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Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician and Brown faculty member, authored a New England Journal of Medicine editorial asserting that firearm safety is, in fact, in the lane of health care professionals.
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Arts and Humanities
Photos, Video: Brown students study and celebrate the Yemoja Festival
With artist-in-residence and visiting professor Jelili Atiku, Brown students explore an enduring Yoruba festival that celebrates water and feminine energy.
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Health and Medicine
Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout
Researchers found that health information technology-related stress was most common among primary care doctors.
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A course titled “1968: A Year in Review,” taught by Francoise Hamlin, offers global context to the 1968 Black Student Walkout, which spurred a greater commitment to enrolling and supporting black students at Brown.
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Brown senior wins Schwarzman Scholarship to study at Tsinghua
An impressive resume of journalistic pursuits, including stories published in the New York Times, earned Katrina Northrop the award to pursue a master’s degree at one of China’s most acclaimed universities.
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Christina Paxson wrote to the Brown community as the anniversary of the historic 1968 Black Student Walkout approaches and a group of students outlines concerns for future change at the University.
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With a new five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Central Nervous System Function will launch five research projects and develop new analysis tools to advance brain science at Brown.
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Their educational journeys may look different, but the two student speakers at this year’s Midyear Completion Ceremony hope to inspire pride and resilience in their fellow students.
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Brown to launch expansion in computer science teaching, research
An expansion titled “CS with Impact” will grow Brown's computer science department significantly, bolstering teaching and research efforts as student enrollment skyrockets.
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Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows
For their distinguished contributions to science, professors George Karniadakis and Sharon Rounds have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Researchers at Brown University found that stress early in the life of female mice leads to fewer “tuning” neurons in the part of the brain responsible for making sense of emotions and following rules.
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For Mars 2020 rover mission, NASA selects landing site championed by Brown researchers
NASA announced this week that the Mars 2020 will look for signs of past life in Jezero crater, a spot that Brown researchers have been studying for more than a decade.
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Health and Medicine
Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices
Three people with paralysis participating in the BrainGate clinical trial, an effort that includes Brown University researchers, chatted with family and friends, shopped online and used other tablet computer applications, all by just thinking about pointing and clicking a mouse.
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Researchers create new ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses
By combining seaweed-derived alginate with the nanomaterial graphene oxide, Brown University researchers have developed a new material that’s durable and can respond dynamically to its environment.
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Mars moon got its grooves from rolling stones, study suggests
Computer models developed by Brown University researchers shine a light on the origin of the Mars moon Phobos’ distinctive grooves.
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Three medical and legal scholars discussed the implications of one couple's wrongful death suit seeking compensation for the March 2018 loss at a fertility center of more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos.
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Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with graduate student representatives, eligible students voted in favor of unionization in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.
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Over 25 seasons on the Bears coaching staff and 21 as head football coach, Estes achieved a long list of successes both on the playing field and through team members' performance in the classroom.
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Brown senior awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Rhea Stark was named one of 32 recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the oldest and best-known awards for international study.
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Health and Medicine
Demedicalization of mental illness often leaves homeless in the lurch
As part of a New England Journal of Medicine case study series, two doctors present a case study involving a homeless man with schizophrenia and discuss the implications of “demedicalization” of mental illness.
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The professor of physics has been tapped to head the nation’s leading organization of African American physicists and physics students.
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The Diana Nelson and John Atwater Lobby will serve as a convening space in the University’s envisioned performing arts center, and additional funds from the couple will support the Brown Promise and Brown Annual Fund.
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Study finds that in treating obesity, one size does not fit all
Understanding the very different characteristics of subgroups of obese patients may hold the key to devising more effective treatments and interventions, new research from Brown University found.
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One day after the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, a ceremony and panel discussion held on the Brown University campus touched on student veterans’ unique contributions to academia and honored all veterans in the surrounding community.
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Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees and the American Federation of Teachers, eligible graduate students will vote in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.
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Zedillo will offer an address on globalization and participate in a moderated discussion as part of the University’s Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture series.
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PBN honors Christina Paxson with 2018 business leadership award
At an event held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, Brown President Christina Paxson was recognized by Providence Business News for creating strategic partnerships aimed at building economic growth in Providence and beyond.
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In an address at Brown University one night after her re-election, the U.S. senator called on her personal story to argue for the role of government in creating broad economic opportunity in America.
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Patricia Jackson named vice president for development at Brown
In joining Brown following a successful tenure at Dartmouth College, Jackson will lead fundraising initiatives as part of the University’s ambitious BrownTogether campaign.
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Health and Medicine
Brown researchers develop new test to objectively measure pain, test medications
The electroencephalography-based test could improve patient pain assessments and reduce the over-prescription of opioids, the researchers say.
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Science and Technology
Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals
New research shows that metals can be made dramatically stronger by varying the amount of space between nanoscale boundaries in the metal’s atomic lattice.
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New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts
While most college students who drink alcohol don’t intend to drink to the point of blackout, many don’t fully understand the specific behaviors and risk factors associated with alcohol-induced memory loss.
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Arts and Humanities
Bell Gallery presents ‘Danny Lyon: The Only Thing I Saw Worth Leaving’
As part of a broader Brown Arts Initiative series on protest, art and activism, the exhibition includes photos and films documenting the Civil Rights Movement, the Texas prison system and undocumented workers from Mexico.
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Grant to Brown will expand opioid treatment in state’s correctional facilities
A new $1.5 million federal grant will expand the scope and address gaps in a medication for addiction treatment program that has successfully reduced post-incarceration drug overdose deaths in its initial stages.
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Lynch, a climate scientist who is active in environmental policy research, will discuss the implications of the rapidly advancing Anthropocene and the intersection of environmental policy and human rights.
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After serving as interim University librarian for three months, and deputy provost for eight years, the historian and higher education leader will transition into key leadership position for Brown’s research and education mission.
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Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele assessed the current state of politics and the prospects for the midterms at a Watson Institute event.
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Medicaid expansion linked to reduced mortality among dialysis patients
A new study finds that fewer patients with end-stage kidney disease died within a year of starting dialysis in states that expanded Medicaid coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.
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Just a few drinks can change how memories are formed
Researchers at Brown found that alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings that fuel addiction.
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New partnerships, reduced stigma are key to solving opioid crisis, experts say
At a Brown University event co-hosted with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, panelists discussed the importance of partnering with community members and first responders and reducing stigma around addiction.
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Brown students reunite with loved ones for Family Weekend
Parents and other family members joined students on College Hill for three days of activities ranging from archaeological digs to athletics events to a cappella concerts.
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Class of 1991 graduate Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of the ride-hailing company Uber, sat down with Brown President Christina Paxson to discuss the many dynamics of innovation — and the undergraduate class that impacted him most.
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As vice president for alumni relations, Shaindlin will lead a comprehensive program of activities and organizations to engage Brown's community of more than 90,000 alumni across the world.
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New orchestra director to make Brown conducting debut
Mark Seto — a musicologist, violinist and Chelsea Symphony leader — will conduct the Brown University Orchestra for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 20.
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Health and Medicine
Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses
A Brown University study found that many young adults who tried fentanyl test strips reduced overdose risk by using less, going slower or using with someone else present.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Brown University will host a panel discussion on science-based solutions to the opioid crisis.
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The new catalyst, developed by Brown University researchers, exceeds Department of Energy targets for performing the oxygen reduction reaction, a key step in generating an electric current in a hydrogen fuel cell.
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The population of a tropical tree increases mostly in places where it is rare, a Brown study found.
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Brown medicine, epidemiology professor elected to National Academy of Medicine
With the prestigious appointment, Dr. Josiah Rich earns high honors for his work fighting the opioid epidemic and addressing health issues among prisoners.
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