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Asked whether the economy is doing well, Americans do not see eye to eye, according to a new poll from Brown’s Taubman Center — they do agree that the government cannot be trusted and that school safety is under threat.
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Health and Medicine
A game-changer in the fight against Ebola
Dr. Adam Levine, an emergency physician and leader of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, played a key role on a clinical trial evaluating promising new treatments for Ebola virus disease.
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Computer models focused on current and potential policy decisions could help shed light on the future of migration caused by sea level rise, concluded a team of scholars that included Brown demographer Elizabeth Fussell.
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Science and Technology
Applied mathematics, medical professors at Brown named AAAS fellows
Professors Kavita Ramanan and Dr. Jack Wands earned recognition for their distinguished contributions to science by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific body.
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Science and Technology
Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn
Researchers using the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope have taken a new and significant step toward detecting a signal from the period in cosmic history when the first stars lit up the universe.
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Science and Technology
Brown cryptography expert testifies on data security before U.S. House committee
Seny Kamara, an associate professor of computer science, told a U.S. House Financial Services Committee Task Force that there is more that companies could be doing to keep sensitive financial data safe.
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News and Events
Brown senior named one of nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholars
Camila Pelsinger, an international relations concentrator from San Francisco, will pursue graduate studies at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for international study.
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University Initiatives
Brown joins legal brief to urge continued practical training for international students
The future of Optional Practical Training, a long-standing federal program that enables temporary employment for international students at American colleges and universities, is at stake in a U.S. District Court case.
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Aiming to reduce treatment gaps and guide state policy, a diverse set of voices from Brown University and the State of Rhode Island developed a cascade of care model for opioid use disorder.
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Brown President Christina H. Paxson discussed college affordability and other opportunities and challenges alongside other leaders at a Boston Globe discussion on the future of Rhode Island.
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Science and Technology
Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal
In a finding that reveals an entirely new state of matter, research published in the journal Science shows that Cooper pairs, electron duos that enable superconductivity, can also conduct electricity like normal metals do.
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Science and Technology
National Society of Black Physicists conference comes to Providence
Stephon Alexander, Brown professor and president-elect of the National Society for Black Physicists, discusses the organization’s annual conference, which comes to Providence for the first time this year.
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Two reports released by the Costs of War project, based at Brown, provide a comprehensive estimate of the financial and human cost of America’s post-9/11 wars.
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Using orbital instruments to peer into Jezero crater, the landing site for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, researchers found deposits of hydrated silica, a mineral that’s great at preserving microfossils and other signs of life.
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Matthew Gutmann’s book “Are Men Animals?”, out on Tuesday, Nov. 12, traces the origins of the claim that “boys will be boys” — and refutes it.
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University Initiatives
Brown to double number of U.S. military veterans enrolled as undergrads by 2024
At Brown’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, President Christina H. Paxson announced plans for increased financial aid for student veterans, need-blind and test-optional admission policies and new partnerships to increase the number of veterans at Brown.
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Science and Technology
Tackling turbulence: Researchers to take new look at an old problem in physics
Physics professor Brad Marston is part of an international project supported by a $4 million grant from the Simons Foundation to study turbulence, one of the great unsolved problems of classical physics.
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News and Events
Susan Rice: Love fiercely, but not uncritically
In a visit hosted by Brown University’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, the former national security advisor shared crucial — and surprising — insights from her decades-long diplomatic career.
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A Warren Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital cancer physician collaborates with molecular researcher to study use of nanotechnology to deliver medicine inside cancer cells.
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Science and Technology
New federal awards highlight Brown’s quantum expertise across academic departments
Leveraging expertise across engineering, chemistry and more, Brown physicists are leading four new federally funded research projects in quantum science.
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Science and Technology
$2 million grant will support development of ‘magnetic camera’
Researchers at Brown will build quantum mechanical magnetic camera to image magnetic fields, which could help in better understanding and manipulating quantum materials.
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Arts and Humanities
Faculty artist brings bold, bright colors to the Bell Gallery
“Luscious: Paintings and Drawings by Wendy Edwards,” an exhibition of selected works by the Brown professor of visual art, offers an artistic chronicle of 40 years of travel, life changes and perspective shifts.
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New research analyzing the diets and microbiomes of 33 large-herbivore species in Kenya yields surprising findings about the interplay between animal evolution, behavior and the gut microbiome.
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Science and Technology
Scientists reveal the physics of Jackson Pollock’s painting technique
A study finds that Pollock’s “drip” technique was geared to avoid a classic fluid mechanical instability, whether he was aware of it or not.
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Nearly $6.8 million in new federal grants will enable researchers to collaborate with agencies across the state, including the Rhode Island Department of Health, to investigate innovative ways to tackle the opioid crisis.
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Celebration recognizes the impact already being made in the collaborative, configurable space home to the Nelson Center, recently recognized as one of the globe’s outstanding emerging entrepreneurship centers.
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University Initiatives
Brown publishes gift acceptance policy reflecting updates approved by Corporation
Updated policy further defines the principles by which gifts are accepted that advance Brown’s mission.
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Arts and Humanities
Brown archaeologists, students dig up new insights in Central Greece
Recent discoveries by Brown faculty and students at the ancient Koutroulou Magoula settlement have prompted scholars to reconsider their assumptions about the Middle Neolithic period.
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As Brown’s distinctive, student-driven approach to teaching and learning marks its 50th anniversary, weekend events honored the pioneers who paved its way and enabled students and families to hear from alumni about its impact on lives and careers.
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Science and Technology
New augmented reality system lets smartphone users get hands-on with virtual objects
Developed at Brown University, a new augmented reality system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cell phone screens and lets people interact with those object by hand as if they were really there.
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Science and Technology
Galapagos sea life study highlights importance of biodiversity in the face of climate change
Study of wave turbulence suggests that highly mobile species and more diverse ecological communities may be more resilient to the effects of changing environmental conditions.
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Students report increased trust in the University and knowledge of resources related to sexual and gender-based misconduct, but the prevalence of incidents reported makes clear that sexual assault remains a significant issue at Brown and on campuses nationwide.
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News and Events
South Street Landing wins top National Preservation Award
After sitting abandoned for more than two decades, the building’s redevelopment spurred revitalization efforts throughout Providence’s Jewelry District.
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Science and Technology
Study suggests ice on lunar south pole may have more than one source
New research sheds light on the ages of ice deposits reported in the area of the Moon’s south pole — information that could help identify the sources of the deposits and help in planning future human exploration.
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Jessica Meir will answer questions from Brown students and community members during a live video downlink from the International Space Station.
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Building on a decades-long legacy of research, teaching and community partnerships, scholars at Brown are taking steps toward an undergraduate concentration in Native American and indigenous studies.
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University Initiatives
New podcast spotlights faculty research at Brown
“Faculty in Focus,” hosted by University Provost Richard Locke, features interviews with faculty members about their research and its impact on society.
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Science and Technology
New production technique for high-performance polymer could make for better body armor
Using a new composite nanoparticle catalyst, Brown University researchers have shown they can make degradation-resistant PBO, a polymer used to make body armor and other high-performance fabrics.
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New study spotlights mismatch between number of deaths in children age 1 to 18 and research to understand, prevent and treat the reasons for those deaths.
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Science and Technology
Study of past California wildfire activity suggests climate change will worsen future fires
A new study finds that climate has been the dominant controller of wildfire activity in the Sierra Nevada region over the past 1,400 years, suggesting that future climate change is poised to make fires worse.
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The Foundation’s award will enable the University to bring new life to research topics in the humanities, expanding Brown’s portfolio of original scholarship presented in enhanced forms.
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With references to Brown’s earlier advocacy on DACA, amicus brief argues that rescinding the program would deprive the nation of the contributions of DACA students, some of the most gifted and motivated young people in the world.
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The three-story, 22,500-square-foot facility will build on the teams’ success and reflects Brown’s commitment to enhancing the student-athlete experience.
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Brown University researchers, surgeons from Rhode Island Hospital and private partners will develop and test a device aimed at bridging the gap in neural circuitry created by spinal cord injury, in the hope of restoring muscle control and sensation.
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University Initiatives
Brown eliminates GRE test requirement for 24 doctoral programs
In enabling Ph.D. program leaders to drop the requirement to submit test scores, the Graduate School looks to attract talented, high-achieving students from an increasingly diverse pool of candidates.
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Arts and Humanities
Fall arts events at Brown bring a diversity of voices to College Hill
Concerts, talks, exhibitions and symposia will demonstrate and celebrate the diversity at Brown and in Providence.
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The new book by Brown physicist S. James Gates Jr. and Cathie Pelletier tells the stories of astronomers who worked for a decade to get images of a solar eclipse, which ultimately showed Einstein’s theory of relativity was correct.
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News and Events
With 12.4% return, Brown endowment grows to record $4.2 billion
The endowment’s strong performance was broad-based across the portfolio and bolstered by protecting capital during stock market declines.
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Science and Technology
Picture this: ICERM program explores the imagery of mathematics
“Illustrating Mathematics,” a program happening throughout the semester at Brown’s national mathematics institute, aims to aid research and public engagement with math through visual representation.
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