A big day for international and public affairs at Brown as the University will launch a new school dedicated to its study, using the expertise and resources of the Watson Institute as the foundation.
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BREAKING 🐼: Two new giant pandas are coming back to DC by the end of the year!

Bao Li and Qing Bao are part of a 10-year research and breeding agreement.

In November, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and their cub Xiao Qi Ji returned to China.

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The most effective COVID-19 response efforts were high-tech, high-touch and community-driven — such as holding clinics in community spaces, mailing at-home tests to people, and expanding telehealth capabilities.

The core idea driving these efforts — “meet people where they are”

It’s official: the pandas are coming to D.C.!

Alongside Jill Biden, we’re thrilled to announce that by the end of this year, the Zoo will once again be home to two giant pandas. #DCPandas

Yes! Looking forward to welcoming Bao Li and Qing Bao to the National Zoo later this year.
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At 77th World Health Assembly: New Initiative Launches To Establish Global Health Security Network | Pandemic Center | School of Public Health | Brown University pandemics.sph.brown.edu/news/2024-05-2…

Great work by Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD and colleagues, who use satellite images and AI to determine cardiovascular and kidney disease prevalence.
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I took a look at how Medicaid unwinding is affecting Lirios Pediatrics, a small clinic in South Austin that exclusively takes uninsured kids as patients. kut.org/health/2024-05…

As The Economist notes, Harvard, along with our peer institutions, are revitalizing student programs and academic engagement with China.  A new Harvard Summer School is being launched in cooperation with Fudan University in Shanghai.

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Such an important article calling for action via Drs. Dr Alexandra Phelan ⁦Lawrence Gostin⁩ - “The world urgently needs global rules for reducing the risk of another pandemic, whether from H5N1 or another threat..” statnews.com/2024/05/27/pan…

The #1 Middlebury women's lacrosse team claimed its third-straight NCAA Championship with a 16-5 victory over #5 Salisbury. The Panthers complete their second-straight undefeated season, with their 23 victories tying for the most in program history.

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Congratulations to all 126 #BrownSPH10 graduates and to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, recipient of the Public Health Champion Award! Rewatch all the excitement of yesterday's #Brown2024 Commencement Ceremony at the link! sph.brown.edu/events/commenc…

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has always been a champion for investment into pandemic research, preparedness, & response. Always fought for funding to support public/private partnerships. Great to see her comments at Brown University Brown University School of Public Health

Congratulations to the Brown University School of Public Health Class of 2024!

A very special end to Brown’s 256th Commencement and Reunion Weekend as 3,000 alumni cheered on the 3,000 newest graduates as they processed through the Van Wickle Gates. Thank you to the hundreds of staff members who helped out with the weekend — an incredible undertaking.

Congratulations to our graduates! We were honored to celebrate the Class of 2024 this afternoon at the School of Public Health Commencement Ceremony. Cheers to them and their achievements

Revisit all the exciting moments of Brown’s 256th Commencement celebrations on Sunday, May 26, 2024, including the University Procession and the College, Doctoral, The Warren Alpert Medical School, University and departmental ceremonies. Congratulations, #Brown2024 !

A standing ovation for the wise words of Rosa DeLauro at our Brown University School of Public Health Commencement ceremony. Congresswoman DeLauro has been a champion for public health and led the effort to cut child poverty in half with the Child Tax Credit. Grateful for her speech and love of 'apizza.'

In their addresses during the University Ceremony, #Brown2024 senior orators Marielle Buxbaum and Caziah Mayers celebrated their peers’ adaptability, praised their spirit of activism and encouraged them to sustain one another in the future. brnw.ch/21wKa04