{"id":545,"date":"2025-11-05T20:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=545"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:21:38","slug":"brown-school-launches-initiative","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/news\/brown-school-launches-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown School launches initiative to tackle complex problems through private-public partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>The Source<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>November 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Brown School launches initiative to tackle complex problems through private-public partnerships<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is deepening its engagement with the St. Louis community through a new initiative that connects university expertise with residents, community organizations and industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The WashU Public Exchange joins a model first created five years ago at the University of Southern California (USC). The program\u2019s goal is to co-create solutions to complex societal challenges while generating knowledge that benefits both local communities and the broader world. Organizers say this partnership lays the foundation for a national network linking researchers with community and industry partners to collaboratively address pressing social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/source.washu.edu\/2025\/10\/brown-school-launches-initiative-to-tackle-complex-problems-through-private-public-partnerships\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=New%20initiative%20to%20tackle%20problems%20through%20private-public%20partnerships&amp;utm_campaign=Record%2011-5-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full story at The Source<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Chris-Van-Bergen-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Chris-Van-Bergen-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Chris-Van-Bergen-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/Chris-Van-Bergen-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris van Bergen, inaugural Executive Director, WashU Public Exchange <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow 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