Graduate student Mirna Mihovilivic observed single molecules of DNA being drawn through nanopores by electrical current and figured out why they most often travel head first. The research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, looks at the dynamics of how DNA molecules are captured by solid-state nanopores, tiny holes that soon may help sequence DNA at lightning speed.

Ayalu Reda, a graduate student in sociology, is the lead author on a paper recently published in AIDS Care about HIV disclosure rates in Ethiopia, where more than 1.2 million people are thought to be HIV-positive. Reda's research reveals that many HIV-positive patients do not disclose their status to their spouse, siblings, or sometimes to anyone and often travel far distances to receive treatment.

Barrie Kreinik, an M.F.A. student in the Brown/Trinity program, is one of two actors starring in Trinity Repertory Company’s current production, The How and the Why, which runs through Dec. 30, 2012. Kreinik plays Rachel, a woman in her twenties who both bonds and spars with her mentor, Zelda, played by Anne Scurria, over the personal and professional consequences of their opposing views on the theory of evolution. Trinity describes the play as a “funny, gripping new play ...