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Brown faculty member wins Carnegie fellowship

Associate Professor Prerna Singh will use her award for research that compares how India and China approach combatting contagious disease at the national level.
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Brown to confer seven honorary degrees

Brown University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of scholars, community leaders, activists and artists during its 250th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 27.
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Photos: A Day on College Hill 2018

For the first time, Brown organized two weekends of introductory experiences and activities for students admitted to the University's Class of 2022.
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Brown celebrates a thriving set of partnerships with Providence schools

The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence marks its five-year anniversary this spring — but it’s just one illustration of the many ways in which Brown and the city’s schools work together to enrich educational opportunities.
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Photos: Classroom visits at the D'Abate Elementary School

A visit to the William D'Abate Elementary School offered Brown President Christina Paxson the opportunity to meet with both D'Abate students and the Brown students who teach chess, crafts and more as part of an after-school partnership run by the University's Swearer Center.
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Brown junior named Truman Scholar

Dorothy Jiang, one of only 59 undergraduates nationwide to receive the prestigious public service scholarship, will use it to further her work as a community advocate and policymaker.
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Brown to host fifth annual robot block party

From preschoolers to professors, thousands of attendees are expected on Sunday to check out robotic technologies developed in the Ocean State and beyond.
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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to visit Brown on April 25

In the 97th Ogden Memorial Lecture, the former governor and U.S. presidential candidate will discuss the need to rebuild U.S. institutions and support opportunities for success for all Americans.
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With record applications, Brown admits 2,566 to Class of 2022

The University made offers of admission to next year’s incoming undergraduate class, the first to be admitted under the Brown Promise initiative, which will eliminate loans from University undergraduate aid packages.
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Photos: National School Walkout at Brown

As high school students and others gather nationwide on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting, hundreds of Brown community members convened on the College Green to call for increased attention to gun violence.
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Health and Medicine

Study reveals vision’s role in vowel perception

In a study based at Brown University, researchers found that the motion and configuration of a speaker’s lips are key components of the information people gather when distinguishing vowels in speech.
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Brown launches engaged scholarship programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Through a partnership with the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the University is offering new fellowship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students focused on policy and community engagement.
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Health and Medicine

Brain Week to bring brain-themed films, forums and fun to Brown

Backed by the Brown Institute for Brain Science and organized by a neuroscience postdoc, the weeklong series of talks, film screenings, art shows and fairs aims to make brain research fun, educational and accessible.
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