policy. Brown addiction researchers have a track record of success in exerting the influence of evidence.
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Science News

Cigarettes with less nicotine may help some smokers quit

January 17, 2025
At week six, people assigned to smoke cigarettes with 2.4 milligrams of nicotine or less smoked significantly fewer cigarettes per day than those assigned regular cigarettes, the researchers reported in 2015. Generally, it added up to about five or six fewer cigarettes per day, says study coauthor Jennifer Tidey, a behavioral scientist at Brown University’s School of Public Health in Providence, R.I.
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What the surgeon general’s warnings about alcohol mean for individual drinkers and public health

January 14, 2025
In a Q&A, Peter Monti, a professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown University and a leading researcher of alcohol and disease exacerbation, shared his perspective on alcohol and cancer.
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News from SPH

Brown researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to study links between alcohol, gut health and HIV

January 8, 2025
The research, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, aims to uncover how alcohol and HIV disrupt gut bacteria and contribute to chronic health issues like heart disease.
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News from CHPHE

Spotlight on food insecurity: insights from the RI Life Index 2024 launch event

December 13, 2024
On December 11, Dr. Alison Tovar, director of the Brown University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, joined the Rhode Island Life Index 2024 launch event as a panelist to discuss the pressing issue of food insecurity.
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News from CHPHE

Congratulations to Dr. Bess Marcus and Team on $3.37 Million NIH Grant to Address Health Disparities for Latinas

November 11, 2024
NIH R01 Grant to Study Health Disparities and Empower Latina Women through Physical Activity and Mindfulness
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News from Brown

Finding calm amid chaos: Brown mindfulness expert offers advice for election-related stress

October 23, 2024
Dr. Judson Brewer, director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, shares strategies for staying calm during contentious times.
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News from SPH

A high-tech approach to curb heavy drinking

October 22, 2024
Brown researchers are developing a mobile app aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use among young adults.
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News from CHPHE

Tayla von Ash awarded $3.5M federal grant to advance health equity through youth sports intervention

October 16, 2024
von Ash, assistant professor of behavioral and social sciences, was awarded the NIH R01 grant, which totals $3.5M over five years.
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With $12.3M federal grant, Brown to expand research on substance misuse and chronic disease

October 2, 2024
With renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will build on its research to understand mechanisms linking substance use with chronic disease.
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News from SPH

Unlocking the Potential of MDMA

September 30, 2024
A team of Brown faculty members is conducting the first study of its kind to investigate whether MDMA-assisted therapy can relieve the suffering of Veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
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News from CHPHE

Spotlight on Dr. Jackie White Hughto: Pioneering Research to Combat the 'Fourth Wave' of the Opioid Epidemic

September 17, 2024
Funded by a grant from the Center for Disease Control, Hughto's research on overdose prevention and harm reduction in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has released preliminary findings.
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News from CHPHE

Brown researchers awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to address structural racism

August 16, 2024
Boston Children’s Hospital, Brown University School of Public Health, Vital Village Networks, and Temple University’s Center for Public Health Law Research Selected for RWJF Grant to Strengthen Research, Methods, and Advocacy to Address Structural Racism
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News from SPH

Testing at Home for HIV

August 2, 2024
Taking an HIV test in the privacy of your own home is as simple as swabbing your cheek. A new study from Tyler Wray finds compelling evidence that mailed tests could be a game changer.
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News from SPH

Humans in Public Health: A psychedelic pathway toward PTSD recovery

July 11, 2024
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most common conditions facing U.S. Veterans, with no effective cure. Additionally, many Veterans use alcohol to alleviate their trauma, making medical treatment even more complex. For these high risk patients, Professors Christy Capone and Carolina Haass-Koffler are thinking outside the box: Could a treatment involving psychedelic drugs potentially save Veteran lives?
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News from SPH

Why should insurers cover Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?

June 28, 2024
Brown University researchers take a deep dive into the barriers that are disincentivizing health insurers from covering the mindfulness–based health program.
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News from SPH

Outside the Mainstream: Applying rigor to complementary & integrative approaches to health care

April 16, 2024
NCCIH funding will allow Brown researchers to evaluate complementary and integrative health interventions and produce a public-facing database to support rigorous systematic reviews.
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News from SPH

Behind the Lectern: Malabika Sarker

April 1, 2024
An internationally-known public health expert, Professor Malabika Sarker advocates for vulnerable populations around the world. We talked to her about implementation science, the importance of community and advocacy, and why she thinks the School of Public Health is ready to tackle the public health problems of the 21st century.
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News from SPH

The Escalating Global Challenge of Adolescent Depression

March 6, 2024
The Global Consortium for Depression advocates for a systemic approach to preventing depression and suicidal behavior in teens and adolescents.
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News from SPH

Behind the Lectern: Peter Monti

December 1, 2023
Over his 50 years at Brown University, Professor Peter M. Monti has not only been witness to a sea change in our understanding of addictive disorders, but has contributed to that understanding with his research and leadership. At the School of Public Health’s 10th anniversary, he reflects on the decades of work defining Brown’s public health legacy.
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News from SPH

Bridging health and heritage

November 22, 2023
Summit led by Brown researchers makes shared space between mindfulness training and Indigenous cultural practice
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