{"id":4,"date":"2017-02-07T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/community-medicine\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:09:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4-1\" loop=\"1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ?_=1\" \/><a 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post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Brown-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of Stacey Brown oven an image of people clapping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Brown-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Brown-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Stacey Brown Keynote Speaker-2026 Women&#8217;s Advance Conference<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:23:37-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:01:48-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 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Her presentation, Leading While Human: Authenticity, Courage, and the Small Acts That Change Us, encouraged attendees to think differently about leadership, emphasizing connection, courage, visibility, and the everyday interactions that shape people\u2019s lives. Through stories drawn from public health,...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6014\" class=\"post-6014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Zamora-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Zamora-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Zamora-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Empowering Students to Improve Classroom Air Quality<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:21:16-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:19:56-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jas17010\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia A Szczech\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Misty Levy-Zamora and her research team have made great strides in environmental health. This initiative focuses on empowering students and teachers to improve their own classroom environments using low-cost, do-it yourself air filtration systems known as Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. 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