Using data from FIFA, Brown epidemiologists developed a tracking tool aimed at assisting public health experts in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.
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All News Vartan Gregorian Elementary School fifth graders shared original poems created during a writing residency led by Eleni Sikelianos, a professor of literary arts at Brown, and her students.
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With a course offered this past spring semester, professors and students alike have begun grappling with the role automated AI agents have in teaching students the basics of software development.
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Speaking before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee, public health researcher Christopher Whaley called upon Congress to improve healthcare price and organizational transparency.
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University Initiatives
With major strides toward decarbonization, Brown to create sustainable thermal energy system
Following a milestone 75% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, the University will establish a new campus heating network that reduces emissions and dramatically increases efficiency and resiliency.
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Recent Highlights
All News The prolific and preeminent historian of the American Revolution who taught at Brown for nearly four decades died on Sunday, June 7, at age 92.
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With a focus on community connections, resilience and growth, Staff Development Day offered nearly 1,700 Brown staff members a full day of workshops, tours, community engagement opportunities and more.
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To help local teens enjoy one of high school’s milestone events, Brown faculty, staff and students joined the Providence Public School District’s collection drive: “Sometimes being supportive is much simpler.”
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At the College Sailing Open Fleet Race National Championship, the Bears secured a historic win, earned individual honors and reinforced the team’s place among the nation’s top programs.
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In her annual Commencement address, Brown President Christina H. Paxson urged graduating seniors to let the friction of the last four years turn them into courageous people.
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In a Commencement celebration on the College Green, graduates Zein Faheem and Caelle Joseph offered reflections and advice in addresses to their peers, family members and friends.
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With advice on the power of curiosity from the award-winning writer, the Class of 2026 celebrated the Baccalaureate with a lively service marked by wisdom and hope.
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Brown selected the esteemed, Boston-based practice for its experience designing spaces that encourage innovative research and teaching, and its impressive portfolio of projects in historic urban contexts.
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In another high honor for the 2016 Nobel Laureate, the longtime Brown University professor of physics has been elected to the world’s oldest continuously operating scientific society.
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News and Events
Brown Corporation elects eight new trustees
Brown’s governing body elected each new member based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.
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Brown and Providence
Across education, research, community engagement and the economy, Brown University is deeply intertwined with its home city of Providence, Rhode Island. From improving medical care and public health, to supporting local schools and fueling the regional economy, Brown’s commitment to the success of the local community is reflected in many ways.
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Science and Technology
In a potential nanoscale breakthrough, scientists at Brown reveal 80-atom boron ‘buckyball’
Chemists at Brown University have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs, which launched the nanotechnology revolution, have a cousin made from 80 atoms of the element boron.
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Researchers found that postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.
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Researchers explored the links between the adolescent dopamine system and cannabis use frequency, amount and addiction severity.
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Health and Medicine
Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns
A new study led by epidemiologists at Brown University found that among firearm owners, less safe storage was associated with higher blood lead levels in children.
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Brown University researchers found that for adolescents, exposure to violence is strongly associated with increased usage of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
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In a study published in Science, researchers used silver nanoparticles to assemble a theorized, but never-before observed crystal metallic structure.
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A new method called PackUV compresses massive 3D video data into everyday video formats, potentially bringing immersive video experiences closer to home televisions and computers.
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A study co-authored by a Brown University computational cognitive neuroscientist showed how an SSRI improves cognitive flexibility, suggesting a new way of thinking about obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Brown University researchers used Medicare claims to track results of primary care practices after private equity firms acquired them, revealing surprising findings.
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The analysis by Brown University researchers offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Medicare Advantage insurance broker market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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A study of ancient lake sediments reveals that a recent wildfire high in the Rwenzori Mountains was the first in 12 millennia, signaling a novel threat to Africa’s unique alpine ecosystems.
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Genetically modified nematodes provide a new disease model to screen potential treatments for a rare neurogenetic disorder that has no cure.
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A study led by Brown University researchers suggests that expanded health insurance coverage may significantly improve survival and care quality in this high-risk population.
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Researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health and the Columbia University School of Public Health found that urban communities isolated by roadways and traffic patterns are associated with more schizophrenia-related hospital visits.
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Researchers from Brown, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, developed a new approach to measuring cell elasticity, a factor of emerging importance in human health.
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New research shows that AI language models can develop a mathematical “understanding” that differentiates between events that are commonplace, improbable, impossible or just plain nonsense.
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Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Micro maestro
Student Stories
See more stories Through a self-designed independent concentration, the Brown University senior has used art and design to expand agency, dignity and representation for people with disabilities.
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After a life-saving liver transplant at 17, the Brown University senior and standout squash player has embraced a life driven by resilience, community and gratitude.
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The Brown University junior balances a dedication to public affairs and documentary filmmaking with a personal calling as a caregiver and advocate for families confronting dementia.
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Arts and Humanities
Chanelle Dupuis: Finding sweet success in smell studies at Brown
The doctoral candidate is leveraging Brown's culture of open inquiry to advance research on the sense of smell through French language and literature, neuroscience and history.
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Brown University senior Elijah Golden pursues a varied academic and extracurricular life at Brown while also performing and touring with his family’s three-generation country music band.
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The Brown University senior and head conductor of the Brown Band embraces a wide range of musical, academic and volunteer pursuits as he marches toward a career in medicine.
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The Brown Ph.D. student collaborates with psychologists and computer scientists across campus to find ways AI can support, but not replace, human-centered mental health counseling.
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Informed by her Nigerian-American identity and guided by her spiritual compass, the Brown University senior is advancing migration-policy research, humanitarian law and public service.
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Whether she’s captaining the men’s club hockey team or participating as the first openly autistic cast member on “Survivor,” the Brown graduate student in fluid and thermal science finds success in authenticity.
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As she investigates cancer treatments and pursues her own path toward becoming a physician-scientist, the Brown University doctoral student is supporting fellow Indigenous students interested in science and medicine.
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Wounded in a school shooting in California in 2019, the Brown sophomore has dedicated herself to preventing gun violence nationwide, harnessing her education at Brown to forge a career in advocacy.
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Through determination, courage and a supportive community, LePage is flourishing as a nontraditional student at Brown and using her own experiences to help others on campus and beyond.
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Through the installation of educational public art in urban neighborhoods, the Brown sophomore hopes to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired community.
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From a small farm in Hawaii to College Hill to the corridors of the White House, Brown senior Kaliko Kalāhiki is making inroads as an advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, queer visibility and sustainable land use.
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Science and Technology
Eric Ewing: Helping multi-robot research lift off at Brown and beyond
Advancing a commitment to accessible robotics education, the Ph.D. student is researching how to simultaneously control multiple drones and teaching others how to build and operate them.
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