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Environment

Tiny satellites reveal water dynamics in thousands of northern lakes

In a finding that has implications for how scientists calculate natural greenhouse gas emissions, a new study finds that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska vary during the summer much more than was assumed.
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News and Events

Brown Corporation approves budget, sets tuition for 2019-20

The approved $1.2-billion operating budget includes $143.1 million for undergraduate financial aid, a 5 percent increase in undergraduate student charges, and investments in strategic priorities across the University.
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Science and Technology

Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale

In a finding that will be useful in nanoscale engineering, Brown University researchers have shown that miniscule differences in the roughness of surfaces can have important effects on how they stick together.
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Science and Technology

HIV drug could treat Alzheimer’s, age-associated disorders

Research led by Brown found that blocking retrotransposon activity with a generic HIV/AIDS medication significantly reduces age-related inflammation in old mice and senescent human cells, providing hope for treating age-associated disorders.
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Sky's the Limit

From building a satellite to exploring immunology, virtual reality, and more, undergraduates are engaged in ambitious research.
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The Real Costs of War

A project established at Brown has become a key source about the post-9/11 War on Terror.
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Eureka Moments

In the expanding Carney Institute for Brain Science, discoveries are powering progress.
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Confronting Opioids

Jody Rich recalls sitting in the Rhode Island Medical Examiner’s office in Providence, a two-foot high stack of folders piled on the table in front of him.
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Environment

Brown researcher sets up webcam to watch Maine ice disk

Chris Horvat, a postdoctoral scholar whose regular research on polar ice floes is temporarily derailed by the government shutdown, is using a strange ice disk (and internet sensation) as a research analog for sea ice.
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News and Events

Brown welcomes 46 new transfer and visiting students

This year’s cohort of transfer and visiting students journeyed through the Van Wickle Gates to mark the official start to their Brown careers as the University’s newest scholars.
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News and Events

University community mourns the loss of Brown graduate student

A letter to Brown students, faculty and staff shared news of a tragic car accident that claimed the life of Class of 2018 alumna and current graduate student Maryori Conde; three others affiliated with the Brown community were injured.
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Health and Medicine

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in brain science

Brown researchers are building understanding of the brain, restoring movement for patients with paralysis, unlocking the secrets of devastating diseases and devising new treatments to address brain-related disorders.
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Social Sciences

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in economics

With an increased focus on unearthing novel data sources for analysis, Brown’s economics scholars are bringing new insights to complex problems and teaching the next generation of researchers and policymakers to do the same.
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News and Events

Brown plans new center, residence hall to integrate health and wellness programs

With generous support from the family of Duncan MacMillan and from Barry Sternlicht and Mimi Reichert Sternlicht, and with architect selection underway, the University’s vision for an integrated, state-of-the-art health and wellness center and residence hall is on a path toward realization.
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News and Events

The year in stories

Here are 21 of the year’s most noteworthy and best-loved stories from News from Brown.
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News and Events

iHub partnership selected as Rhode Island innovation campus

A partnership led by Brown, URI and two global startup accelerators has been selected to receive funding under a state program to boost the commercialization of research at Rhode Island universities.
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Science and Technology

Massive new dark matter detector gets its ‘eyes’

Brown University researchers have assembled two massive arrays of photomultiplier tubes, powerful light sensors that will serve as the "eyes" for the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector, which will start its search for dark matter particles in 2020.
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Social Sciences

Relocation of historic Sharpe House will unify history department

In a move that will create a unified location for Brown’s Department of History and free a site on The Walk for future development, the 446-ton building began its westbound journey on steerable dollies on Monday, Dec. 17.
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