ASPPH Launches IDEA Institute to Transform Academic Public Health

The ASPPH IDEA Institute—short for Innovation, Discovery, and Excellence in Academia—is a new initiative designed to reimagine how academic public health is taught, learned, and led. It brings together ASPPH’s most forward-looking work in equity, pedagogy, leadership, and innovation.

More than just a resource library, the IDEA Institute functions as a living classroom and innovation lab, offering tools that support curriculum development, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhance student engagement through real-world application.
A key feature of the Institute is ARIE, the AI Resource for Institutional Excellence—a first-of-its-kind chatbot for academic public health. ARIE acts as a digital teaching assistant, research companion, and equity-minded guide. Grounded in principles of ethical and responsible AI use, ARIE is designed to support (not replace) educators and learners.

Learn more about the ASPPH IDEA Institute and explore the tools shaping the future of public health education:

https://aspph.org/our-work/idea-institute/