Schools are not spreading COVID-19. This new data makes the case.
December 18, 2020 The Washington Post
CHRHS affliated faculty member Emily Oster writes in the Opinion section of the Washington Post
News Archive 2020
Rhode Island Officials Fear Shortage Of Medical Staff
December 14, 2020 NPR
CHRHS Affliated Faculty Dr. Selim Suner speaks to NPR about the hardships currently facing ER staff
Biden can beat COVID with better immigration policies
December 7, 2020 The Providence Journal
Dr. Ramu Kharel, a CHRHS Affliated Fellow, writes an opinion piece for the Providence Journal about the intersection of immigration and COVID-19 policy issues building on his firsthand experience as an ER doctor
A covid-19 vaccine might be tough to distribute in countries at war (written by Jori Breslawski)
November 12, 2020 Washington Post
Postdoctoral Fellow Jori Breslawski penned this article on the potential trials and tribulations of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine worldwide.
With attention on the election, COVID-19 numbers continue to surge
November 7, 2020 The Boston Globe
CHRHS Director Adam Levine talks to the Boston Globe about the shortcomings of the federal government's COVID-19 response, which “means that the epidemic is going to be much worse than it would be otherwise.”
The Promise of Plasma in the Fight Against Covid-19
September 28, 2020 Trending Globally Podcast
Trending Globally podcast episode featuring Dr. Adam Levine, director of CHRHS
R.I. researchers seek COVID-positive people to receive convalescent plasma treatments
September 24, 2020 Providence Journal
Rhode Island COVID-19 research initiave headed by Dr. Adam Levine, director of CHRHS
Confronting Humanitarian Insecurity: The Law and Politics of Responding to Attacks against Aid Workers
September 22, 2020 Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
New co-authored publication from Rob Grace, CHRHS Affiliated Fellow, on aid worker security
Academic-humanitarian partnerships: leveraging strengths to combat COVID-19
August 6, 2020 Global Health Action
Newly published open access article from CHRHS Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Adam Aluisio, on the CHRHS - Project HOPE collaborative COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers project. "The developed and implemented COVID-19 digital training program is a key example of how academic-humanitarian partnerships can be leveraged to strengthen healthcare training and response capacity during pandemics."
Update on COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers
July 13, 2020
In July 2020, the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies in partnership with Project HOPE released "COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers: Preparedness and Response," a project report on the development and implementation of a COVID-19 training program for health workers, public health professionals, health care leadership, and key frontline personnel to rapidly scale-up response efforts in highrisk countries.
Under One Roof
June 9, 2020 Medicine at Brown
The studies of human rights and humanitarianism come together in a new academic center.
NAAHDRI Statement on Systemic Racism and Disasters
June 8, 2020 NAAHDRI
We realize that we alone cannot create systemic change; it requires collective commitment. But we also recognize that as the leaders of academic research units, we have a scientific and moral obligation to do all we can with what we have during this historic moment of upheaval and global catastrophe.
A Message to Our Community
June 5, 2020
As a community of human rights and humanitarian scholars and practitioners, we have a moral obligation to support all efforts to document, expose and challenge racism and all other forms of inequality.
Beyond the Pandemic - Dr. Adam Levine in conversation with Chevaan Daniel
May 4, 2020 News First - Sri Lanka
Training of trainers for pandemic response held (interview with Adam Levine)
April 20, 2020 Inquirer
Almost 90 doctors, nurses, and health professionals from public and private hospitals and organizations across the Philippines took part in a four-day webinar held in partnership with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies and international relief organization Project HOPE.
Masks may be good, but the messaging around them has been very bad (commentary by Robert Blair)
April 6, 2020 The Verge
In this article, Robert Blair provided commentary on government trustworthiness, honesty and messaging during a pandemic.
The Four Pillars of Outbreak Preparedness (and How to Rebuild Them)
April 1, 2020 Watson Institute
In this new Trending Globally podcast, Dr. Adam Levine talks with Watson about the role high-quality training plays at all levels in stopping the spread of a pandemic, his work in treating Ebola, and why this likely won’t be the last pandemic we see.
A guide to home isolation during the coronavirus pandemic (commentary by Adam Levine)
April 1, 2020 U.S. News & World Report
Adam Levine provided commentary on self-isolation for those who are at risk of spreading COVID-19.
Health Experts Are Scouring The State For Places To Put Temporary Emergency Hospitals (commentary by Adam Levine)
March 25, 2020 WBUR
Adam Levine provided commentary on the ideal settings for field hospitals.
Dr. Adam Levine on ABC6 Joe Paolino's In the Arena
March 24, 2020 ABC6
Dr. Levine Joins Joe Paolino on ABC6 In The Arena to discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic.
I fought Ebola. Here’s my advice for health workers fighting Covid-19 (written by Adam Levine)
March 23, 2020 STAT
In this article, Adam Levine recollects his time fighting the Ebola virus in West Africa and gives advice to health care workers currently combating COVID-19.
The WHO could use an Ebola study as a model for coronavirus treatment (commentary by Adam Levine)
March 19, 2020 Quartz
Adam Levine provided commentary on the PALM trial (for which he worked as a representative of the International Medical Corps), which studied four drugs to treat Ebola.
What you need to know about coronavirus in RI
February 29, 2020 WPRI Newsmakers
CHRHS Director Dr. Adam Levine on air with WPRI to give expert opinion on how the coronavirus COVID-19 could affect Southern New England.
Dr. Adam Levine on coronavirus on WPRO The Matt Allen Show
February 27, 2020 WPRO - The Matt Allen Show
Dr. Adam Levine provides expert opinion about coronavirus on WPRO's podcast "The Matt Allen Show."
To contain disease outbreaks, health officials rely on people’s trust
January 29, 2020 The Verge
“Ultimately, in moments of crisis, public health crises and others, governments have to rely on a baseline level of citizen trust in order to organize an effective response to that crisis,” says Rob Blair, CHRHS faculty affiliate.