News Archive

Open Graduate Education: 11 Students Tapped for Program

Brown Graduate School selected 11 PhD students for the Open Graduate Education program, which provides the flexibility and resources to pursue a master’s degree in a secondary field while they earn their doctorates. The sixth cohort includes Parsa Bastani, Rachel Deraney, William Jordan, Lu Lu, Gabriela Manzano Nieves, Watufani Poe, Anni Pullagura, Diego Ramos Toro, Keith Spangler, Remington Stuck, and Martin Uildriks. Read more.

Student Input Sessions for Semester II

Dean Andrew G. Campbell is holding the next set of what will be regular semester meetings with graduate students to follow up on questions and concerns expressed in September. The sessions will last up to 60 minutes and, given potential room capacity constraints, are organized by division. Students can attend whichever is most convenient. Food will be provided. Location: Ma Digital Scholarship Lab at Rockefeller Library. Social Sciences: Wednesday, March 8 at 5:45 pm. Humanities: Wednesday, March 15 at 5:45 pm. Life Science: Thursday, March 16 at 5:00 pm. Physical Sciences: Thursday, March 23 at 5:00 pm

Virtual Career Fair for Graduate Students

Graduate students from all disciplines are invited to participate in the Virtual Career Fair on March 2, 2017, sponsored by the Graduate Career Consortium. Students have the opportunity to interact with employers from around the country via live chat sessions. Learn more and register.

Brown Tops Fulbright Roster

Students and recent graduates from Brown University earned more Fulbright student scholarships than from any other university in the nation for the 2016-17 year, data released by the Fulbright Program reported on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Thirty students and recent graduates of Brown received the prestigious grant to research, study or teach abroad — 24 from the University’s Class of 2016, five from the Class of 2015 and one current Ph.D. student, Emily Avera, who studies anthropology. The grants, awarded by the U.S. State Department, fund research or teaching abroad for up to one year. Read more.

Play Features 3rd-Year MFA Students

Brown/Trinity Rep third-year MFA students present Our Country's Good, under the direction of Ashley Teague. The play, which opens Feb. 23, takes place in the first Australian penal colony and tells a story of a people who in the face of severe brutality and dehumanization reclaim their voice through theatre, she says: “It is about social injustice and the transforming power of theatre. Read more about the play and how to sign up for free tickets.

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Call for Applications

The Fiscal Year 2017 competition for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program is open. The federal program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The internal Brown deadline for submitting an application is 5 p.m. on March 1, 2017.

Immigration Orders: Brown Resources and Updates

The Office of Global Engagement (OGE) has compiled information related to the Executive Orders of January 27 and March 6 impacting immigration and refugee travel on this website, which includes resources and updates. To access the website, go to https://blogs.brown.edu/internationalstudentsupport/. The link to the website can also be found on the OGE web page. Please contact Global Brown Community & Support (GBCS) at GBCS@brown.edu or (401) 863-1300 with any questions.

GSC Calls for Commencement Speakers

The Graduate Student Council invites students who intend to complete their programs in May 2017 to apply to be the Commencement Speaker at the doctoral or master's ceremonies, both to be held on May 28. Interested students can apply up until midnight on Tuesday, February 28th. For more information, see the application.

Sickle Cell Trait May Confound Blood Sugar Readings Among African-Americans

A new study in JAMA, by lead author Mary Lacy, a doctoral candidate in Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, provides evidence that hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), a common blood biomarker used to measure blood sugar over time, may not perform as accurately among African-Americans with sickle cell trait and could be leading to a systemic underestimation of blood sugar control among that population.

Feb. 13 Event: Immigration Order & Graduate Studies

The Graduate School hosts a February 13 discussion addressing graduate students' concerns and questions following the executive order on immigration and legal challenges, which begins at 5:30 pm. Faculty and administrators will speak about the impact on research plans, how to navigate academic requirements, and review funding commitments and University resources. Panelists include: Thomas A.