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A radically flexible space — Brown, REX preview Performing Arts Center design

February 13, 2019

New York-based architecture firm REX designed an academic and cultural building that is technologically sophisticated, highly flexible and adaptable to multiple art forms, yet intimate in scale and feel.

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For third year running, Brown is nation’s top Fulbright-producing university

February 11, 2019

With 35 students and recent graduates awarded Fulbright scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year, Brown again topped the list of institutions that have produced the most winners.

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Brown pledges to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2040

February 11, 2019

The goal to eliminate campus greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades includes taking immediate steps to reduce emissions by 75 percent below 2017-18 levels by 2025.

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News and Events

Brown Corporation approves budget, sets tuition for 2019-20

February 10, 2019

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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Global carbon price is key to confronting climate change, Kim says

February 7, 2019

In a wide-ranging discussion at the Watson Institute, Brown alumnus Jim Yong Kim stressed the importance of investment in renewable energy and reflected on his tenure as president of the World Bank Group.

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Science and Technology

New study reveals the ‘Hidden Figures’ of computational biology

February 7, 2019

Many women made significant contributions to population genetics as programmers but were not recognized as authors.

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Social Sciences

$5 million Mellon grant positions Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology for potential relocation

February 7, 2019

The award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable the Brown University museum to catalog, photograph and store its full collection in preparation for an anticipated move from Bristol to Providence.

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Science and Technology

Research details sticky situations at the nanoscale

February 7, 2019

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

February 6, 2019

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

February 1, 2019

From building a satellite to exploring immunology, virtual reality, and more, undergraduates are engaged in ambitious research.

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Information Ultra-Highway

February 1, 2019

Transmitting data via terahertz waves shows promise in unclogging the data logjam.

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The Real Costs of War

February 1, 2019

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

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Unpacking Mathematics

February 1, 2019

ICERM is advancing basic research and the next generation of top scientists.

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Eureka Moments

February 1, 2019

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

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Confronting Opioids

February 1, 2019

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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News and Events

Campaign giving to support Brown Athletics surpasses $100 million

January 31, 2019

With investments in coaching staff, facilities, recruiting and more, the BrownTogether campaign is significantly advancing the University’s goal of amplifying the scholar-athlete experience.

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Social Sciences

Archaeology students uncover hidden history of Providence

January 31, 2019

A student presentation kicks off Brown’s participation in a citywide, year-long collaboration spotlighting overlooked stories about Rhode Island’s past.

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Science and Technology

Graphene crinkles can be used as ‘molecular zippers’

January 31, 2019

New research shows that electrically charged crinkles in layered graphene can be useful in the directed self- assembly of molecules.

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News and Events

Brown president submits University response to proposed Title IX changes

January 29, 2019

In a message to the Brown community, University President Christina Paxson shared comments she sent to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding proposed changes to the way schools handle sexual misconduct complaints.

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Brown alumna Marguerite Joutz named chief of staff, assistant to president

January 28, 2019

After two years as confidential assistant to the editorial page editor at the New York Times, the Class of 2015 graduate will return to the Office of the President at Brown.

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Science and Technology

Two former NASA astronauts to headline Brown space exploration conference

January 25, 2019

Brown’s annual Space Horizons conference is a brainstorming session on what’s next in space exploration; presentations by former astronauts are free and open to the public.

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Health and Medicine

Over nine days in Woods Hole, first-year Brown grad students gain hands-on neuroscience experience

January 25, 2019

A nine-day NeuroPracticum hosted at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Cape Cod introduces first-year Brown graduate students to neuroscience techniques and the neuroscience community.

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Environment

Brown researcher sets up webcam to watch Maine ice disk

January 23, 2019

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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Immersive ‘Winternships’ offer undergrads two weeks to explore careers, make an impact

January 22, 2019

Offered over winter break in four cities across the U.S., the Brown CareerLAB opportunities provide students the chance to explore a potential career field — and make an impact — in just two weeks.

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Brown welcomes 46 new transfer and visiting students

January 22, 2019

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

As federal shutdown persists, Brown offers new measures to support affected students

January 18, 2019

For students from families in which members are affected federal employees, the University will offer interest-free extensions on tuition payments deadlines and emergency assistance for urgent needs.

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Health and Medicine

Firsthand accounts indicate fentanyl test strips are effective in reducing overdose risk

January 18, 2019

Young adults who use drugs find fentanyl test strips useful, residue testing more convenient and testing at home more private, a Brown study found.

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News and Events

University community mourns the loss of Brown graduate student

January 17, 2019

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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Solar and wind energy projects expected to offset 100 percent of Brown’s on-campus electricity use

January 17, 2019

A new Brown initiative with Constellation and Energy Development Partners will transform a former gravel pit in North Kingstown into Rhode Island’s highest-capacity contiguous solar generation project.

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Arts and Humanities

Bell Gallery presents ‘Recent Acquisitions: Photography and Abstraction’

January 15, 2019

The exhibition, opening on Saturday, Jan. 19, focuses on abstract photography from the gallery’s collection.

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Arts and Humanities

For Brown’s slavery and justice center, a legacy of scholarship at the five-year mark

January 10, 2019

Launched after Brown’s landmark Slavery and Justice report, the center is a powerhouse for research that is changing the way the world learns about legacies of slavery and the global slave trade.

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Social Sciences

Federal Reserve Board appoints Paxson deputy chair of Boston Fed

January 10, 2019

Christina Paxson, an economist, higher education leader and president of Brown University, will serve as deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for 2019.

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Health and Medicine

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in brain science

January 10, 2019

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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Highlighting Brown’s distinction in educational innovation

January 10, 2019

Learning at Brown is a collaborative, hands-on experience — one in which students often lead their own research projects or conduct research alongside their instructors.

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Social Sciences

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in economics

January 10, 2019

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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Arts and Humanities

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in the humanities

January 10, 2019

Humanities scholars at Brown are energizing comparative work that informs a deeper understanding of the most challenging questions of global common concern.

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News and Events

Summit explores ways to best meet mental health needs of Rhode Island college students

January 8, 2019

Brown President Christina Paxson emphasized the need for collaboration in a conversation with fellow Rhode Island college and university presidents about approaches to meeting students’ mental health needs.

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Science and Technology

Researchers detect age-related differences in DNA from blood

December 21, 2018

The DNA markers from the blood of healthy centenarians are more similar to those of people in their 20s than people in their 70s.

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News and Events

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

December 20, 2018

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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Science and Technology

Chemists create new quasicrystal material from nanoparticle building blocks

December 20, 2018

Brown University researchers have discovered a new type of quasicrystal, a class of materials whose existence was thought to be impossible until the 1980s.

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Environment

Michigan team’s findings on PFAS contaminants could inform broader approach to mitigation

December 19, 2018

Brown epidemiologist and associate dean David Savitz led the Michigan governor’s PFAS Science Advisory Committee, focusing on the health impacts of a class of toxic contaminants.

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News and Events

The year in stories

December 19, 2018

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

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iHub partnership selected as Rhode Island innovation campus

December 18, 2018

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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Health and Medicine

Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system, researchers find

December 18, 2018

A new study in mice unveils the role of vitamin A in immune system regulation, a finding that could assist in developing treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases as well as vitamin A deficiency.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s medical school formalized as academic partner for proposed health care affiliation

December 17, 2018

As Care New England, Brigham Health and Partners HealthCare begin state regulatory process, Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School to become the affiliation's primary academic research and teaching institution of record.

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Science and Technology

Massive new dark matter detector gets its ‘eyes’

December 17, 2018

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

December 17, 2018

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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From largest pool to date, Brown admits 769 early decision applicants

December 13, 2018

One year after the launch of the Brown Promise financial aid initiative, a total of 4,230 prospective students applied through the University’s early decision program.

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Social Sciences

Newly expanded Watson Institute opens the doors to Stephen Robert Hall

December 13, 2018

Slated to host its first classes this spring, the just-completed building is open to students and others for a series of study breaks in December.

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Social Sciences

Joe Biden on political divisiveness and running for president

December 10, 2018

In an event organized by the student-run Brown Lecture Board, former Vice President Joe Biden laid out his vision for political change and offered some clues about his plans for 2020.

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