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Danielle Sarraf, an MBA/MPH student, has been recognized as one of the 10 “Students Who Rocked Public Health 2024” by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice (JPHMP). This honor highlights her remarkable contributions to public health innovation and leadership, demonstrating how dedication and ingenuity can tackle pressing challenges and drive meaningful change in […]

Brown School Field Based Courses offer students invaluable first-hand perspectives on public health challenges around the world, and the opportunity to explore how innovative solutions can be adopted and adapted to other countries. In the video below, a Brown School student walks us through their transformative experience as a participant in the Berlin Health and […]

People Health & Place is fostering international collaborations to tackle health disparities in Brazil. Co-directed by Professor Rodrigo Reis, the unit recently hosted a workshop in Florianópolis, Brazil, supported by the Global Programs Faculty Research Fund. The event brought together leading experts from Brazilian universities to establish research priorities, formalize partnerships, and create educational initiatives. […]

Six Brown School affiliated projects were awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants in November, which aim to kickstart high-impact research initiatives between WashU faculty and international collaborators. We would like to extend our congratulations to the following faculty and their collaborator institutions in 5 countries: Africa ‘Tailoring an evidence-based family strengthening intervention as a preventive approach […]

We congratulate the following Brown School faculty and doctoral students on being selecting for research grants to support ongoing or new research projects taking place globally.

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the NIH has awarded $150,000 to Assistant Professors Nhial Tutlam, Proscovia Nabunya, and Mitra Naseh for the RCap4Youth project. This initiative, an administrative supplement to ICHAD’s ACHIEVE D43 Training Program, will train refugee youth in Uganda to conduct health-focused research in humanitarian settings. The project addresses the critical need […]

The 2024-25 Global Health Student Advisory Committee has been announced comprising representatives from 7 WashU schools. The group works with the Global Health Center on university-wide activities and events, to help generate awareness of and interest in global health among WashU students and the wider world. This year, the Brown School is represented by Nwaliweaku […]