This summer, the Watson School of International and Public Affairs welcomed 43 students to its Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program, including five enrolled in the dual MPA/MPH degree. Representing 16 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 10 countries, the incoming cohort brings a wide range of professional experience, academic backgrounds and public-service ambitions to Brown.

The Brown University MPA/MPH student is drawing on his undergraduate background in the humanities, social sciences and community engagement to help inform and empower vulnerable Rhode Islanders.

Two community-centered hubs on College Hill and a location for administrative operations in the Jewelry District will support a community-oriented public safety model, improve accessibility and upgrade essential facilities.

Rachael reflects on her time in the MAT program and her career path since graduating. She will visit Brown on October 27 to discuss her book, Let the Learners Lead: Empowering Student Voice to Co-Create School Culture.

By pairing a retina-like sensor with a spiking neural network, a new technique with potential applications for self-driving cars, search-and-rescue drones or medical imaging can reveal objects invisible to standard cameras.

With U.N. projections warning of rising global temperatures, epidemiologist Rachel Gaither says passing the 1.5°C threshold isn't a signal to give up. We spoke with her about how public health awareness, resilience and adaptation will help us navigate the realities of our changing climate.

At the annual State of the School address, Dean Francesca Beaudoin shared a vision of continued momentum and deep community partnership following a year of pivotal change.

After three decades of redefining health data, Constantine Gatsonis concludes his monumental leadership run at Brown, with Rebecca Hubbard ready to welcome a new era at the Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science.

Ed Barrows, academic director of the master's in organizational leadership and professor of the practice of leadership explains how high-performing teams can set unified direction, align cross-functional goals and build shared ownership using a structured four-step process.

During Rhode Island Startup Week, faculty and student entrepreneurs pitched emerging technologies to investors, industry leaders and potential partners to move research discoveries toward real-world solutions.

Get to know the students representing our MAT and UEP programs.

A study provides new details about how the brain’s motor cortex reacts when people watch actions by agents that may appear more human, or less.

Through their capstone projects, the inaugural cohort uses health data science to bridge the gap between complex datasets and life-saving insights.

Through her MPH Practicum with the Washington County Coalition for Children, Bailey Brewer created vital reading guides and resources to help young children navigate grief, loss and emotional growth.

On July 1, 2026, the Watson School appointed three new leaders in academic programming and welcomed two new center directors.

Brown University's School of Professional Studies has launched two new specialized tracks — analytics and project management — within its fully online master’s in management program. The tracks allow early-career professionals to build core management skills while developing specialized expertise in data-driven decision-making or leading complex projects and teams.

External review finds it “highly unlikely” Dec. 13 shooting at Brown could have been prevented; focuses on continuing to bolster safety and security for the future.

Members of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology convened in Providence to learn about biotechnology capabilities and potential at Brown University and partner organizations across the state.

Following a University report on AI, Brown leaders discuss aligning AI policy with academic excellence, safeguarding academic integrity, supporting faculty and students, and preserving critical thinking in the age of AI.

Lily Badiani-Shah Sc.M. ’26 seamlessly bridges creative design with strategic entrepreneurship, thriving in the fast-paced PRIME program by seizing competitive opportunities on a trajectory toward shaping the future of health tech.

MPH student Thomas Cronin spent his summer with Project Weber/RENEW in Providence. Through the MPH Practicum, he learned that public health begins with dignity, trust and basic human support.

Ava Nemerovski, MAT’26, and Erin Lippitt, MAT’25, were chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as members of its 2026 Cohort of Teaching Fellows.

Five years after the launch of the Health Equity Scholars program—built to train diverse leaders and target health disparities—five graduates look back on their time at Brown.

A recent Brown+Beyond event welcomed alumni and friends to an engaging discussion with two campus AI leaders, Michael Littman and Brenda Rubenstein.

Sam is recognized for excellence in intellectual preparation, classroom management, and class environment in her first year as a classroom teacher.

In a pair of letters to the Brown community, the leaders assert that a new strategic planning process should start with a new leader who will steward Brown’s next chapter, to be identified in a national search.

Annika Prinz, a fifth-year graduate of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, has successfully translated the lessons she learned during her Watson experience into a thriving career in corporate sustainability.

With crackling fires illuminating downtown Providence, Brown honored the first responders, neighbors, businesses and community partners who supported the campus through the aftermath of Dec. 13, 2025.

Andrew reflects on how the UEP program expanded his perspective on Rhode Island's education landscape through an eye-opening internship and a pivotal mentorship with Dr. Kenneth Wong that built his professional confidence. He emphasizes that the networking and policy analysis skills gained during his time at Brown prepared him to navigate over 15 years of evolving, complex education advocacy and leadership in the state.

This year, Brown’s Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR) partnered with the Watson School to co-sponsor its AI Policy Summer School. The program brought together graduate students from various universities across the United States to learn from leading AI policy experts and to meet with members of Congress and officials from executive agencies to discuss AI policy priorities.

A study by Brown University researchers provides new insights, which could have implications for engineered systems, into the aerodynamic advantage birds experience when flying in a “V” formation.

New workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.

Celebrating Professor Steffes' tenure of strategic leadership, programmatic renewal, and dedication to Brown's Department of Education.

As concerns about infectious disease outbreaks continue to shape public health planning, a group of Brown University public health students stands ready to support Rhode Island health officials in case an outbreak or other emergency stretches the state’s workforce.

MAT alums bring their expertise back to BSHS.

By baking fundamental physical laws into neural networks, researchers have created a model that predicts drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab data.

Liz’s project focused on AI and public good.

Construction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.

The Watson School has launched a new initiative, in collaboration with local and national organizations, to assess workforce development and career-oriented higher education programs. The initiative is the first of its kind to utilize big data and rigorous statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.

This year’s 39 Fulbright awardees will begin teaching and research assignments in 24 countries across five continents in Fall 2026.

Ash’s project focused on early- and mid-stage evaluation, stakeholder logics, and funding sustainability in Children’s Savings Account programs.

David previously taught at Central Falls High School for over 16 years, bringing a wealth of frontline classroom experience and a deep, generational connection to local Rhode Island education.