PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — At Public Health Research Day April 16, 2015, the Brown University School of Public Health will feature 60 research projects of students and postdoctoral researchers from across the school and University before making time to honor key leaders.

“Public Health Research Day provides Brown and our local communities a unique opportunity to see the wide array of work our faculty, students, and staff are doing to improve the well being of Rhode Islanders and populations around the world,” said Terrie Fox Wetle, dean of the School of Public Health. “This year we will also honor three leading figures in the field who’ve made vital contributions to population health.”

Those figures are Steven Buka, chair of epidemiology; William Rakowski, associate dean for academic affairs; and Dr. Michael Fine, former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.

During the afternoon poster session in Sayles Hall, visitors will be able to talk with researchers about their recent and current work on topics such as social health disparities, health risks during pregnancy, and HIV both abroad and in the United States. The best undergraduate, master’s and doctoral or postdoctoral presenters will win awards.

The event is open to the public.

Who
Scores of students, postdoctoral associates and faculty members will present the school’s latest research. The school will also honor faculty members Steven Buka and William Rakowski, and Dr. Michael Fine.

What
A poster session in which researchers will present 60 projects. That will be followed by a reception honoring Buka, Rakowski, and Fine.

When
April 16, 2015
Posters: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Reception and ceremony: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Where
Brown University
The College Green
Sayles Hall