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Health and Medicine

Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

January 9, 2023

A new study conducted by researchers at Brown and NYU provides additional evidence that expanding Medicaid can contribute to better health for new parents.

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Science and Technology

Passages: Professor of Physics Meenakshi Narain

January 4, 2023

A renowned physicist who collaborated with researchers globally and mentored young scientists exploring physics careers, Narain spent 15 years on the Brown faculty and was the first woman to chair the physics department.

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Science and Technology

How climate change impacts the Indian Ocean dipole, leading to severe droughts and floods

January 4, 2023

A study led by Brown researchers showed how melting ice water from massive glaciers can ultimately lead to droughts and flooding in East Africa and Indonesia.

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Health and Medicine

A type of simple, DIY air filter can be an effective way to filter out indoor air pollutants

December 23, 2022

A study from researchers at Brown University and Silent Spring Institute found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants.

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Health and Medicine

In some U.S. ZIP codes, young men face more risk of firearm death than those deployed in recent wars

December 22, 2022

A study led by Brown University researchers puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the U.S.

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News and Events

The year in stories — 2022

December 21, 2022

From historic milestones to memorable moments, calendar year 2022 marked a notable year in research, teaching and innovation at Brown University, as illustrated by these 21 stories.

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News and Events

Brown admits 879 early decision students to the undergraduate Class of 2027

December 20, 2022

Selected from a pool of 6,770 applicants, the admitted students reflect the University’s ongoing commitment to making a Brown education more accessible to students from every socioeconomic background.

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Arts and Humanities

In Archaeology of College Hill course, Brown students dig up Rhode Island history

December 20, 2022

Since 2015, students at Brown have been excavating a 19th-century Providence family home — unearthing stories about the booming local textile industry, the European immigrant experience and life in the Gilded Age.

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Arts and Humanities

Through workshops, grants and partnerships, Brown Arts Institute deepens ties with local artists

December 19, 2022

In recent years, BAI has cultivated close, long-term relationships with Providence-area creators through financial assistance, workshops and residencies — enriching the art scene and bolstering learning at Brown.

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Science and Technology

Study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics

December 19, 2022

Researchers from Brown and MIT suggest how scientists can circumvent the need for massive data sets to forecast extreme events with the combination of an advanced machine learning system and sequential sampling techniques.

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News and Events

Brown University men’s rugby team wins Collegiate Rugby Championship

December 15, 2022

The team claimed its first-ever national championship in Division I National Collegiate Rugby in a 21-5 victory over Queens University of Charlotte.

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News and Events

Accomplished engineer, academic leader Francis J. Doyle III appointed 14th provost of Brown University

December 15, 2022

The current dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will take on the role of Brown’s chief academic officer, effective July 1, 2023.

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News and Events

Two Brown University students awarded Marshall, Schwarzman scholarships

December 14, 2022

Class of 2022.5 member Max Pushkin will study at Oxford as a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, while senior Meghan Murphy will pursue a graduate degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.

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Environment

Hoping for a quieter city, residents look to Brown research lab to analyze noise pollution in Providence

December 11, 2022

By reporting noise levels across the city, Brown's Community Noise Lab is aiding local community members who are working to build awareness, action on the public health consequences of excessive noise exposure.

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News and Events

Photos: Brown Provost Richard M. Locke’s decade of distinguished leadership

December 8, 2022

After 10 years at Brown and seven as the University’s 13th provost, Locke will begin a new role as dean and vice president of Apple University next month.

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Arts and Humanities

Student-curated MFA Boston exhibition spotlights long-forgotten female Flemish painter

December 7, 2022

As part of a hands-on graduate practicum course, six Ph.D. students played a major role in curating an exhibition of 17th-century paintings by the female Flemish master Michaelina Wautier.

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Health and Medicine

Brown launches accelerated MPH for physicians, health professionals with advanced degrees

December 6, 2022

A one-year master of public health degree program will enable health care professionals to broaden their scope from patients to populations, thereby expanding the field of public health.

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Arts and Humanities

Veni, vidi, celebravi: Inside Brown’s 75-year-old Latin Carol Celebration

December 6, 2022

Since 1948, a spirited December event hosted by the Department of Classics has drawn hundreds of audience members from far and wide for performances, readings and carol singalongs in Latin, ancient Greek and Sanskrit.

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News and Events

Photos: Midyear Completion Celebration honors the Class of '22.5

December 3, 2022

On Saturday, Dec. 3, soon-to-be graduates and others from the Brown community gathered to recognize 235 ".5ers" who were set to complete their graduation requirements at the end of Fall 2022.

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Health and Medicine

Postpartum visits declined during COVID-19, especially among Black, young and uninsured women

December 2, 2022

A new study by researchers at Brown University showed that the pandemic further restricted access to postpartum care, potentially exacerbating existing health care disparities.

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News and Events

Brown University adds caste to nondiscrimination policy

December 1, 2022

The Brown Corporation amended the University’s policy on equal opportunity, nondiscrimination and affirmative action to safeguard against the possibility of caste-based discrimination.

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Health and Medicine

Brown funds three biomedical technologies with potential to improve patient safety, care

November 30, 2022

In its fourth year, Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact is advancing the commercialization of Brown research and supporting the creation of new products aimed at saving and improving lives.

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News and Events

Brown establishes Enrollment Division to align recruitment, financial aid and student records

November 30, 2022

Logan Powell, the University’s dean of undergraduate admission since 2016, will oversee the College Admission, Financial Aid and Registrar offices in the elevated role of associate provost for enrollment.

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News and Events

Midyear Completion students extol enthusiasm, empathy ahead of ceremony

November 30, 2022

At Brown’s Midyear Completion Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3, three student speakers will aim to inspire fellow students while honoring the unique achievements of this year’s .5ers.

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News and Events

Brown renames Graduate School diversity fellowships in honor of first Black Ph.D. alumna

November 29, 2022

The Mae Belle Williamson Simmons Diversity Fellowships honor the legacy of a trailblazing Providence native whose lasting impact on the field of child psychology belied a life and career that were cut short.

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University Initiatives

Dedicated kosher, halal and allergy-friendly kitchen spaces coming to Sharpe Refectory

November 22, 2022

The under-construction spaces, set to open in Fall 2023, deepen Brown’s commitment to supporting students from a wide range of religious identities and cultural backgrounds.

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News and Events

Young Entrepreneurs of Providence empowers local high schoolers to lead startups, communities

November 21, 2022

A semester-long after-school program led by Brown undergraduates at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship inspires Providence-area teens to build ventures that help to solve community challenges.

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News and Events

At Brown, Olivia Pichardo makes history as first woman on an NCAA Division I varsity baseball team

November 21, 2022

After an outstanding youth sports career, the first-year Brown University undergraduate was named to the Spring 2023 varsity baseball roster following a stellar walk-on tryout for the Bears.

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News and Events

Building Futures honors Brown with inaugural Impact via Apprenticeship Award

November 18, 2022

At a 15-year anniversary celebration held on Thursday, Nov. 17, Building Futures recognized the University for its long-term partnership in helping hundreds of Rhode Islanders to launch rewarding construction careers.

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Social Sciences

Brown’s new PPE Center applies a century-old framework to contemporary issues

November 17, 2022

Brown’s Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a new hub for research, teaching and debate, is blending old and new academic traditions to confront complex social problems facing the world in the 21st century.

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Student Life

Accessible, collaborative, visible: LGBTQ Center’s new home at Stonewall House opens

November 17, 2022

Thanks to a generous donation, Brown’s LGBTQ Center significantly expands space, programming and resources for the University’s queer community with its new location, known as Stonewall House.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers demonstrate in mice a new way to deliver medication to malignant brain tumors

November 16, 2022

The new approach effectively delivered anti-cancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice, increasing survival rates and informing a potential pathway for one day treating human patients with brain cancer.

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Health and Medicine

Why do children learn more quickly than adults? New study offers clues

November 15, 2022

A new study led by a team of Brown University neuroscientists details the brain mechanisms that allow children to learn more efficiently than adults.

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Health and Medicine

Brown, Lifespan, Care New England sign agreement to align research operations

November 15, 2022

The new agreement will create a unified, streamlined approach to administering health and medical research, positioning physicians and scientists to conduct more research to benefit patients and populations.

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News and Events

Brown commits to all-union labor, Building Futures support on construction projects over $25 million

November 14, 2022

Deepening its economic impact and commitment to supporting construction careers for local residents, Brown signed a labor agreement with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Building Futures.

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News and Events

In campus discussion, Questlove talks ‘Summer of Soul,’ preserving Black history

November 12, 2022

In a conversation held at the Watson Institute, the director of “Summer of Soul” shared how he resurrected 50-year-old, never-before-seen Harlem concert footage — and revealed what he left on the cutting room floor.

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News and Events

Veterans Day ceremony at Brown honors the service of veterans past, present and future

November 11, 2022

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Gilbert Cisneros joined University leaders, student veterans and Brown ROTC students in celebrating the service of the nation’s military members.

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Social Sciences

Six takeaways from the 2022 midterm elections, according to Brown political experts

November 10, 2022

At a panel discussion following Election Day, political scientists from Brown discussed what the midterms revealed about Americans’ views, traditional polling practices and the two major parties.

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Student Life

U.S. Navy veteran dives deep into Brown’s Open Curriculum

November 10, 2022

From environmental science and astrophysics to photography and mentorship opportunities, student veteran Terren Wise is charting a new course at Brown after nine years of military service.

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Arts and Humanities

Iconic director, choreographer Bill T. Jones invites students, scholars and local community members onstage

November 9, 2022

Two dozen Brown community members and Providence-area residents recently had the rare chance to perform in “What Problem?,” directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, at the VETS Auditorium.

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Health and Medicine

Psychological distress an important, easy-to-measure indicator of cardiovascular risk

November 7, 2022

A study led by Brown researchers found that a brief screener for psychological distress can be an efficient way to assess patient risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Health and Medicine

At overdose events, arrests by police and combative behavior are rare, study finds

November 7, 2022

An analysis of police reports in one Rhode Island city found few overdose situations involve safety concerns that required the presence of law enforcement.

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News and Events

‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ author: ‘We haven’t loved the land enough’

November 4, 2022

At the end of a three-day residency at Brown, bestselling author and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer took part in a panel discussion focused in part on how Indigenous knowledge can help address climate change.

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Health and Medicine

Extreme temperatures take deadly toll on people in Texas prisons, study finds

November 4, 2022

A research team led by scholars from Brown University found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions.

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Health and Medicine

As Election Day nears, student-led nonprofit connects hospitalized patients to the ballot box

November 3, 2022

By increasing awareness and access to last-minute emergency ballots, the non-partisan organization Patient Voting makes it possible for unexpectedly hospitalized patients to vote.

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News and Events

Photos: From a midnight organ recital to 'Chew or Treat,' students get into the Halloween spirit

November 3, 2022

College Hill came to life with creativity, camaraderie and community during the Halloween season with a variety of spooky events and activities, both new and old.

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Social Sciences

In its second year, Military Fellows program continues to bridge the civilian-military divide

November 2, 2022

The Watson Institute’s expanding Military Fellows program brings U.S. and international defense professionals to Brown for a year of courses, seminars and problem-solving conversations with policymakers and researchers.

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Science and Technology

Researchers develop new technology that could enable better control systems for prosthetic limbs

October 31, 2022

Team from MIT and Brown demonstrates the accuracy and safety of using magnetic sensors to track muscle length during movement, which could make it easier for people with amputations to control prosthetic limbs.

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News and Events

Brown wins historic preservation award for relocation, renovation of Sharpe House

October 31, 2022

The Providence Preservation Society hailed the University’s “creative approach” to conserving the 1873 building, which houses part of the Department of History.

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Health and Medicine

Summit at Brown encourages health, medical careers for kids from underrepresented groups

October 29, 2022

Children and families convened with students, faculty and professionals at the Black Men in White Coats youth summit, focused on encouraging careers and strengthening the future of health and medicine in Rhode Island.

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