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June 16, 2025 News from Brown

New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies

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.
May 5, 2025 News from CHPHE

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

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.
April 22, 2025 News from SPH

Student Spotlight: Garrett Stang

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.
January 23, 2025 News from Carney

A Case for Addiction Science Advocacy

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.
January 14, 2025 News from Brown

What the surgeon general’s warnings about alcohol mean for individual drinkers and public health

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.
January 8, 2025 News from SPH

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

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.
December 13, 2024 News from CHPHE

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

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.
November 11, 2024 News from CHPHE

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

NIH R01 Grant to Study Health Disparities and Empower Latina Women through Physical Activity and Mindfulness
October 23, 2024 News from Brown

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

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.
October 22, 2024 News from SPH

A high-tech approach to curb heavy drinking

Brown researchers are developing a mobile app aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use among young adults.
October 16, 2024 News from CHPHE

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

von Ash, assistant professor of behavioral and social sciences, was awarded the NIH R01 grant, which totals $3.5M over five years.
October 2, 2024 News from Brown

With $12.3M federal grant, Brown to expand research on substance misuse and chronic disease

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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