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Brown welcomes talented group of 62 new faculty members

September 6, 2022

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the scholars join the Brown community this year to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

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Student Life

Brown’s newest students, by the numbers

September 2, 2022

A total of 3,203 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students begin studies at Brown this fall — here’s a look at who is arriving on College Hill.

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Social Sciences

Michael Ochoa: Growing food and building community with the African Alliance of Rhode Island

September 1, 2022

As an iProv summer fellow, the rising Brown sophomore led pop-up farmers markets with the Providence nonprofit to bring locally grown, affordable produce to communities where fresh foods are harder to access.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers discover how a brain area implicated in Alzheimer’s may be vulnerable to degeneration

September 1, 2022

In a finding that could inform therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, a team of Brown University neuroscientists reports on a mechanism of degeneration for the locus coeruleus region of the brain.

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News and Events

With new senior leadership role, Brown to strengthen commitment to Providence and Rhode Island

August 31, 2022

As Brown’s first vice president for community engagement, Mary Jo Callan will grow positive engagement locally by developing, leading and coordinating programs, partnerships and other activities.

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Science and Technology

With superconducting diodes, scholars advance work toward ultra-efficient quantum electronic devices

August 30, 2022

A research team including Brown University faculty and students created a superconducting diode without a magnetic field in multi-layer graphene, a development that could form the basis for future “lossless” electronics.

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Environment

Nina Lee: Investigating the impact of noise pollution on children’s health outcomes

August 30, 2022

As a research assistant in the Brown Community Noise Lab, Nina Lee has spent years monitoring noise levels across New England, advocating for environmental justice every step of the way.

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Science and Technology

Allen Dufort: Coding a cutting-edge space telescope

August 25, 2022

As a software engineer intern, Allen Dufort is supporting a Brown physicist’s NASA-funded project to help build a telescope that will enable the study of distant planets.

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News and Events

After 15 years leading Brown financial aid, Dean Jim Tilton to retire

August 25, 2022

Since joining the University as dean of financial aid in 2006, the longtime education leader has helped to grow Brown’s financial aid program into one of the most comprehensive and inclusive in the country.

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News and Events

$10 million gift endows vice president for athletics and recreation position at Brown

August 24, 2022

The gift from Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and Ann S. Mencoff will support M. Grace Calhoun and fellow athletics leaders in implementing a new strategic plan for Brown’s Division of Athletics and Recreation.

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Social Sciences

To advance research on incarceration, Brown acquires personal papers of prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

August 24, 2022

The prison records, correspondence and artwork of Abu-Jamal, and related materials from advocate Johanna Fernández, will anchor a collection at the John Hay Library focused on first-person accounts of incarceration.

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Science and Technology

Using new technique, researchers make surprising discoveries about how flies’ brains respond to tastes

August 22, 2022

The study is an example of how brain imaging technology — in this case developed by researchers at Brown University — can be adapted to advance knowledge of brain processes and prompt new questions about behavior.

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Science and Technology

Rebecca Ward-Diorio: Diving deep into research in the Galápagos

August 22, 2022

In a culmination of her Brown biology education, the rising senior is studying the biodiversity of marine life in the Galápagos Islands for the effects of decreased human presence due to the pandemic.

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Science and Technology

Girls Get Math program helps high school girls build confidence in math and science

August 18, 2022

By nurturing interest in math, a weeklong program led by Brown's mathematics institute aims to expand interest and access to STEM career opportunities for young women.

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Environment

Victor Beck: Healing forests and underserved communities in northern California

August 18, 2022

Under the shade of redwood trees, Victor Beck and other queer students of color from Brown are working with a Black and Indigenous land collective to restore and steward a 900-acre forest.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown anthropologist to deliver prestigious lecture series on ancient Mayan glyphs

August 17, 2022

As the 2023 A.W. Mellon Lecturer in the Fine Arts, Stephen Houston will provide insight on the “wild, raucous energy” of ancient Mayan glyphs at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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Environment

Olivia McClain: Exploring hyperlocal air pollution in Providence

August 17, 2022

As a summer research assistant in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, McClain is supporting research and building community connections.

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Social Sciences

Collaboration is key to solving the climate crisis, new IBES director says

August 17, 2022

Kim Cobb, who joined the University in July as director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, described how scholars and communities can work together to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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News and Events

Provost Richard M. Locke to step down as Brown provost in December 2022

August 11, 2022

Following nearly a decade of distinguished leadership at Brown University, Locke is named vice president and dean of Apple University.

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Science and Technology

NASA fellowship to fund Brown physicist’s work on groundbreaking lunar telescope

August 10, 2022

Jonathan Pober, an assistant professor of physics, was one of six early-career researchers from across the U.S. to receive NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics.

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Health and Medicine

Brown professors offer a program to reduce suicide in high-risk individuals

August 10, 2022

A new guide for clinicians, researchers and mental health practitioners details an evidence-based suicide prevention program to save lives and reduce strain on an overtaxed mental health care system.

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Social Sciences

People who disagree with scientists often overestimate their own scientific knowledge, study finds

August 9, 2022

After surveying thousands of Americans on the COVID-19 vaccine, climate change and other contested issues, scholars found a correlation between how much people think they know and deviation from scientific consensus.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown’s Pre-College Programs welcome increasing share of students from Providence

August 8, 2022

To fuel college access and readiness, Brown University and the Providence Public School District have expanded student outreach and support to recruit and enroll more Providence high school students in Pre-College Programs.

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Arts and Humanities

Lynda Umuhoza: Teaching coding to local campers and inspiring the next generation of women in tech

August 4, 2022

As an iProv summer fellow, the rising Brown sophomore created a new coding class for local students attending summer day camp at Providence recreation centers.

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News and Events

Brown urges Supreme Court to uphold admissions programs that enable all types of diversity among students

August 2, 2022

As the nation’s highest court prepares to hear two major cases this fall, Brown University and 14 peer colleges and universities argued the importance of race-conscious admissions decisions in an amicus brief.

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News and Events

Research teams at Brown to investigate solutions to nine pressing pandemic challenges

July 29, 2022

The projects, which address problems ranging from mental health to food security to the impact on K-12 education, will receive $643,029 in research support from a new Peter G. Peterson Foundation fund.

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Health and Medicine

Brown epidemiologist breaks down ‘forever chemicals’ and the research on their health effects

July 28, 2022

As communities confront the persistent presence of chemical pollutants, Joseph Braun, an associate professor of epidemiology, discusses new research findings and what individuals can do to decrease their exposure.

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Science and Technology

John Michael Slezak: Researching the risks, impacts of nuclear war with the Nuclear Threat Initiative

July 28, 2022

As a summer intern at the Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington, D.C., the rising Brown junior is combining his love for science with a driving interest to ensure that policy decisions on complex issues are evidence-backed.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers aim to save lives by testing illicit drugs for secret, often-deadly ingredients

July 27, 2022

A partnership with local harm reduction organizations and Rhode Island Hospital’s toxicology lab aims to decrease overdose deaths by revealing the amount of fentanyl and other unknown substances in the local drug supply.

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News and Events

Bold, colorful new public art installations come to College Hill

July 26, 2022

In the last year, a diverse collection of sculptures, murals and mixed-media installations by internationally renowned artists Damien Hirst, Rebecca Warren and Sol LeWitt has come to Brown.

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University Initiatives

Brown celebrates 40 years of Pre-College programs for high schoolers, locally and globally

July 25, 2022

Since the early 1980s, the University has offered a taste of college academics and extracurricular experiences — based on Brown’s distinctive strengths — through a diverse lineup of academic programs for young students.

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Arts and Humanities

Summer institute empowers high schoolers to confront historical, contemporary injustices

July 22, 2022

With a deeper telling of Indigenous and African American histories, a pilot summer institute led by Brown’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice aimed to both teach and inspire students.

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Science and Technology

Defense Department to fund Brown faculty work on neural networks for AI

July 20, 2022

George Karniadakis, a professor of applied math and engineering, was one of nine faculty scientists and engineers from across the U.S. to receive a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship.

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Social Sciences

Renovation of Churchill House, Rites and Reason Theatre to usher in new era for Africana studies

July 20, 2022

The 50-year home to Africana studies at Brown, Churchill House will undergo an expansion to make room for new faculty, give graduate students more space, and create new opportunities for one of America’s oldest Black theaters.

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Social Sciences

Study identifies barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the powerful influence of family and friends

July 20, 2022

Research led by staff from Brown’s Policy Lab found that perceptions of others’ behavior predict intentions to get vaccinated, raising implications and questions around public health policy and intervention strategies.

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News and Events

Academic strength, inclusion and collaboration among top priorities of Graduate School's interim dean

July 18, 2022

Thomas A. Lewis will lead the school by tapping into the values that distinguish the graduate education experience at Brown — productive collaboration, effective communication and comprehensive student support.

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Health and Medicine

New medical school enrichment course offers local high school students a taste of medicine

July 18, 2022

Summer pathways programs welcome students from nearby Rhode Island cities to Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School to find out what it’s like to pursue a career in medicine.

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Social Sciences

Using newly unsealed archives, Brown professor takes fresh lens to Pope Pius XII at war

July 15, 2022

Professor David Kertzer and his research team delved into the controversial question of Pius XII during WW-II, specifically tackling his failure to publicly condemn the Holocaust.

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Science and Technology

Brown professor develops AI system to detect danger in blood vessels

July 15, 2022

The lab of George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics and engineering, leads the charge of developing physics-informed neural networks to diagnose and predict the severity of arterial aneurysms.

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Environment

Brown researchers turn up the heat on climate change solutions

July 15, 2022

From researching the history of Indigenous land stewardship to developing nonpartisan policy ideas, collaborative scholarship at Brown aims to overcome obstacles to meaningful action on climate change.

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Arts and Humanities

Expressive arts program at Brown grants freedom of movement, peace of mind

July 15, 2022

Co-founded by distinguished lecturer Julie A. Strandberg and her former student, Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) symposiums enable people with certain neurological disorders to find joy, connection and longed-for freedom.

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Health and Medicine

For Brown biostatistician, machine learning is key to unraveling DNA

July 15, 2022

Lorin Crawford, an assistant professor at Brown’s School of Public Health, takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding gene interactions.

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Social Sciences

Program spearheaded by Brown’s Annenberg Institute translates research into results for educators

July 15, 2022

In partnership with the policy group Results for America, EdResearch for Recovery provides resources to effectively implement evidence-based strategies in schools nationwide to combat pandemic-related learning losses.

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Health and Medicine

Ashish Jha: Moving the needle on public health

July 15, 2022

Ashish K. Jha, dean of the School of Public Health, unravels the pandemic’s most teachable moments and how to apply them to the way public health research is conducted at Brown and beyond.

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Arts and Humanities

'Creatively driven': First artistic director details vision, priorities for Brown Arts Institute

July 15, 2022

Avery Willis Hoffman, artistic director of the Brown Arts Institute, shares how the fruitful intertwining of scholarship, research and practice will shape the future of the arts at Brown.

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Science and Technology

At home, on College Hill and off-campus, undergraduate research maintains momentum

July 15, 2022

From conducting fluid dynamics experiments in a home lab to spearheading a statewide COVID-19 relief plan, Brown undergraduate students pursued, developed and adapted research projects despite challenges posed by the pandemic.

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Health and Medicine

Scientists at Brown develop new method and device to isolate single cells using electric fields

July 14, 2022

The new process, which is more effective and efficient than conventional methods, has the potential to significantly impact cancer diagnostics as well as other fields of research.

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News and Events

Photos: With support from Brown, a new nook for young readers at Providence Public Library

July 13, 2022

Brown President Christina H. Paxson and others visited PPL to tour the remodeled library and visit the newest addition to its children’s space — the Brown University Reading Nook.

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Health and Medicine

Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia, study finds

July 13, 2022

A study of patients in Taiwan led by a researcher at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School showed an association between hypothyroidism and dementia in older adults.

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News and Events

Topping-off ceremony celebrates future Brook Street residence hall

July 11, 2022

When completed next year, the two-building project will house roughly 350 third- and fourth-year undergraduate students, inspiring community connections and alleviating the demand for off-campus rental units on College Hill.

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