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Brown to receive up to $19M to engineer next-generation brain-computer interface

July 10, 2017

The project aims to develop a wireless neural prosthetic system made up of thousands of implantable microdevices that could deepen understanding of the brain and lead to new medical therapies.

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Health and Medicine

Unique medical school program trains students to qualify to treat addiction

July 7, 2017

More than 30 fourth-year medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School will gain the training required to prescribe medication-assisted therapy for opioid use disorder under a first-in-the-nation program implemented in partnership with the state of Rhode Island.

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17 snapshots of spring at Brown

July 6, 2017

In an era when everyone is a photographer, these stunning photos taken by members of Brown's campus community offer some new perspectives of Spring 2017 on College Hill.

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Health and Medicine

V.A. campaign to increase hospice care showing results

July 5, 2017

After a major push by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve end-of-life care, a new study shows strong growth in the proportion of veterans receiving palliative care at the end of life.

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Hospital, office physicians have differing laments about electronic records

July 5, 2017

With frustration and chagrin, many physicians said in a new study that electronic records hinder their relationships with patients, but they cited different main reasons depending on whether they were office- or hospital-based.

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Social Sciences

Moffitt to lead Brown’s Taubman Center

June 30, 2017

Starting July 1, Susan Moffitt will lead the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, a research center at the University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

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Health and Medicine

Study illustrates how the cortex assigns credit for causality

June 28, 2017

New research in the Journal of Neuroscience affirms a key role for neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the crucial learning task of determining what caused a desired result.

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Health and Medicine

U.S. renews addiction center’s funding with emphasis on opioids

June 27, 2017

With a new $3.8 million grant, the federal government has renewed funding for Brown’s New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center for the next five years.

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Science and Technology

New photoacoustic technique detects gases at parts-per-quadrillion level

June 27, 2017

The technique enables the detection of gases, such as atmospheric pollutants, present in extremely small quantities that are otherwise difficult or impossible to detect.

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News and Events

Pipher to become Brown’s vice president for research

June 26, 2017

Jill Pipher, a mathematician and founding director of Brown’s NSF-funded mathematics institute, will become Brown’s vice president for research on July 1.

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Summer programs make for a lively Brown campus in June, July, August

June 23, 2017

Another busy summer at Brown will bring more than 8,000 high school students to campus along with scholars and professionals pursuing a wide range of interests, academic and otherwise.

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Social Sciences

Toulmin Foundation awards Brown research on male sexual and reproductive health

June 23, 2017

With the goal of impacting policy, Matthew Gutmann will lead a collaborative research project studying youths’ and men’s experiences around sexual and reproductive health in Mexico.

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Science and Technology

Sea sponges stay put with anchors that bend but don’t break

June 22, 2017

Understanding how the internal architecture of sea sponge anchors makes them flexible and strong could inform future human-made materials.

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In Washington Post forum, Paxson asserts the importance of freedom of expression

June 20, 2017

Amid the nationwide debate over free speech on campus, Brown President Christina Paxson and University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer defend the role that academic freedom plays in advancing knowledge.

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Social Sciences

Poll: Trump’s support declining in swing districts, gaining in Republican strongholds

June 20, 2017

A new survey by Brown’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy also finds low confidence in Congress, widespread support for healthcare for all.

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Entrepreneur and corporate professional to lead corporate relations for Brown

June 19, 2017

As executive director of corporate relations, Daniel Behr will work to deepen Brown’s collaboration with corporate and industrial partners and establish a new Office of Corporate Relations.

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Health and Medicine

Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease

June 16, 2017

Despite mixed evidence recently about an association between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease, a new study that analyzed more than 250,000 medical records suggests there is no link.

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What’s past is prologue: BCSC at 40

June 15, 2017

At the conclusion of the Brown Center for Students of Color’s 40th anniversary year, members of the Brown community reflect on pivotal historical moments for students of color on campus.

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Health and Medicine

Bess Marcus named next School of Public Health dean

June 14, 2017

Brown has appointed health behavior and exercise promotion expert Bess Marcus, a member of the Brown faculty from 1991 to 2011 and a senior leader at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, as the next dean of its School of Public Health.

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Science and Technology

Hot rocks, not warm atmosphere, led to relatively recent water-carved valleys on Mars

June 13, 2017

New research shows that water from melted snow and ice likely carved valley networks around Lyot crater on Mars.

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Brown honors 20 Providence high school grads with college scholarships

June 13, 2017

The awards, from Brown’s Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, will go to college-bound students from the city’s public high schools.

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Science and Technology

With 3-D printing, students create a ‘Wolverine’ arm for local 12-year-old

June 13, 2017

Taking advantage of 3-D printing technology, a group of students is creating fanciful but functional custom-made arms for local children with upper-arm anomalies.

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Health and Medicine

Lipscombe elected president of Society for Neuroscience

June 12, 2017

Brown University neuroscience professor Diane Lipscombe, director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science, has been elected the next president of the Society for Neuroscience.

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A spirit of service, on the Brown campus and beyond

June 9, 2017

As part of a wide range of Staff Development Day opportunities, colleagues from across campus engaged in community service projects at sites ranging from elementary schools to public parks.

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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions

June 7, 2017

From research on prosthetic limbs to devising new ways to experience opera, scholarship by Brown faculty members earned them recognition from prestigious national and international organizations this spring.

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Health and Medicine

Retinal cells go with the flow to assess own motion through space

June 7, 2017

A new study in Nature helps to explain how specialized retinal cells help stabilize vision by perceiving how their owner is moving.

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Health and Medicine

Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll

June 7, 2017

In a pair of studies of Rhode Island’s opioid overdose epidemic, Brown University researchers show that while heroin users appear desperate to avoid fentanyl, it’s killing more of them every year.

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Brown joins leading research universities’ pledge for climate action

June 5, 2017

President Paxson is among 12 university presidents who issued a joint commitment reaffirming progress on climate change.

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Science and Technology

New ceramic nanofiber ‘sponges’ could be used for flexible insulation, water purification

June 2, 2017

Ceramic materials tend to shatter when deformed, but new research shows a way of using ultra-thin ceramic nanofibers to make squishy, heat-resistant sponges with a wide variety of potential uses.

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Arts and Humanities

Bell Gallery presents new exhibitions by two New England artists

June 2, 2017

Exhibits by Kim Faler and Kai Franz will include sculpture, installation, performance, photography, drawing and video.

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Health and Medicine

Grant funds study of best practices in hospital care for elderly

June 2, 2017

Public health researchers have earned a $1.1 million grant to identify best practices at hospitals that provide cost-effective, high-quality care for Medicare recipients in need of post-discharge services.

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Study of kids with autism identifies hospitalization risk factors

June 2, 2017

With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care.

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Researchers flip the script on magnetocapacitance

June 1, 2017

The study demonstrates for the first time a new type of magnetocapacitance, a phenomenon that could be useful in the next generation of ‘spintronic’ devices.

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Health and Medicine

With state’s health department, students tackle hot topics in health care

June 1, 2017

With urgent health issues on the agenda such as hospital mergers and risky pregnancies, the Rhode Island Department of Health is engaging Brown students to pitch in, offering valuable opportunities to gain real-world research experience in return.

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Science and Technology

Like a slice of pizza, a curvature could give fish fins their strength

May 31, 2017

Brown University engineers have shown that applying curvature to the base of a fish fin can increase its stiffness, an effect that could underlie the maneuverability of fish and provide a new design concept for robotic swimmers.

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Passages: Former provost and professor of engineering and physics Maurice Glicksman

May 31, 2017

Glicksman, a physicist and engineer who advanced semiconductor sciences before serving as a senior academic leader at Brown, died on May 26, 2017.

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Fowl-mouthed study finds that diet shaped duck, goose beaks

May 30, 2017

An analysis of the relationship between diet and beak shape among waterfowl not only shows that feeding is likely the major influence that fits the bill, but also suggests that early birds of the order were likely more duck-like than goose-like.

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News and Events

Brown marks Commencement with urgency to make a positive impact

May 28, 2017

With joy, solemnity, celebration, humility, gratitude and more than a little celebrity, the Brown community came together for Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 26 to 28, guided by the spirit of working for a better future.

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Brown awards six honorary doctorates

May 28, 2017

During the 249th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 28, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees to a diverse group of scholars, artists and leaders recognized for their exceptional achievement in a variety of fields.

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President Christina Paxson: 'Live Courageously'

May 28, 2017

On Sunday, May 28, President Christina Paxson addressed the Class of 2017's bachelor's degree recipients as part of Brown's 249th Commencement.

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Adriel Barrios-Anderson: 'Silent Lessons'

May 28, 2017

Adriel Barrios-Anderson, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "Silent Lessons" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.

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Viet Nguyen: 'The Idea of Deserving'

May 28, 2017

Viet Nguyen, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "The Idea of Deserving" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.

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With advice from Daveed Diggs, Class of 2017 celebrates the Baccalaureate

May 27, 2017

The annual Commencement tradition for graduating seniors was marked by faith, gratitude and words of wisdom from Diggs, the award-winning performer and Brown alumnus.

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Ceremony recognizes graduating veterans, honors new captain, celebrates ROTC rebirth

May 27, 2017

In a joyous ceremony complete with a marriage proposal from one new U.S. Army officer to another from last year’s class of graduates, Brown celebrated its students’ commitment to the armed forces.

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Brown to confer 2,568 degrees at Sunday's Commencement

May 26, 2017

At its 249th Commencement on Sunday, May 28, Brown University will confer a total of 2,568 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.

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Brown Corporation approves strategic initiatives, elects new members, accepts $40M in gifts

May 26, 2017

During its annual Commencement week meeting, the University’s governing body also approved the awarding of more than 2,500 degrees at Sunday’s ceremonies.

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Health and Medicine

HIV patients sticking with therapy longer, Medicaid data show

May 26, 2017

A large new study based on Medicaid data identifies a clear trend of people staying on their HIV medications longer than they used to.

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Arts and Humanities

REX to design new performing arts center at Brown

May 26, 2017

With an approved location on College Hill, the planned state-of-the-art performance facility will be a hub for the arts on campus.

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The road to College Hill less traveled

May 25, 2017

Students in the Resumed Undergraduate Education program make their way to Brown in many different ways — the stories of three Class of 2017 graduates from the program illustrate the wealth of lived experience they bring to campus.

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Health and Medicine

University, medical foundations partner to create Brown Physicians, Inc.

May 25, 2017

By bringing together Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and six medical practices employing more than 500 doctors, BPI will enable a new level of coordination for research, teaching and clinical care in southern New England.

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